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- At a regional plenary of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, co-sponsored by CU Boulder, speakers called for action that centers human stories, local wisdom and nature-based solutions to break the cycle of environmental injustice.
- A field campaign on an Oklahoma feedlot that aimed to measure aerosols in the atmosphere yielded surprising results.
- CU Boulder’s Rural Technical Assistance program helps rural Colorado towns use their natural assets to strengthen local economies, deepen partnerships and define their own futures.
- From engineered "living" sidewalks to quantum-fueled leak detection systems, several CU spinouts are bringing Earth-focused breakthroughs to the marketplace.
- American honeybee colonies have declined by more than 60% this year. A CU Boulder entomologist is racing to find a solution.
- The price tag for developing AI models like ChatGPT or Google's Gemini is climbing, putting these tools outside the reach of all but the biggest corporations. An approach called "neurosymbolic" AI could help, says CU Boulder computer scientist Alvaro Velasquez.
- Miller moths migrate through Colorado every summer. Though often considered a pest, the native species plays important roles across the plains and up into the high country. Read from CU expert Ryan St Laurent on The Conversation.
- A study of the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder County shows that community policies are as important, if not more so, than homeowner actions.
- Materials researchers are getting a big boost from a new database created by a team led by Hendrik Heinz.
- In a new paper, Alton Byers and his coauthors identified a rapidly forming glacial lake in the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area. The researchers model potential flood scenarios and suggest mitigation measures.