Marble bas-relief of Euripides

Uncovered Euripides fragments are ‘kind of a big deal’

Aug. 1, 2024

CU Boulder Classics scholars identify previously unknown fragments of two lost tragedies by Greek tragedian Euripides.

African continent on globe

Scholar challenges rigid boundaries in African philosophical thought

July 30, 2024

CU Boulder PhD candidate Idowu Odeyemi argues that African philosophy should not be limited to a single definition.

Heather Stewart and book cover of Microaggressions in Medicine

Prescribing kindness in modern medicine

July 23, 2024

In her new book, Microaggressions in Medicine, CU Boulder alum and bioethicist Heather Stewart writes that some healthcare professionals are causing emotional and psychological harm.

collage of Paris landmarks

As it has for centuries, Paris beguiles and beckons

July 19, 2024

With the 2024 Olympics set to open, CU Boulder professor Aimee Kilbane ponders Americans’ long love affair with the City of Light.

A woodcarving depicting the Black Death in Italy

We fear them like the plague

July 18, 2024

After a human case of bubonic plague was confirmed in Pueblo County last week, CU Boulder scholar Thora Brylowe explores why it and all plagues inspire such terror.

Disappointed Colorado Rockies fans

Loving the losing baseball team

July 15, 2024

In advance of Tuesday’s Major League Baseball All-Star game, CU Boulder history professor Martin Babicz offers thoughts on why some fans remain loyal to baseball’s perennial losers.

Anna Tsouhlarakis at National Portrait Gallery

Artist transcends traditional notions of Native American art

July 9, 2024

Whether in a somber performance in the National Portrait Gallery or in her wry takes on Native humor, Anna Tsouhlarakis follows her heart.

Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964

60 years after the Civil Rights Act, ‘the activism continues’

July 2, 2024

CU Boulder scholar Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders reflects on what has and hasn’t changed since 1964.

Emily Yeh and Brian Catlos

CU Boulder scholars honored as 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

June 13, 2024

Researchers Emily Yeh and Brian Catlos are recognized for prior career achievements and exceptional promise.

Julie Carr and Mud, Blood and Ghosts book cover

Ghost stories: understanding a present haunted by the past

June 7, 2024

A CU Boulder poet considers the socioeconomic and political environment of the turn of the 20th century through the history of her own family.

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