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While stronger intellectual-property laws help economies in rich and poor nations, access to medicine is another issue; CU economist has done groundbreaking work in both areasIn 2006, after testing positive for HIV and seeing her CD4 count drop to
CU study is the first to quantify energy expenditure during sleep and wakeful periodsIn the first-ever quantification of energy expended by humans during sleep, a University of Colorado team has found that the metabolic cost of an adult missing one
Catalan is a romance language spoken in four European countries: Spain, France, Italy and the Principality of Andorra. Catalan people feel deep pride in their culture and language, a fact that will be conveyed in courses taught at the University of
For many years, faculty members in the University of Colorado’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and other departments have been asking questions about how the brain works. Now, undergraduates at the University of Colorado will have
Emeritus professor was ‘interdisciplinary’ before it was coolIn academic circles, the term “interdisciplinary†may be jargon, but it is also one measure of scholarly excellence. “Interdisciplinary†studies strive to make sense of the world through
Faculty member strives to increase clinical impact of new research and to address under-served population: women of childbearing age who are depressedWomen have twice the odds of suffering depression as men, and the chances rise during childbearing
A group from CU enjoys a moment with the actress Laura Linney in Telluride. From left to right: (back row) Louis Zeller, Hank Smith, Jackson Elley, Nathan Wickstrum, Tony Tovar, Richard Montoya, J.T. Birchall, Kenny Karsten. (middle row) Janet
To the untrained eye, University of Colorado at Boulder Research Associate Craig Lee’s recent discovery of a 10,000-year-old wooden hunting weapon might look like a small branch that blew off a tree in a windstorm.
A mobile fish lab on Boulder Creek is helping researcher assess the health of fish exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals polluting the waterway that can cause male fish to be feminized and decline in numbers. Image courtesy Alan Vajda,
Joan Schirle lends expertise to CU TheatreThe average Boulderite may not realize how his body movements speak volumes about demeanor, attitude or mood.Joan Schirle definitely does.While observing her workshop at the CU Theatre recently, I bore