Collaboration and innovation shine at CU Boulder! Physics PhD student Darwin Quiroz and a team at @cuengineering are revolutionizing imaging techniques with a groundbreaking high-speed electrowetting prism. Learn more ↓ https://bit.ly/4hOhmN0

CU Boulder researchers revealed that nearly half of the global population lives in regions facing three or more environmental problems that violate human rights. Global representatives, including professor Maxwell Boykoff, will be at @cop30brazil.bsky.social, the UN’s annual climate meeting. #COP30

Did you feel (and hear) the big wind gusts we had yesterday? 💨 CU Boulder meteorologists Andrew Winters and McKenzie Larson weigh in on the question: “What makes Colorado so windy—and will it stay that way?” https://bit.ly/4qOkhJm

@fiskeplanet.bsky.social has launched Sensory-Friendly Sundays, a monthly series designed to make the wonders of the universe accessible to neurodiverse children and families. The experience features shorter shows, relaxed house rules, adaptive equipment and more.

CU Boulder engineer Nicole Xu has developed a way to harness moon jellyfish's efficiency and ease at moving through the water in ways that could make some types of aquatic research much easier. 🪼 Discover more ↓ https://bit.ly/3LjUc4W

Motion sickness can ground even the most seasoned astronauts, but what if a virtual window could keep them steady? Researchers at CU Boulder are testing VR “virtual windows” to keep astronauts sharp and stable during splash-down. Read more on us.theconversation.com ↓ https://bit.ly/4nubUzP

What does skydiving have to do with a PhD in engineering? 🪂 From 13,000 feet to the engineering lab, College of Engineering & Applied Science PhD student Adam Harris is always chasing the next challenge. Read more ↓ https://bit.ly/490t1pA

Say goodbye to the penny! 🪙 Leeds School of Business explains how losing the smallest coin might affect your everyday cash. https://bit.ly/48ZMKFL

At CU Boulder, the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program is helping researchers to move discoveries out of the lab and into real-world impact. Read how teams are turning ideas into tools for the people who need them most ↓ https://bit.ly/47otCjy

JILA is proud to continue as a key partner in the Department of Energy’s Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA). Through our work in QSA and the Q-SEnSE Center, JILA plays a leading role in developing quantum technologies that will transform science and society. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

JILA Fellows and @colorado.edu professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn have developed an ultrastable, scalable and repeatable method for generating soft X-ray beams using a custom-built 3-micron ultrafast laser focused into an anti-resonant hollow-core fiber. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

How can we encourage greener behavior? New research co-authored by @colorado.edu Amanda Carrico shows guilt may not be the answer. Hear from Amanda and the University of North Florida's Heather Barnes Truelove (PI) about their study: ibs.colorado.edu/identity-not... #environmentalaction #green

Introducing the Visual Evidence Lab, an interdisciplinary research hub for scholars, judges, attorneys, forensic experts, media makers, journalists, and human rights practitioners, advancing equitable and responsible technology in the pursuit of justice: www.colorado.edu/lab/visualev...

Feeling a little jumpy this Halloween? 👻 CU Boulder's College of Arts and Sciences researchers just found the brain region that helps us detect danger and calm down when it’s not actually scary. Read more ↓ https://bit.ly/47ArgwX

Hurricane Melissa’s sudden turn toward Jamaica wasn’t random, atmospheric forces made it inevitable. CU expert Ethan Murray breaks down how forecasters knew where it was headed. us.theconversation.com https://bit.ly/4hx5WwM

Haunted hydrology: 👻 Even forecasts have ghosts! A new @cires.colorado.edu and @noaa.gov study (under review in @ametsoc.org Weather & Forecasting) explores how machine learning models predict atmospheric rivers.

What can horror films teach us about society? 👻 In this episode of CUriosity, sociologist Laura Patterson from the College of Arts & Sciences tackles that question to explore what the genre reveals about the world we live in. What's your favorite scary movie? https://bit.ly/4nETe0E

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a time to honor those affected, celebrate progress and inspire hope for a healthier future. At CU Boulder, breast cancer research aims to transform survivors’ lives and find sustainable ways to support recovery and long-term health. https://bit.ly/3L81kRH

It's not a glitch in the matrix, it's a mathematical phenomenon! 🌊 CU Boulder’s Mark Hoefer and team unlocked the secrets of tidal bores in multiple dimensions. Dive into the “matrix tide” phenomenon on China’s Qiantang River ↓ https://bit.ly/48JMXwJ

New LASP study alert! The study, published in Nature Astronomy, reveals the first evidence of multi-temperature CMEs from a young star, supporting the theory that massive CMEs from the early Sun may have influenced Earth's atmosphere, impacting the development of life. 📸 NAOJ

Leading the way in sustainability 🌱 CU Boulder’s strong commitment to sustainability has led to our campus being named one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible universities in The Princeton Review’s 2026 Guide to Green Colleges.

