Society, Law & Politics
- Video evidence appears in 80% of criminal cases, but a lack of consistent guidelines means there’s no standard for how media are presented in court. A workshop led by College of Media, Communication and Information faculty may change that.
- Even though Major League Baseball faces an uncertain future in its 150th season, Opening Day still held a special place in the culture and fans’ hearts.
- 鶹Ƶ two-thirds of Americans own stock, and many have been watching as their savings have tanked. CU Boulder Finance Professor Shaun Davies offers his take on the market's wild ride and what investors should consider.
- Associate Professor Aun Hasan Ali’s book about Islam’s School of Hillah explores the dynamics and formation of Twelver Shi’ism, arguing that the faith was open to diverse intellectual traditions.
- The big business of the annual college basketball tournament—when fans throughout the country prepare to watch 136 men’s and women’s basketball teams battle—has been more than a century in the making.
- A new study found racial and socioeconomic disparities in where odor-emitting marijuana grow houses and other malodorous factories are located in Denver and in how communities report these issues.
- A CU Boulder doctoral student’s paper argues that the hit film “Barbie” exemplifies “masculinity without patriarchy” in media.
- Many Native American traditions in the American West place animals like bison or horses at the center of their spirituality and view them as relatives.
- CU Boulder criminologist David Pyrooz calls for more mental health support for people who have been exposed to gun violence.
- A new systematic review, led by CU Boulder researchers and published by the National Institute of Justice, analyzes 150 studies to provide a framework for preventing school violence.