Student Edition - July 7, 2023
Research in Your Backyard
Skipping the tip: Why some restaurants and businesses are nixing gratuities
Colorado’s iconic and newly reopened Casa Bonita restaurant is dumping tips. Will other businesses join in? CU Boulder economics Professor Jeff Zax weighs in.
The future of recycling could one day mean dissolving plastic with electricity
Every year, consumers in the United States produce millions of tons of plastic waste, and most of it winds up in landfills. New research from chemists at CU Boulder takes a first step toward making all that trash vanish.
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CU Boulder hosts national music program to advance diversity in classical music
This summer, young string musicians from across the country came together at CU BoulderÂ’s College of Music to hone their craft and advance a culturally diverse future of music at the Sphinx Performance Academy summer camp.
CU Boulder chancellor announces new Center for Leadership director
Philip DiStefano announced Associate Professor Stefanie Johnson as the new director for CU Boulder’s Center for Leadership. Johnson will assume her new role on Aug. 21.
What the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action means for American higher ed
Kevin Welner, a lawyer and professor of education at CU Boulder, explained that individual college applicants can still mention how their race or ethnicity has shaped their lives in essays and interviews.
How the 303 Creative SCOTUS decision may change anti-discrimination laws
Professor of Law Scott Skinner-Thompson, who focuses on LGBTQ+ and HIV legal issues, discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling involving the 303 Creative company, and legal implications for LGBTQ+ rights.
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