Los Alamos Medal

Pursuing purpose through physics

Nov. 3, 2023

Gary Wall, a 1970 CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ physics graduate, won the Los Alamos Medal in recognition of more than 50 years of distinguished work at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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Your brain remembers what your fingers used to do

Nov. 2, 2023

New CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ research demonstrates that, with practice, older adults can regain manual dexterity that may have seemed lost.

Paintings of zombies and a pirate

Pirates and zombies are not so different

Oct. 31, 2023

In a recently published article, CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ researcher Kieran Murphy traces the concurrent paths and points of intersection between pirate and zombie lore in Haiti and popular culture.

The Story of Constance and Don Juan painting

Haunting Don Juan through the centuries

Oct. 30, 2023

In a newly published paper, CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ’s Emmy Herland explores how the very old story of Don Juan remains relevant through its ghosts.

Writing Chinese characters with a brush and water

Learning culture through beautiful brush strokes

Oct. 27, 2023

At an evening of Chinese calligraphy, CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ students studying Chinese practiced an art whose history dates back millennia.

Illustration of mitochondria

Not just the powerhouse of a cell

Oct. 19, 2023

Newly published CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell’s mitochondrial structure and function.

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Studying the surprising similarities between humans and bacteria

Oct. 13, 2023

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ researcher Aaron Whiteley is recognized by the American Society for Microbiology for his work exploring bacterial immune responses and how it translates to the human immune system.

Collage of photos of Joey Herrin

Nature was his classroom

Oct. 12, 2023

New scholarship in the CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Department of Environmental Studies honors Joey Herrin’s non-traditional educational path and love for the natural world.

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¡Sí, ella puede!

Sept. 29, 2023

In newly published chapter, CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ researcher Celeste Montoya demonstrates how social movements have influenced Latina legislative leadership in Colorado.

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ campus and Flatirons

From molecule movement to coastal flooding, CU scientists push boundaries

Sept. 27, 2023

Researchers Andrés Montoya-Castillo and Julia Moriarty are named U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Researchers, receiving multiyear funding.

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