U.S.-Mexico Border  Jacumba Hot Springs, California

Award prompts students to rethink the last year and the West

March 9, 2021

The Thompson awards from the Center of the American West urge students to write about the West and show them the year that was for a $500 prize.

Persuasive PrintsÌý(Installation view), CU Art Museum, February 6–March 12, 2020. Photo by Patrick Campbell, © ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ.

Math alum sows seeds of diversity in art

March 4, 2021

$25K gift establishes Diversity Acquisition Fund at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ Art Museum.

COVID classroom

Course on individual, societal wellness during pandemic now freely available

Feb. 22, 2021

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ’s interdisciplinary course titled Health, Society and Wellness in COVID-19 Times is available to the general public on Coursera.

A COVID19 memorial on the national mall

Dennis Mileti, expert on disaster communication, dies at 75

Feb. 19, 2021

Former director of ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ’s Natural Hazards Center was two days away from receiving first vaccine for COVID-19.

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Scientists uncover blueprints for avian plumage architecture

Feb. 18, 2021

New research sheds light on the genetic underpinnings of plumage for prominent Eurasian bird

Two masks

Should I really wear 2 masks? Hear from an expert

Feb. 12, 2021

As several new variants of the novel coronavirus are now circulating the U.S., many people are wondering: Should we be wearing two face coverings instead of one?

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Microbiome may unlock the secrets of aging

Feb. 10, 2021

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ-led research seeks to understand the connection between microbiome and aging.

Detail of Toe Tag Wall (Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College)

Exhibition highlights death in the desert

Feb. 4, 2021

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ researchers hosting workshops to create map of lives lost on U.S. border

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Why do psychiatric drugs help some, but not others? New study offers clues

Jan. 29, 2021

A new ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ study shows that a key protein involved in learning and memory formation functions differently in males than in females.

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Scholars reveal the changing nature of U.S. cities

Jan. 28, 2021

New research unravels the mystery of how our cities evolved into their present form.

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