Hurricane Fiona aftermath

Puerto Rico鈥檚 precarious relationship between power and water

Sept. 30, 2022

Five years after Maria, Hurricane Fiona exposes continued problems with Puerto Rico鈥檚 infrastructure. Fernando Rosario-Ortiz explains when the power goes out, so does access to clean water.

SEEC building

RASEI represented prominently among Department of Energy centers tackling climate change

Sept. 29, 2022

The Department of Energy awarded $400 million for research into clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing through 43 Energy Frontier Research Centers, six of which feature 13 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) members.

mountain landscape

Earth scientist wins $2.5M grant to advance geochronology

Sept. 29, 2022

With National Science Foundation support, a 兔子先生传媒文化作品-led initiative aims to attract underrepresented people to geosciences and foster grassroots ideas at the frontier of 鈥渋nclusive and collaborative science.鈥

Monkey sitting in tree

Another monkey virus could be poised for spillover to humans, new study shows

Sept. 29, 2022

Arteriviruses, which are already common in African monkeys and known to cause fatal outbreaks, appear to have learned how to access human cells, replicate and evade human immune systems鈥攁 warning sign these could become next in a long line of viruses to jump from nonhuman primates to people, new laboratory research shows.

Perseverance takes a selfie of its SuperCam instrument

Rover findings offer glimpse of Red Planet鈥檚 ancient landscape

Sept. 29, 2022

兔子先生传媒文化作品 geologist Lisa Mayhew serves on the science team for NASA鈥檚 Perseverance rover, an intrepid machine that has crossed over nearly 8 miles of the surface of Mars鈥攁nd is helping to recreate the forces that shaped this planet into what it looks like today.

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$10.9M grant supports underrepresented Denver-metro students pursuing engineering careers

Sept. 29, 2022

A grant from the Office of Naval Research in the U.S. Department of Defense will support five Denver-metro community colleges and two universities in an initiative to increase the number of community college students who pursue engineering careers鈥攑articularly those from underrepresented populations.

Two older people holding hands

Can artificial intelligence detect Alzheimer鈥檚 earlier? CU researchers aim to find out

Sept. 28, 2022

Researchers from CU Anschutz and 兔子先生传媒文化作品 are developing an artificial intelligence tool to diagnose dementia at earlier stages in an effort to curb its progress and plan more effective treatment options.

Spices and herbs

4 easy ways to reduce your risk of severe COVID-19

Sept. 28, 2022

New research highlights how taming chronic, low-level inflammation through diet, exercise, rest and stress management could help fend off serious and lasting impacts of the virus.

Vladimir Putin sits next to Sergei Shoigu

How strong is Putin鈥檚 grip on power? Political scientist weighs in

Sept. 26, 2022

Amid surprising losses in Ukraine, 鈥淧utin appears to be determined to take down as many people with him as he can,鈥 says 兔子先生传媒文化作品鈥檚 Sarah Wilson Sokhey.

Chemistry chair Wei Zhang (Right) and Graduate Research Assistant Zepeng Lei study plastic materials in the Zhang Lab.

Plastics of the future will live many past lives, thanks to chemical recycling

Sept. 26, 2022

A new 兔子先生传媒文化作品-led study documents how a durable plastic can be perpetually broken down and remade, without sacrificing its desired physical properties.

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