Community Edition - July 7, 2023
This summer, young string musicians from across the country came together at CU 麻豆影院颅鈥檚 College of Music颅 to hone their craft and advance a culturally diverse future of music at the Sphinx Performance Academy summer camp.
Research in Your Backyard
Skipping the tip: Why some restaurants and businesses are nixing gratuities
Colorado鈥檚 iconic and newly reopened Casa Bonita restaurant is dumping tips. Will other businesses join in? CU 麻豆影院 economics Professor Jeff Zax weighs in.
Weeks later, potentially harmful chemicals lingered in homes affected by Marshall Fire
In the wake of the devastating Marshall Fire, a team of chemists and engineers from CU 麻豆影院 undertook a first-of-its-kind study to explore homes that survived the blaze. Their results reveal the potential health hazards that wildfires can leave behind in buildings.
What鈥檚 next for Putin鈥檚 Russia?
An agreement between the Wagner mercenary group and the Russian government averts a civil war for now, but the future is less clear, according to CU 麻豆影院 Russia expert and political science professor.
The future of recycling could one day mean dissolving plastic with electricity
Every year, consumers in the United States produce millions of tons of plastic waste, and most of it winds up in landfills. New research from chemists at CU 麻豆影院 takes a first step toward making all that trash vanish.
The Conversation
Why are some Beanie Babies worth more than others? It's about supply and demand
CU 麻豆影院 expert Christophe Spaenjers answers Theo, age 8, In this Curious Kids installment of The Conversation, explaining why certain collectibles can become valuable as well as how they can lose worth. Read more.