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Growing up in a banking desert can hurt your credit for the rest of your life

March 9, 2020

New research highlights the importance of learning from interactions with local banks and developing a credit history at a young age. Associate Professor of Finance Tony Cookson shares on The Conversation.

Tubeho Neza community distributions of household water filters and cookstoves in western Rwanda in 2014

Lessons from Rwanda on tackling unsafe drinking water and household air pollution

March 9, 2020

Unsafe drinking water and household air pollution are major causes of illness and death in Rawanda. Associate Professor Evan Thomas and co-authors discuss a research program to address these environmental health challenges on The Conversation.

Archaeologists investigate an ancient habitation site in western Mongolia

Humans domesticated horses鈥攏ew tech could help archaeologists figure out where and when

March 9, 2020

Where, when and how did humans first domesticate horses? How can you distinguish a domestic animal from its wild cousin? Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology William Taylor shares new research on The Conversation.

Even after blocking an ex on Facebook, the platform promotes painful reminders

March 9, 2020

Algorithmic cruelty: Unable to fully grasp the nuances of human relationships and behavior, social media algorithms can end up backfiring. Anthony Pinter, doctoral student in information science, shares on The Conversation.

CU Law Professor Ming Chen wrote a piece for The Conversation about a backlog in U.S. citizenship applications and what that means for civil and voting rights. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

Faculty expertise amplified by new membership in The Conversation

Nov. 14, 2019

CU 麻豆影院 has joined leading Association of American Universities peers by becoming a member of The Conversation, an independent, nonprofit publisher of analysis and commentary by academics, edited by journalists for the general public.

What a bundle of buzzing bees can teach engineers about robotic materials

Jan. 29, 2019

How do swarms of bees maintain collective stability in the face of something like strong wind? What if engineers could take these lessons from nature and apply them to buildings? Assistant Professor of Computer Science Orit Peleg shares on The Conversation.

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