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Cannabis and Pregnancy

Marijuana use during pregnancy has been linked to childhood sleep problems for up to a decade, according to a CU 麻豆影院 study, which is the first to suggest marijuana use can impact children鈥檚 sleep long term. As legalization spreads, roughly 7% of pregnant women in the U.S. are using marijuana to help curb morning sickness. Lead author John Hewitt, director of CU鈥檚 Institute for Behavioral Genetics, said, 鈥淭his study is one more example of why pregnant women are advised to avoid substance use, including cannabis.鈥�

Teensy, Fast听and Strong

Inspired by cockroaches, mechanical engineering听assistant professor Kaushik Jayaram created one of the world鈥檚 smallest, fastest robots, HAMR-Jr. Weighing less than a paperclip, the four-legged robot is roughly the size of a penny. It is able to carry 10 times its body weight and moves about one foot per second. According to Jayaram, there are a lot of potential applications with HAMR-Jr., 听such as airplane engine inspections or human surgeries. "I want to build robots that can get out of the lab and run around like bugs,鈥� Jayaram said.

New Center听to Advance听Quantum Science and Engineering听

With a $25 million National Science Foundation award, CU 麻豆影院 is launching a new quantum science and engineering research center, led by physicist and JILA fellow Jun Ye. The center will partner with 11 other research organizations in the U.S. and abroad 鈥� including Harvard, Stanford and MIT 鈥� to create new technologies using advancements in areas related to quantum entanglement, quantum sensing and more.听
鈥淲e鈥檙e asking how we can take advantage of recent advances in quantum physics to actually solve useful problems for society,鈥� said Ye.听

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Everything...connects back to wanting to make sure that Black women in particular 鈥斕齕and] Black people in general 鈥斕齡et to pursue [their] dreams in the daytime, not just when everyone else is asleep.鈥�

-Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, during a virtual panel for CU students, faculty and staff on Sept. 16.