Trapped for thousands of years, ancient microbes buried in Arctic permafrost are stirring back to life. 🧊 A new CU Boulder College of Arts and Sciences study reveals they may still be capable of forming thriving colonies. https://bit.ly/3WCNvNP

A global Amazon Web Services outage knocked out apps from Snapchat to Venmo… and sent shock-waves through the economy. Our network expert at University of Colorado Boulder breaks down how a single DNS failure became a massive disruption. https://bit.ly/42P7pIU

Why do some thoughts refuse to leave? 🧠 CU Boulder graduate student Jacob DeRosa is uncovering how the brain clears out unwanted thoughts. https://bit.ly/42IKvCR

Researchers led by JILA and NIST Fellow Jun Ye have shown how to make atomic clocks even more precise by leveraging entanglement. This allows the atoms to “tick” more in sync, reducing the randomness that usually limits how precisely we can measure time. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

A troubling trend for marine life 🐬 The lifespan of female common dolphins in the North Atlantic has dropped by 7 years, with many caught in commercial fishing nets. @instaar.bsky.social researchers share what this means for marine ecosystems. https://bit.ly/3WahEDS

Your safety. Your campus. Your app. 📱 The CU Boulder Safe app puts safety resources right at your fingertips, from emergency alerts to quick links to CU Boulder Police. Download it today and explore all the ways it can keep our Buff community safe. https://bit.ly/4mYkxlY

The U.S. is retiring its only Antarctic icebreaker, leaving big questions for future polar research. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences researchers explain what’s next for Antarctic science. https://bit.ly/4n8uUDO

Big milestone for #CUBoulder innovation! 👏 Infleqtion, a CU Boulder quantum tech spinout valued at $1.8B, is going public. Infleqtion is now the 10th "unicorn" to spin out of CU Boulder. https://bit.ly/4nPvis9

Fresh fall photos to cleanse the feed 🍂

PhD candidate @colorado.edu Rebecca Mesburis is going to give a Town Talk in #Nederland on Thursday. The town of Ned had a devastating fire recently in their town shopping center. Support #Ned and learn about mitigating indoor air quality impacts from #smoke! @jljcolorado.bsky.social

Scammers are getting smarter with AI, but you can be smarter too. 🧠 CU Boulder Leeds School of Business expert Sebastian Schuetz shares tips to help protect yourself online. #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth https://bit.ly/4qiZkq0

Corals may be tougher than we thought. 🪸 A new CU Boulder College of Arts and Sciences study of corals up to 200 years old suggests they’re showing signs of resilience to an increasingly acidic ocean. Read more ↓ https://bit.ly/4o7DL9J

A better band-aid 🩹 CU Boulder researchers are using “suspended animation” for cells to help wounds heal faster, with less pain and scarring. Funded by ARPA-H, this breakthrough could transform burn and trauma care. Read more ↓ https://bit.ly/48Bx9MB

From Babe Ruth to Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s bond with Japan runs deep. ⚾🇯🇵 CU expert Jared Bahir Browsh explains why these century-long ties remain key to baseball’s global growth. https://bit.ly/4h7aN7M

In the latest issue of Beyond, discover: 👻 How your brain overcomes fear ⏰ Why time speeds up in the mountains 🩹 A breakthrough to fast-track wound care … and more! https://bit.ly/4og1952

At 14,000 feet, CU Boulder scientists are testing Einstein’s theory, does time tick faster on a mountaintop? 🏔️⏰ Using a portable atomic clock on Mount Blue Sky, they’re pushing the limits of precision and possibility. Read more ↓ https://bit.ly/46LJaxu

Warmer waters in Alaska could spell trouble for Chinook salmon. 🐟 An @instaar.bsky.social led study finds rising river temps may stunt salmon growth by 2050, a major concern for Indigenous communities who’ve relied on the fish for generations. https://bit.ly/470GzyH

Congratulations to @colorado.edu CIRES scientist Antonietta Capotondi, who was appointed a Bassi Fellow in the Centro Euro-Mediterraneo Center on Climate Change! During her fellowship, she will study marine heatwaves and evaluate coastal impacts with a focus on the Mediterranean Sea. buff.ly/uDHD2PC

Research at CU Boulder creates the next generation of scientists aspiring to develop technological advancements that not only power jobs and our economy, but also directly affect the health and well-being of Coloradans. Learn more about CU Boulder's impactful research ↓ https://bit.ly/47fo7DG

CU Boulder's sustainability momentum continues to grow with a generous $1.15 million commitment from the Walton Family Foundation to support programs that address Western water issues through The Water Desk and Western Water Policy Program. Read more: https://bit.ly/3W0Bu4i

How can the U.S. build a workforce for the quantum technology revolution? 🔬 CU Boulder researchers conducted the largest study of its kind to find out. https://bit.ly/4nCLz3B

Introducing CU Boulder Safe: your one-stop app for emergency alerts, safety tools and campus resources. Free for students, faculty and staff. Download CU Boulder Safe in your app store: IOS: https://apple.co/3IO2aCo Google Play: https://bit.ly/4o7yr6e

What happens to failed 3D prints? ♻️ CU Boulder students are turning plastic waste into reusable materials, reducing landfill impact and sparking innovation. https://bit.ly/4h34qCy

🧊💡 CU Boulder researchers have awakened microbes trapped in Arctic permafrost for tens of thousands of years—and found that they spring back to life when thawed. Their activity could offer new insights into climate feedbacks and Earth’s ancient ecosystems. Read more: www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1...

Why does space exploration matter? 🌌 @laspatcu.bsky.social planetary scientist Shannon Curry studies Earth, Mars & Venus to uncover clues about life beyond and how to protect astronauts on future missions. https://bit.ly/473HejX

It’s Research & Innovation Week at CU Boulder! 🔬 October 6–10, join events across campus that celebrate collaboration and leadership in research. See what’s happening all week ↓ https://bit.ly/4mLAmMT

Turns out a good punchline might land you a promotion. CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business expert Tony Kong says humor is a secret leadership superpower. Read more ↓ https://bit.ly/4h0Mng7

A new light on allergies 💡 CU Boulder Environmental Engineering engineers show UV light can reduce airborne allergens (cats, dust mites, mold, and more) about 25% in 30 minutes. https://bit.ly/3VIIGC8

Childhood pets aren’t just cute, they might help your immune system remember how to handle stress! 🐶 CU Boulder research shows early exposure to pets links to healthier stress responses. https://bit.ly/3Ks8ekr