Three-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells

CU-Boulder researchers to study elevated anxiety in Colorado cancer survivors, test potential treatments

April 12, 2016

CU-Boulder researchers are embarking on a multi-year research project to study and address the psychological concerns of cancer survivors, including elevated anxiety.

Aerial photo of the town of Jabor on Jaluit Atoll

Islands facing a dry future

April 11, 2016

A new study has found that the number of islands that will become substantially more arid by mid century is 73 percent, up from an estimate of 50 percent.

Women, nonwhite execs promote diversity to their own detriment, says CU-Boulder study

April 11, 2016

Not only does the promotion of diversity in the workplace not help executives in their performance evaluations, but the behavior actually hurts women and nonwhite executives, found a CU-Boulder study.

SpaceX Dragon capsule

CU-Boulder hardware to launch aboard SpaceX rocket April 8

April 7, 2016

High-tech hardware designed and built at the will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the commercial SpaceX Dragon capsule on Friday, April 8.

Facebook post with marketing ad of a woman engineer, and comments.

Feminine women deemed less likely to be scientists, CU Boulder study finds

April 7, 2016

Female scientists who have “feminine” traits such as longer hair and finer facial features are generally assumed to be non-scientists, a study has found.

Mars

Early Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat

April 4, 2016

Comets and asteroids as large as West Virginia smacking into Mars some 4 billion years ago could have created a haven for life there not so long after the birth of the solar system.

Monetary rewards for healthy behavior can pay off both in the pocketbook and in positive psychological factors like internal motivation, according to a new  study.  While programs involving monetary incentives to encourage healthy behavior have become more popular in recent years, the evidence has been mixed as to how they can be most effective and how participants fare once the incentives stop, said CU-Boulder doctoral student Casey Gardiner, who led the new study.

Monetary incentives for healthy behavior can pay off, says CU study

April 1, 2016

Monetary rewards for healthy behavior can pay off both in the pocketbook and in positive psychological factors like internal motivation, according to a new study. While programs involving monetary incentives to encourage healthy behavior have become more popular in recent years, the evidence has been mixed as to how they can be most effective and how participants fare once the incentives stop, said CU-Boulder doctoral student Casey Gardiner, who led the new study.

Colorado business confidence holds steady heading into second quarter of 2016, says CU-Boulder index

March 31, 2016

The optimism of Colorado business leaders remains unchanged entering the second quarter of 2016, but is projected to slightly dip ahead of the third quarter of the year, according to a report.

a person meditating

CU-Boulder researchers examine compassionate behavior’s ‘active ingredients’

March 29, 2016

Researchers at the have developed a quantitative framework for predicting compassionate behavior, a significant step forward in the quest to identify the key psychological processes underlying human compassion.

a subalpine meadow with wildflowers

Atmospheric nitrogen leads to loss of plant diversity in sites across U.S., CU-Boulder study finds

March 28, 2016

Rising levels of atmospheric nitrogen pollution threaten plant diversity at nearly one-quarter of sites across a widespread portion of the U.S., according a new study led by researchers.

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