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Psychologists explore cops’ decision to shoot

April 19, 2021

CU Â鶹ӰԺ researcher finds that practice reduces racial bias in a first-person shooter simulation—but the benefits only go so far.

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Researchers unlock the proton’s asymmetrical secrets

March 29, 2021

Researchers probe deep inside the antimatter of a tiny particle at the center of every atom

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Microbiome may unlock the secrets of aging

Feb. 10, 2021

CU Â鶹ӰԺ-led research seeks to understand the connection between microbiome and aging.

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Stressed? Try rewarding yourself for eating fruits and veggies

Dec. 13, 2019

CU research finds that cash can help stressed-out people eat more fruits and veggies At the end of a long day, it’s tempting to order a large pizza or grab a drive-through cheeseburger for dinner. But, if offered cash, you might be persuaded to eat fruits and vegetables instead (or...

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CU Â鶹ӰԺ prof and 100 women set sail for Antarctica

Nov. 25, 2019

With the motto ‘Mother Nature needs her daughters,’ group aims to support women working in STEMM in the hope of better sustaining Earth and its people.

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How partisans see facts through different eyes

Aug. 13, 2019

Those who want to restrict travel from Muslim countries or sales of assault weapons use one rationale to buttress their arguments and a different one to dismiss their opponents’, according to new research from CU Â鶹ӰԺ

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Research asks: Do voters hold elected officials accountable?

April 25, 2019

Answer, not so much, according to a trio of researchers including CU Â鶹ӰԺ political scientist.

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In adolescence, a possible connection between Coke and coke

April 23, 2019

Reflecting on findings, CU Â鶹ӰԺ researcher muses, ‘At 12 years old, is the venti Starbucks coffee really a good idea?’

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‘Til death do us part

Dec. 6, 2018

New research from CU Â鶹ӰԺ suggests that the quality of your marriage may be linked to how long you live.

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Think the Bible is fully understood? CU scholar begs to differ

Nov. 28, 2018

In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Sam Boyd, a CU Â鶹ӰԺ scholar of Biblical studies, dove into the study of religious texts ‘so I know what I’m talking about.’

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