When Everest Speaks
As he plodded across Mount Everest’s knife-edge Summit Ridge on May 20, 2011, Neal Beidleman (MechEngr’81) realized something was not right.
Out of the Shadows
Fifteen percent of pregnant women experience depression. A CU professor seeks solutions.
Feeling Insecure?
Your best-kept secrets are at the fingertips of nearly anyone who wants to find them, says law professor Paul Ohm, a national expert on internet law.
Surviving the Unthinkable
From the moment she took her first breath in an air raid shelter at a Budapest hospital, Maria Krenz (MSpanLit’77) was considered one of "the others."
A Change is Gonna Come
In many ways, according to research conducted by CU archivist David M. Hays, CU was ahead of its time in terms of race in its early years.
Sleuthing for Jane Doe
From the day in 1996 when Pettem discovered the humble grave marker etched with the words "Jane Doe: April 1954: Age About 20 Years," she has spent nearly 14 years investigating the crime.
Brushing with Destiny
Mathews is no dentist, but she has figured out how to convince those in the profession to pay their own way, donate their vacation time, and work back-breaking eight-hour days to give children their smiles back. Meanwhile, she handles the tricky details, such as how to transport an air compressor via yak to an ice-covered Himalayan village or how to deal with Maoist rebels trying to shake her down for a bribe.
Open Space
Open space looks at how CU professors helped establish Boulder’s legendary open space.
Walking the Line Between Life and Death
It’s been 25 years since sociology professor Michael Radelet decided to publicly denounce the death penalty, but he can still recall the children’s cries that made him do it.
Hot Reads for the Summer
Forget Oprah’s Book Club or The New York Times bestseller list. If you’re looking for diversity — both in subject matter and artistic form — when compiling your summer reading list, read on.
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