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Notes of growth: CU students lead middle school musicians to success
On April 26, the participants of the Middle School Ensemble program fine-tuned their pieces one last time. When the doors opened and the lights dimmed, the middle schoolers giddily looked around for their families and waited for their turn to shine on stage. Read more
Hungry, hungry white dwarfs: Solving the puzzle of stellar metal pollution
In results reported in a new paper, graduate student Tatsuya Akiba with JILA Fellow and Professor Ann-Marie Madigan and undergraduate student Selah McIntyre believe they’ve found a reason why these stellar zombies eat their nearby planetesimals. Read more
CU É«°ÉÑÇÖÞ pioneers culturally sensitive AI solutions for disasters
Amir Behzadan, professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, hosted a workshop where participants were introduced to human-centered AI applications in disaster management and encouraged to work toward ways to adopt AI-informed solutions. Read more
Social distancing plus vaccines prevented 800,000 COVID deaths, but at great cost
Things like lockdowns, school closures and masking worked surprisingly well to contain infections long enough for a vaccine to be developed, new research shows. But with better planning, the authors say, the U.S. could manage future pandemics with less economic pain. Read more
CU scholar wins support for research on political polarization
Associate Professor Seema Sohi is one of 28 Andrew Carnegie fellows who will receive stipends of $200,000 each for research that seeks to understand the polarization of society and how to strengthen democracy. Read more
National Cancer Research Month: 7 CU É«°ÉÑÇÖÞ discoveries that could improve, save lives
From developing new therapies to help patients cope with anxiety to discovering new ways to treat resistant breast cancer and new environmentally friendly methods for producing chemotherapy drugs, CU É«°ÉÑÇÖÞ researchers are pushing boundaries in cancer research. Read more