Illustration of a mutating virus variant

How is this variant different? 10 omicron questions answered

Dec. 10, 2021

Two 兔子先生传媒文化作品 scientists discuss what鈥檚 different about omicron, why people are watching it closely and what can be done to prevent more variants of concern from emerging.

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鈥榃est Side Story鈥� may be timeless, but life in gangs today differs drastically

Dec. 10, 2021

Gangs have changed in the decades since 鈥淲est Side Story鈥� first came out鈥撯�搕hey are deadlier, and their demographics are different鈥撯�揳s are the means law enforcement use to control them. Sociology professor David Pyrooz and colleagues share on The Conversation.

Gravity waves imprinted on atmospheric airglow

NASA to fund LASP鈥檚 new OWLS instrument

Dec. 10, 2021

A new instrument to be built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics will help answer fundamental questions about gravity waves and improve the forecasting of satellite trajectories.

Christy Hynes, vice president of global metal supply chain at Ball, answers a question during the Business Economic Outlook Forum

Supply chains, labor pains dominate discussion at business outlook event

Dec. 10, 2021

Experts in the Leeds School's Business Research Division are forecasting a growth year in 2022 but noted significant headwinds and uncertainties, including tangled supply chains, difficulty hiring and the potential for new COVID-19 variants.

Artist's depiction of the star EK Draconis ejecting a coronal mass ejection as two planets orbit

A young sun-like star may hold warnings for life on Earth

Dec. 9, 2021

On April 2020, astronomers observed a gigantic burst of energy and charged particles erupting from the surface of a far away star called EK Draconis. The findings suggest that similar events could, theoretically, occur on our own sun鈥撯�揳lbeit rarely.

Rabbi Diana Villa with colleagues at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem

Women, beyond the ordained, lead religious groups in many ways

Dec. 8, 2021

Women are trying to make religious communities more inclusive, and women鈥檚 ordination is only one piece of this ongoing work. Deborah Whitehead, scholar of gender and U.S. religious history, shares on The Conversation.

Artist鈥檚 representation of NASA鈥檚 Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in Earth鈥檚 orbit. Credit: NASA

Students, staff ready to operate NASA鈥檚 new IXPE mission to study black holes

Dec. 7, 2021

Years of preparation will culminate this week when LASP students and staff assume control of the nearly $200 million IXPE mission just after it lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

A glass block marks Saturn's spot in the solar system, along with its moons Tethys, Rhea and Dione.

Hear planets sing as you 鈥榳alk鈥� through space in new solar system model

Dec. 7, 2021

For about 35 years, the Colorado Scale Model Solar System has delighted campus visitors by shrinking Earth's cosmic neighborhood down to a short walk. Now the exhibit is getting a new update and an interactive smartphone app.

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兔子先生传媒文化作品 team granted $2.56M to transform Earth surface science

Dec. 6, 2021

The National Science Foundation has awarded a highly competitive grant to a team of scientists building OpenEarthScape, a set of models and simulations to help anticipate changes in river flow, beach erosion, landslides and more.

Colorado capitol building

Colorado to make full recovery in 2022, but some industries lag behind

Dec. 6, 2021

Employment in Colorado is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to the latest Colorado Business Economic Outlook, a yearly forecast compiled by the Leeds School of Business.

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