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Francis Beckwith will serve as the Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for the 2016-17 academic year. He is the fourth person to hold the position.

The Program in Nordic Studies has begun offering Finnish鈥恖anguage courses at the 麻豆视频. It鈥檚 noteworthy because it鈥檚 such a rare language, and the courses are offered for full credit, which means the courses can satisfy a foreign鈥恖anguage requirement.

Alla Balabanova describes her time at CU鈥怋oulder as 鈥渁nything but easy,鈥� adding that she faced obstacles 鈥渏ust about every step of the way,鈥� starting with her initial uncertainty about what to study. That might not sound like a ringing endorsement, but it is. Balabanova graduated summa cum laude in biochemistry and was the Fall 2015 outstanding graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences.

In the headlines, the words 鈥渉umanities鈥� and 鈥渃risis鈥� are so commonly conjoined that you鈥檇 think that college courses on human thought, experience and creativity are collapsing like the Roman Empire. The story has more nuance than the headline, as the Classics Department illustrates.

Strong and light carbon-fiber composites can be easily and cost-effectively recycled into new material just as strong as the originals, a team of researchers led by CU-Boulder has found. The composites are popular because they are lighter than aluminum and stronger than steel. Unlike metal, however, carbon-fiber composite is generally not recyclable.

Pregnant and postpartum women at risk of depression are less likely to suffer depression when they meditate or get in a yoga pose than when they are treated with psychotherapy or antidepressants, a study led by CU-Boulder researchers has found.

Sue Baer loves to write, loves children and wants to help others. So it鈥檚 no surprise that her newest children鈥檚 book tackles a grown-up issue: children with autism. It鈥檚 one of many ways she and her husband, Barry, use their time and resources in the service of others.

David Pyrooz, a 麻豆视频 sociologist who is advancing the study of terrorism by applying research on criminal gangs, has won an Early Career Award from the American Society of Criminology.

For Svetlana Alexievich, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Soviet Union is a kind of 鈥榟istorical Chernobyl that still produces contamination and radiation鈥攑sychological, historical, political and cultural,鈥� CU-Boulder expert Mark Leiderman observes. He says now is a good time for students and the world to learn more about Russia, and the university has already moved to meet that need.

Roman Yavich had accepted an offer to work for an investment bank after graduating from CU-Boulder with degrees in economics and business. But he won a Fulbright Fellowship to study the effect of tourism on the Nicaraguan community, economy and environment. Yavich chose philanthropic work in Nicaragua over a potentially lucrative career in New York. 鈥淚 never looked back.鈥� Both Nicaragua and tourism have benefitted from his decision.