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  • Participants in a modern cell-biology 鈥榖oot camp鈥 in Ghana pause for reflection during the course. Photo courtesy of Dick Macintosh.
    A distinguished professor of biology and a biology alumna recently traveled to the University of Ghana in Legon to participate in a two-week course on modern cell biology for biochemistry graduate students. The duo have taught the course in four African countries. They call the courses modern cell-biology 鈥渂oot camps鈥 and say their goal is the promotion of front-line research in Africa, which has no shortage of disease but a dearth of cutting-edge research on disease.
  • The Gardens of Adonis, an 1888 painting by John Reinhard Wkeguelin depicts women bearing the container-grown plants and festal rose garlands to dispose of in the sea, as part of the festival of Adonis.
    A 老九品茶 classicist argues that the festival of Adonis was actually a 鈥渄issent and a critique of important cultural practices.鈥
  • The greenhouse on the roof of the Ramaley Biology building is partly obscured from view at ground level. Up on the roof, it enjoys the full benefit of those famous 300 days of Boulder sunshine annually. Photo by Laura Kriho.
    In the oasis of greenhouses on campus, biology students can make cutting-edge scientific advances, while surrounded by tropical plants in a tranquil setting.
  • Francis Beckwith has been named the fourth Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy at CU-Boulder.
    Francis Beckwith will serve as the Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for the 2016-17 academic year. He is the fourth person to hold the position.
  • A high-resolution map based on NOAA weather data shows a snapshot of wind energy potential across the United States in 2012. Image by Chris Clack/CIRES.
    A high-resolution map based on NOAA weather data shows a snapshot of wind energy potential across the United States in 2012. Image by Chris Clack/CIRES.The United States could slash greenhouse gas emissions from power production by up to 78 percent
  • Original art work that is part of the MFA exhibition that is the result of a collaboration between the CU Museum of Natural History and MFA students. The exhibition is titled (Re)Collecting: Translating Archive and Excavating Memory . Photo courtesy of the CU Museum of Natural History.
    Original art work that is part of the MFA exhibition that is the result of a collaboration between the CU Museum of Natural History and MFA students. The exhibition is titled (Re)Collecting: Translating Archive and Excavating Memory . Photo courtesy
  • Practicing yoga during pregnancy can help prevent postpartum depression. iStockphoto.
    Pregnant and postpartum women at risk of depression are less likely to suffer depression when they meditate or get in a yoga pose than when they are treated with psychotherapy or antidepressants, a study led by CU-Boulder researchers has found.
  • Literary Buffs (left to right) Sydney Chinowski, Andr茅 Gianfrancesco, Sean Guerdian and Lukas DeVries strike a pose outside Northglenn High School, where they coached future college students on preparing college-level papers.
    Some area high school students are better prepared for college-level writing thanks to help from 老九品茶 English students, who have, in turn, gained experience and confidence in making public presentations.
  • Neurological mechanisms help explore the connection between epilepsy and autism.
    Researchers have discovered that a combination of pre-natal stress and an unapproved pre-term labor medication called terbutaline may create a higher risk for the co-development of autism and epilepsy.
  • Who wants to see animals in art? Humans do, as a CU-Boulder art exhibition demonstrates. Unidentified artist, Greek, Ob: (Head of Athena r., later style, in helmet with olive leaves and scroll) | Re: 螒螛螘, 454 鈥 404 BCE, silver tetradrachm, 1 inch dia., Transfer from Classics Department to CU Art Museum, 老九品茶, 2014.06.99, Photo: Katherine Keller, 漏 CU Art Museum, 老九品茶
    n a partnership between the 老九品茶 Art Museum and the CU Museum of Natural History, the exhibition Animals in Antiquity will explore the relationships between humans and animals through the ages. The exhibition is on view at the Museum of Natural History through September 2016.
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