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Mathematicians win prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

March 17, 2022

CU Boulder’s Agnès Beaudry and Sean O’Rourke will use the support to advance homotopy theory and random matrix theory.

Kai Larsen

Kai Larsen among world’s most influential academics in analytics, says magazine

March 17, 2022

A thought leader in business analytics education and researcher in machine learning and natural language processing, Larsen was recently named an influencer by CDO Magazine. Read his thoughts about how data is becoming a disruptor for business schools.

Brett Fiedler

Researcher recognized for work to help the blind learn geometry

March 17, 2022

With colleagues at other institutions, Brett Fiedler, a physics-education and inclusive-design specialist, and PhET Interactive Simulations researcher, has been recognized for his work to help blind or visually-impaired people learn geometry.

Trees burning during the 2013 Alder Fire in Yellowstone National Park

US fires 4 times larger, 3 times more frequent since 2000

March 17, 2022

Fires have gotten larger, more frequent and more widespread across the United States since 2000, according to a new CU Boulder-led paper published in Science Advances.

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Tree dedication March 31 to memorialize victims

March 16, 2022

A ceremonial planting will be held at the site of a new memorial tree in honor of the 10 community members who lost their lives in the 2021 shooting at King Soopers. The tree is a catalpa, a large shade tree that offers heart-shaped leaves, beautiful spring flowers and unique, persistent fruit.

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Have a registration hold on your record?

March 16, 2022

Learn more about holds and how to resolve them quickly so you can enroll for fall 2022.

Pearl Street

5 ways to spend your spring break if you’re staying in town

March 16, 2022

There are plenty of things to do in Boulder and Denver over spring break. Whether you're looking for adventure or places to kick back and relax, here are some ideas if you’re staying in town.

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What teens see in closed online spaces such as the Discord app

March 16, 2022

Initially a service to let gamers voice and text chat while playing, most of Discord’s current users build and maintain online communities—though not always very big ones. CU expert Brianna Dym shares on The Conversation.

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New method could lead to cheaper, more efficient ways to capture carbon

March 16, 2022

A new tool developed by CU Boulder researchers could lead to more efficient and cheaper technologies for capturing heat-trapping gases from the atmosphere and converting them into beneficial substances, like fuel or building materials.

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CU Boulder precollege programming, JILA labs awarded federal funding

March 16, 2022

CU Boulder’s precollege programming and high-impact physics research and education will receive additional funding as part of the recently passed $1.5 trillion federal appropriations omnibus bill for the 2022 fiscal year.

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