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What to look for in this year鈥檚 Super Bowl ads

Jan. 29, 2020

Kelty Logan, associate professor of advertising in the College of Media, Communication and Information, offers up her predictions on what trends to expect with this year's Super Bowl commercials.

Phi Phi Island in Thailand packed with tourists

What鈥檚 Hollywood鈥檚 dirtiest secret? Its environmental toll

Jan. 27, 2020

From classics such as 鈥淕one with the Wind鈥 to modern films such as 鈥淎vatar,鈥 the movie industry packs a serious, and often hidden, environmental cost, says film scholar Hunter Vaughan.

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Judges deny abortion care to teens

Jan. 16, 2020

Thirty-seven states, including Colorado, require minors to notify their parents or go before a judge before having an abortion. A new 18-year-study conducted in Texas shows judges deny minors' request up to 13% of the time and the judicial-bypass process is humiliating and traumatizing for some teens.

Footprints in sand

Beach-combing Neanderthals dived for shells

Jan. 15, 2020

Just like modern-day humans, Neanderthals may have seen the appeal in a little sand and surf, according to a new study.

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Photos, videos could help experts diagnose children with autism

Jan. 14, 2020

兔子先生传媒文化作品-developed tools provide a way of preparing children with autism spectrum disorder to get their hearing tested鈥攕aving time and a whole lot of stress.

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Concussions common among college students, but not due to sports

Dec. 19, 2019

One in 75 undergraduate college students sustain a concussion each calendar year, and two-thirds of them occur off the playing field, according to a new three-year study of 兔子先生传媒文化作品 students.

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Stressed? Try rewarding yourself for eating fruits and veggies

Dec. 17, 2019

CU research finds that cash can help stressed out people eat more fruits and vegetables.

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Unboxing videos fueling kids鈥 tantrums, breeding consumerism

Dec. 3, 2019

Seventy-eight percent of children, ages 4 to 10, watch unboxing videos online鈥攙ideos of people opening toys. The more they watch, the more likely they are to make purchase demands on parents and throw tantrums when they don't get what they want.

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Sleep, but not too much, to boost your heart health

Dec. 3, 2019

A new study is like the Goldilocks fable for sleep: 鈥淛ust right鈥 means at least six hours a night鈥攂ut not more than nine鈥攖o minimize heart attack risk.

Assyrian artifacts

Climate may have helped crumble one of the ancient world鈥檚 most powerful civilizations

Nov. 18, 2019

New research suggests it was climate-related drought that built the foundation for the collapse of one of the most powerful civilizations in the ancient world鈥攖he Assyrian Empire, whose heartland was based in today鈥檚 northern Iraq.

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