Congrats to the winners of SWARM’s first-ever writing awards: @sarahscoles.bsky.social @aecarlson.bsky.social @evelynjlamb.bsky.social @sipappas.bsky.social & Josh Rhoten! Links to their winning work are at www.sciwrirockies.com/writing-awards

Evening, #Boulder. Here's a story for our times...I spoke to @colorado.edu prof Amir Behzadan about his research on making AI more trustworthy. AI is everywhere in our modern lives, but whether we choose to use AI tech often comes down to how much we trust it. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1...

Heya #Boulder. After this week's AWS network outage, I spoke with Levi Perigo from @colorado.edu's network engineering program to learn more about the outage: what happened, who it affected, what caused it and why it could happen again. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1...

Happy (rainy) Tuesday, #Boulder. I've got a new story for you all about a new temperature-stable, single-injection rabies vaccine developed by @colorado.edu researcher Ted Randolph. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/0...

Hey #Boulder. What goes on inside the hive mind of honeybees? How do they collaborate to solve problems? In my latest story for @colorado.edu, I spoke with Profs. Orit Peleg and Francisco López Jiménez about how bees build hives on tricky building sites. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/0...

Happy Thursday, #Boulder. For my latest story I got to speak with Morteza Lahijanian in @colorado.edu's Aerospace Engineering department about how robots can make safer decisions when they're working with humans. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/0...

#Boulder, here's a fun Thursday read for you all...I spoke to researcher Nicole Xu with @colorado.edu's Mechanical Engineering department about the fascinating work she is doing with 'cyborg jellyfish'. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/0...

Hi #Boulder folks! I've been quiet for a while but I've been working hard on more science stories. Here's a new one published yesterday about a new quantum and AI-powered microchip design software created by #CUBoulder engineering prof Sanghamitra Neogi. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/0...

#Boulder folks, for my latest story, I interviewed CU engineering prof Debanjan Mukherjee. He was part of a research team that looked at hemodynamics (blood flow patterns) in heart failure patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) implanted. www.colorado.edu/today/node/5...

Hey #Boulder folks, I am excited to share that my first-ever published story for @colorado.edu is live! Researchers from Oregon State U and CU Boulder teamed up to study why some homes and neighborhoods survived the Marshall Fire -- but others didn't. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/0...

#Boulder folks, I am stoked to announce I started a new job this week as a science writer at @colorado.edu! I'll be writing stories for CU Boulder Today about new research and innovations from CU's College of Engineering and Applied Science.

In case anyone is in need of some good news today...a free music school for kids of teachers, first responders and mental health workers is coming to #Boulder this fall! I put together a story for @boulderrl.bsky.social. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/04/29/f...

A new #Boulder ballot push could reignite the city’s energy provider debate. Supporters want to end the Xcel deal, citing missed climate goals. Critics warn of high costs + risks. Petition deadline: May 28. Vote could be this fall. By @aecarlson.bsky.social boulderreportinglab.org/2025/04/20/n...

Leaders of the #Boulder County NAACP said the branch is dissolving, but state and national NAACP officials said they don't have the authority to do that. Brooke Stephenson and I looked into the situation for @boulderrl.bsky.social: boulderreportinglab.org/2025/04/01/b...

Folks, you may have heard some rumors going around...the iconic Hotel Boulderado in #Boulder has been sold. Owner Frank Day sold a majority share of the hotel, which will eventually be rebranded as the Boulderado Graduate Hotel. Story @boulderrl.bsky.social: boulderreportinglab.org/2025/03/30/b...

The Spruce parking lot -- the busiest parking lot in #Boulder -- may be on its way out. A developer has made an offer to buy it and build a boutique hotel in its place. Full story by me @BoulderRL: boulderreportinglab.org/2025/03/18/b...

And now for something completely different! Now, in addition to covering #Boulder, I am expanding into other areas. In this piece for @cotimesrecorder.bsky.social I dug into a proposed charter school in Douglas County called John Adams Academy. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/03/serv...

#Boulder folks, I've been quiet for a while, but I'm back this week with a story for @boulderrl.bsky.social. The North Boulder Little League teams are facing uncertainty after the county announced it's selling the property where the Iris ball fields sit. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/02/23/n...

"Totalitarian politics--far from being simply antisemitic, racist or imperialist or communist--use & abuse their own ideological & political elements until the basis of factual reality, from which the ideologies originally derived their strength & their propaganda value...have all but disappeared."

#Boulder folks, I have a bittersweet announcement. I have put in my notice at the Daily Camera. My time here as your city reporter has been incredibly eye-opening and a learning experience like no other. But I've decided it is time to move onto a new chapter.

The vending machine at Boulder Community Health is stocked with Narcan, fentanyl test strips, safe containers for needles, gun locks and safe sex supplies — all free to the public // Story by @aecarlson.bsky.social

#Boulder County folks, it is dangerous out there today. Wind gusts up to 60-65 mph are expected throughout the day. Conditions are also dry and warmer than average. Please, please be careful. www.dailycamera.com/2024/12/30/b...

In other news, for those who hadn't heard, the Tandoori Grill bar, aka the "South #Boulder Speakeasy," is shutting down. Its last day in business will be this Saturday, Dec. 21. I got the story from owner Gurjeet Dhanoa. www.dailycamera.com/2024/12/17/f...

BREAKING: The #Boulder County Coroner has identified the 49-year-old woman found dead near Jamestown on Saturday as Heather Warren. www.dailycamera.com/2024/12/17/c...