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Leeds Professor Chris Leach talks about $3.7 million in new gifts to support the Hernando de Soto Capital Markets Program, which introduces first-year business students to foundational ideas in ethics, business, law and economics, including those of de Soto, a Peruvian economist who champions individual property rights as one of the cornerstones to economic empowerment for people in emerging nations.

Researchers have found Earth's upper atmosphere has a natural thermostat that dramatically cools the area after powerful solar storms bring on the heat.

Empowering local governments with forestry decisions can help combat deforestation, but is most effective when local users are actively engaging with their representatives, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder-led study.

A set of new studies shows the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program reduced poverty by 38 percent and boosted employment by 17 percent among eligible participants. But it also reduced school enrollment by 28 percent. The research is some of the first to quantify the impacts of the controversial immigration policy.

With a focus on building a green economy that benefits all community members, the city of Boulder's climate plan includes a roadmap to advance social justice in the transition to renewable energy. The focus on social justice emerged from community input into the draft climate plan, facilitated by CU Boulder's Just Transition Collaborative and partner organizations.

Arctic autumn, Antarctic spring both see surprisingly little ice extent, new National Snow and Ice Data Center data shows.

Though at a slower pace than in recent years, the state is poised to gain 63,400 jobs in 2017. With the exception of the natural resources and mining industry, all the state's sectors are expected to see job growth, with construction expected to see the most gains.

Increasing the efficiency of power plants’ efficiency is often assumed to be an effective means of reducing carbon emissions. However, an empirical analysis of plants’ efficiency and emission led by a University of Colorado Boulder sociology professor casts some doubt on that conventional wisdom.

Native advertisements — or paid ads that resemble editorial content in print and online publications — are increasingly common in today's digital media environment. But according to a new study, such ads may deceive consumers and threaten journalistic credibility.

Professor Tin Tin Su’s research, conducted with help of undergraduate students, resulted in startup company SuviCa. The company and CU Boulder recently received a patent for a promising chemical, SVC112, which helps prevent regrowth of cancer cells following radiation exposure.