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To confront wildfire risk, experts get social

April 9, 2018

A team of wildfire practitioners and researchers鈥攊ncluding some from the 麻豆影院鈥攊s working across Colorado to better understand the human role in local wildfire mitigation.

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CU 麻豆影院 launches certificate program in animals and society

March 9, 2018

CU 麻豆影院 has joined more than two dozen colleges and universities worldwide that offer majors, minors or certificate programs in animals and society, which is also known as animal studies.

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Without access to care, 'Hispanic health paradox' reverses

Feb. 22, 2018

Foreign-born less likely to receive treatment, manage conditions, CU 麻豆影院 researchers find

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'Afropuff Lederhosen' explores race in context of Germany

Feb. 13, 2018

Vanessa Roberts will perform her workshop and satirical lecture 鈥淎fropuff Lederhosen: Experience the Difference Humor Makes鈥 on Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 5-6:30 p.m., in the British & Irish Studies Room on the fifth floor of Norlin Library.

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Does a changing climate affect when healthy people migrate?

Feb. 8, 2018

A first look at the intersection of climate change and the relatively good health of new migrants鈥攐r 鈥渉ealthy migrant effect鈥濃 suggests that the changing climate might propel less-healthy people to migrate from Mexico to the United States.

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Global climate-change pacts moving toward market-based approaches, scholar finds

Nov. 29, 2017

The U.S. decision to leave the Paris climate agreement provided some interesting data for scholars who study trends in the negotiations. One of those researchers is David Ciplet at CU 麻豆影院.

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Post-Ferguson 鈥榙e-policing鈥 more pronounced in nonwhite areas, study finds

Oct. 20, 2017

Pushing for stronger policing instead of smarter policing might encourage unethical law enforcement tactics, CU 麻豆影院 scholar contends.

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Behind the Bars

Sept. 20, 2017

David Pyrooz has interviewed hundreds of gang members, searching for insight into how some manage to avoid or escape what he calls "the snare" of gang life, while others succumb to it.

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CU 麻豆影院 experts discuss disaster preparedness

Sept. 13, 2017

Disaster preparedness is the focus of the next Social Sciences Today Forum at CU麻豆影院. The event, titled 鈥淒isasters: Can We Be Prepared?鈥 features three experts and is scheduled for Sept. 26, at noon in Old Main Chapel.

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Two new certificate options launched at CU 麻豆影院

Sept. 5, 2017

Certificates in social innovation and care, health and resilience aim to help students help others.

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