News Headlines
- June Gruber's science of happiness course doesn't map the way to unmitigated joy. On the contrary, the science of emotional wellness is more nuanced, and Gruber's students are sharing this message outside the classroom.
- A new investigation, led by INSTAAR affiliate David Harning, uncovers a story of ecosystem resilience at a lake in coastal Iceland. The analysis could aid future conservation and climate modeling efforts.
- Researchers at CU Boulder and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new method to identify genetic changes that help oxygen-producing microbes survive in extreme environments.
- Disneyland for physicists: Breakthrough Prize honors scientists at world's largest particle colliderThis year's award recognized the work of four international research collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider, including 32 current and former physicists at CU Boulder.
- Massive ripples in the very fabric of the universe wash over Earth all the time, although you'd never notice. CU Boulder's Jeremy Darling is trying a new search for these gravitational waves.
- A newly planted apple orchard on the CU Boulder campus is a nexus of university and community partnerships and will be a living classroom for students and educators.
- Audiology doctoral students are transforming hearing conservation for student musicians with custom solutions—helping 114 individuals and counting.
- A new discovery by a CU Boulder researcher shows why global climate models overestimate warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
- A team of 54 researchers, including Sarah Elmendorf, analyzed more than 42,000 field records of Arctic plant communities over a span of 41 years. Their insights are essential to understanding how Arctic environments are changing in the modern era.
- One in five new or expectant moms experiences mental health problems, like depression and anxiety. The Alma program matches moms who've been through it with those in the thick of it.