Maciej Walczak and his lab group

Chemist to study molecular inner workings of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease

July 6, 2023

Maciej Walczak, CU 麻豆影院 associate professor of chemistry, won a $2 million NIH grant to investigate how certain sugars modify a brain protein associated with neurodegeneration.

Marvin Caruthers

Marvin Caruthers wins inaugural Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology

July 6, 2023

A $400,000 award recognizes the far-reaching medical impact of Marvin Caruthers鈥 development in the early 1980s of an efficient and fast method to synthesize nucleic acids. Caruthers is a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at CU 麻豆影院.

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Vladmir Putin

What鈥檚 next for Putin鈥檚 Russia?

July 5, 2023

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.

Ancient Mayan ruins

Ghosts, global warming and hunter-gatherers

June 20, 2023

A recently published paper co-authored by CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 Fernando Villanea offers new insights into what happened to the populations of Central Mexico a millennium ago.

Nguy峄卬 Trinh Thi, Letters from Panduranga (2015), video still

Eyeing environmental issues through a camera lens

June 19, 2023

In her latest research, Brianne Cohen, a contemporary art history professor, examines the intersection of art and environmental activism.

Benjamin Hale

Why must we protect nature? Because we can, philosopher says

June 14, 2023

In the book 鈥淭he Wild and the Wicked,鈥 philosophy professor Benjamin Hale argues that because people have the unique capacity to care for the environment, they have a moral obligation to do so.

CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 Mountain Research Station researchers pose for a group photo

鈥楥lassroom in the sky鈥 inspires generations of researchers, students

June 9, 2023

Just north of Nederland, about 26 miles from 麻豆影院, is CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 Mountain Research Station. It is the university鈥檚 highest research facility and is home to some of the world鈥檚 longest-running alpine research on everything from how trees respond to increasing wildfires to charismatic little pikas and more.

Nancy Fisher Wilhelms

Career maestro offers tips for the next generation

June 9, 2023

CU 麻豆影院 alumna and businesswoman Nancy Fisher Wilhelms shares her secrets for a successful, fulfilling career with her book, 鈥淵es! You Can Do It! The Young Woman鈥檚 Guide to Starting a Fulfilling Career.鈥

Karen Bailey in the field

Social Ecologist Karen Bailey wins prestigious Early Career Fellowship

May 26, 2023

Karen Bailey will present her work on the fraught relationship between elephant and human communities in Thailand when she receives her award at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting.

Rose in the Shakespeare Gardens on campus

Reducing violence with help from The Bard

May 26, 2023

Colorado Shakespeare Festival staffers shared the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program with scholars and practitioners in England, including at Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe theater.

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