Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centers of the brain. The discovery may lead to treatments that will improve cognitive retention in both healthy and injured nervous systems.
In the past couple of years, it’s been common to try out some new do-it-yourself home projects or even some larger-scale renovation projects. Maybe you decided to hammer out a new deck to give yourself a more enjoyable outdoor oasis or perhaps you updated your home office while working more hours from home. But while the rest of us were figuring out which paint colors worked the best in our updated spaces, Becky Brown ’92 and Paul Williams ’89 were finishing up a much bigger—and much more complex—project.
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centers of the brain. The discovery may lead to treatments that will improve cognitive retention in both healthy and injured nervous systems.
The Colorado College men's and women's soccer teams earned the Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches for their superior performance in the classroom during the 2021-22 academic year.
Soils influence water quality, and they are critical to plant growth. However, it has been difficult to predict how plant growth and water quality would change in the wake of wildfires. Now, a team of Colorado investigators has devised new methodology to enable such predictions. The research is published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
Sandra and Gareth Eaton have been training young scientists in the field of chemistry for 50 years. As professors in DU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, they share a passion for science. Chemistry is what brought them together; good chemistry is what binds them.
Colorado state lawmakers visited the campus of Western Colorado University Tuesday, July 12, 2022, as a part of a tour of some of the state’s colleges and universities.
Metropolitan State University of Denver partnered with CodeDenver and the Colorado School of Mines this summer to offer an immersive summer camp for kids interested in STEM fields.
Remember the old-fashioned ice cream truck that could entice a crowd on a summer day with frozen treats and that familiar tune? That was just a precursor to the food trucks we love today. Mobile kitchens have popped up all over Denver in the past ten years. Many are run by skilled chefs who enjoy preparing delicious, gourmet food on the spot. The aroma draws us in, and we find ourselves standing in line anticipating a tasty treat.
In 1978, Jim Saccomano got a call that would change his life: The Denver Broncos wanted to hire him. He spent 30-plus years working for the team, witnessing multiple Super Bowl wins, and retired as public relations vice president in 2013. This summer, Saccomano was honored as one of the best in the business as an inaugural winner of the National Football League Hall of Fame’s Award of Excellence.
Full STEM Ahead, a three-day summer camp giving Denver area middle school girls the opportunity to try hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering and math, will be held at Colorado School of Mines on July 18-21. Nexus Controls, a Baker Hughes business, is sponsoring the camp.
Western Colorado University’s Nature Writing concentration in the Graduate Program in Creative Writing (GPCW) is set to release its first book-length publication through Western Press books. The announcement of the first title is to come this summer.
Deploying more renewable energy technologies, such as wind turbines and solar panels, within the next few decades is a critical step forward in our global energy future.
For the past few decades, the sheriff’s office has relied on different law enforcement agencies to train its recruits. But that all changed on June 9, when Sheriff Tyler Brown won final approval from P.O.S.T., Colorado's Peace Officers Standards and Training, to operate his own academy. The ACSO will now recruit, hire and train its own deputies with higher standards and expectations that match some of the best agencies in the nation. Sheriff Tyler Brown says the idea for a new academy was part of a strategy to raise the level of training and prepare the recruits for a successful career.
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected the Colorado College men's and women's swimming and diving teams for Scholar All-American honors for the 2022 spring semester.
Noah Laba, an incoming freshman on the Colorado College hockey team, saw one of his childhood dreams come true on Friday when he was selected by the New York Rangers in the fourth round of the 2022 National Hockey League Entry Draft.