A closed sign in front of Little Man Ice Cream in Denver, CO.

Colorado business filings decline, reflecting COVID-19 slowdown

April 29, 2020

Colorado business filings were undercut by COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020, according to a University of Colorado Boulder report Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold released on April 29.

An image showing the Freezer Refrigerator Incubator Device for Galley and Experimentation, or FRIDGE

New FRIDGE could bring real ice cream to space

April 28, 2020

Astronaut ice cream—the crunchy, freeze-dried, pale imitation of the real thing—may have met its match: The International Space Station is getting a real freezer.

A Denver business location displays a 'For Rent' sign.

New program helps entrepreneurs survive the COVID-19 economy

April 28, 2020

The new CU Boulder initiative COventure Forward is one tool in the toolbox to help businesses weather this unprecedented economic storm.

A hiker walks past one site of the Great Unconformity near the town of Manitou Springs, Colorado.

Geologists work to piece together Earth’s missing memories

April 27, 2020

A team of geologists is digging into what may be Earth’s most famous case of geologic amnesia.

person coughing

Coronavirus drifts through the air in microscopic droplets—here’s the science of infectiousÌýaerosols

April 27, 2020

When aerosols from an infected person float around in our environment, they may be a significant source of coronavirus transmission. Professor Shelly Miller shares on The Conversation.

A wolf howling

Why are we acting like wolves at night?

April 23, 2020

Around the world, people are collectively making noise while social distancing. In Colorado, we're howling like wolves. Is this "group howl" part of a greater phenomenon?

weddell seal

More protections needed to safeguard biodiversity in the Southern Ocean

April 22, 2020

Current marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean need to be at least doubled to adequately safeguard the biodiversity of the Antarctic, according to a new CU Boulder study.

Steve Bannon and Ben Teitelbaum pray over a meal

Inside Steve Bannon’s ‘War for Eternity’

April 22, 2020

A new book by CU Boulder ethnographer Benjamin Teitelbaum explores the ultra-right spiritual ideology inspiring Steve Bannon, the former Trump strategist and other ‘global power brokers.’

Sun sets over Earth as seen from a window on the International Space Station.

New satellite to continue 40 years of solar measurements

April 21, 2020

A new space mission will serve as the next phase in a long-running effort to take the temperature of the sun.

A CU Boulder team member participates in the Subterranean Challenge

Thrills and nerves at underground drone challenge

April 21, 2020

A CU Boulder team is one of several funded teams in the Subterranean Challenge, a competition launched by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to stimulate and test ideas around autonomous robot use in difficult underground environments.

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