Student Edition - June 9, 2022
Campus Community
A trailblazer in the science of slumber
Integrative physiology Professor Ken Wright is breaking new ground in the burgeoning field of sleep research, and bringing his students along for the ride, all of which has won him the Mary A. Carskadon Outstanding Educator Award.
Events & Exhibits
2026 may be too late for the Colorado River Basin
Demands for water across the Colorado River Basin exceed the shrinking supply. Chronic drought, record heat, increasing aridity and rampant wildfires are diminishing the basin’s overall health and resilience. Discuss and learn more at the Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources June 16—open to all, free for CU students, faculty and staff.
News Headlines
Methane leaks are a major factor in climate change. One startup wants to stop them
Escaped methane from oil and gas operations contributes more to climate change than previously thought. But a new CU Boulder-born startup, inspired by a 2005 Nobel Prize winning discovery, has devised a way to sniff out leaks in real time.
Preserving corridors between protected lands key to protecting wildlife, study shows
Researchers have created the first global map of where mammals are most likely to move between protected areas, such as national parks and nature preserves.
Fish ear bones hold clues to Antarctic Ocean health
Cassandra Brooks has received an NSF CAREER Award to examine whether the Ross Sea's protection status is working. Part of what she'll look at is a large time series of ear bones from the Antarctic toothfish species—a health record of sorts.
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