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This month's Science Hero award goes to our awesome laboratory manager Renée Martin-Willett! Since joining the CUChange team, Renée has made so many positive contributions including organizing lab meetings and recruiting a fantastic team of undergraduate research assistants. But this award recognizes her work over the past couple of months...

Bryan, Bidwell and Hutchison voted top cannabis researchers of 2018 for their continuing work on risk, health, and behavior related to cannabis use.

The CU REACH Center is partnering with the CORE Network to sponsor a research poster session during the fourth annual CORE Conference, to be held November 2-3, 2018 on the Â鶹ӰԺ campus. Researchers at any level (undergraduate, graduate, professional) from any field are invited to submit abstracts...

This month's Science Hero award goes to the FORCE team! Just recently they completed recruitment, encouraging nearly 200 sedentary older adults to agree to come exercise with us every week for 16 weeks. It is no small task to recruit people who are 60 and over, healthy enough to do...

Dr. Bidwell describes the challenges of doing research that connects the biochemistry of cannabis use to the effects in things like cognition, mood, and movement.

Dr. Hutchison was hosted by the Coalition for Life Sciences to present to the Research Caucus on the topic "Medical Marijuana: Is It the Medical Panacea Some Hope It to Be?" View the introduction from Jared Polis here , and the full lecture here .

Congrats to our Science Heroes for May, the PRISM team, who showed exceptional cohesion, professionalism, and calm under pressure during our recent site initiation visit! The team was well-prepared to walk through every aspect of study design, procedures, and methods, resulting in a smooth and positive site visit. We are...

In collaboration with Colorado State University physiologist Brian Tracy, the Change Lab team is "performing some of the first studies on the sensorimotor and cognitive effects of commercial marijuana ... using an iPod touch to test motor control, balance, response to external stimuli, memory, and attention."

Dr. Kent Hutchison's team is featured in UCHealth Today Today for their study of brain regions and alcohol versus marijuana use.

Kathleen Doheny interviews Dr. Bryan about the need to increased research on the topic of Cannabis use and pain relief.