The parasite Toxoplasma gondii can also be spread to humans through undercooked meat
University of Colorado Boulder
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Colorado lakes can tell a happy story about wildfires. But for how much longer?
Researchers of lake mud say high forests are resilient through 4,800 years of flames, but new climate reality could change that
Posted inHealth
How a Colorado anthropologist used a bunch of skeletons in Cleveland to bust a myth about the 1918 pandemic
Did the 1918 influenza pandemic strike down lots of healthy young people in the prime of life? A new study from University of Colorado professor Sharon DeWitte says no.
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Fentanyl killed their kids at college. Now Colorado schools are changing.
Several universities and community colleges have agreed to a list of requests, including joining a real-time overdose map and naloxone training for students
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Drew Litton: A rock ’em, sock ’em Colorado college football rivalry gets a reset
Cartoonist Drew Litton notes that the CU-CSU football rivalry had lost its appeal as programs at both schools struggled. But with some new faces, it’s a new day.
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More than 300 professors from across the West blast CU Boulder administrators, dean over firing of Patty Limerick
The letter from professors, historians says the firing of Limerick from the Center of the American West she founded in 1986 has “irreparable and far-reaching” impacts
Posted inEquity
Colorado mothers speak out against OB-GYN racism to try to reverse decades-long trend of dangerous care
Medical anthropologist Dána-Ain Davis coined the term “obstetric racism” in 2018 after spending years interviewing Black women about their birthing experiences
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Colorado universities will double down on diversity after Supreme Court effectively barred affirmative action
The Court on Thursday limited the role of race in admissions in private and public higher education institutions. Here’s how Colorado colleges are responding.
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado ozone accelerated by smoke from out-of-state wildfires, study shows
NOAA analysis of 2021 West Coast fires shows need for state to cut locally produced ozone to meet EPA rules, authors say
Posted inWater
Charles Wilkinson, CU professor who advocated for key land and water rights for Native American tribes, has died
The “enthusiastically present” scholar immersed himself and his students in the life and the law of the West.