Dr. Lumen M. Giffin and medical students

Remains from CU's Medical School still in Boulder

Oct. 25, 2024

Cadavers used in anatomy classes were buried in unmarked lots in Columbia Cemetery.

Fernando Valenzuela pitching

Remembering the player behind ‘Fernandomania’

Oct. 24, 2024

Fernando Valenzuela, who died Tuesday, was more than just the first Mexican superstar in Major League Baseball; he helped soothe longstanding resentments in a displaced community.

Men playing outdoor basketball in Tanzania

Balancing opportunity and exploitation as the NBA forges new ground in Africa

Oct. 22, 2024

The recent death of Dikembe Mutombo and the start of the NBA regular season today highlight the fraught realities of building a talent pipeline between lower-income countries and the NBA.

Denver Broncos play Washington Chiefs; Fox News truck

Uncovering the surprising similarities between sports and politics

Oct. 10, 2024

In just a few decades, Fox went from being ‘the fourth network’ airing The Simpsons and baseball to being a leading voice in U.S. politics.

Man looking at photos of people disappeared in Nepal's civil war

Pursuing long-awaited justice for victims of Nepal's 'People's War'

Sept. 20, 2024

Nepal’s revamped truth commissions will need to go beyond ‘ritualism’ to deliver justice to civil war victims.

Memorial wall with photos of war victims in Ukraine

Amid growing war fatigue, some Ukrainians more willing to cede land

Sept. 19, 2024

Growing number of war-weary Ukrainians would reluctantly give up territory to save lives, suggests recent survey.

Mary Rippon and CU Boulder Old Main building

Professor Mary Rippon led a secret, separate life

Sept. 17, 2024

In book, CU Boulder alumnus Silvia Pettem details a little-known chapter of the trailblazing faculty member's story.

white-shouldered bumblebee on yellow goldenbanner flower

Studying complex networks of plants and pollinators

Sept. 11, 2024

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions—here’s what I learned

herd of horses walking through stream

Rewriting the story of horse domestication

Sept. 3, 2024

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society—new science rewrites where and when it first happened.

White-lined hovering moth

Sphinx moth caterpillars wield an eruptive defense

Aug. 29, 2024

Sphinx months have an array of identifiers, one being an unusual defense mechanism.

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