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Group Investigating the Largest Dinosaur Tracks Site in China Includes Martin Lockley

March 18, 2021

Paleontologists including Emeritus Geography and Environmental Sciences Professor Martin G. Lockley recently confirmed (in a piece published in Geoscience Frontiers) that they have found the largest dinosaur track site ever discovered in China. The site, in Zhaojue, Sichuan province, covers an area of over 9,000 square meters, including at least...

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Cameron Blevins Profiled on the Importance of the US Post Office

March 18, 2021

In 2020, the U.S. Postal Service handled more than 129 billion pieces of mail. Though that number is 78 billion less than it was in 2000, mail and package delivery has taken on new significance during the pandemic. Add controversies over its funding and an election that turned on millions...

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Michael Berry on Colorado’s Representation at Impeachment

March 4, 2021

“Neguse is really making a national name for himself through this impeachment trial,” said Michael Berry, Associate Professor of Political Science. “More of a known quantity”: Impeachment trial gives Reps. Neguse, DeGette a national spotlight The Denver Post , Feb 13

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Tom Noel on the I-70 Expansion

Feb. 16, 2021

History Professor Emeritus Tom Noel, called Dr. Colorado, said he has mixed feelings about the expanded interstate with its promises of parks, soccer fields and tree-lined streets. “There are improvements and there will be more room on the highway,” he said. “How it looks many years from now I’m not...

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Preterm Birth and Light Pollution Linked, According to Research from Laura Argys

Feb. 16, 2021

Findings from a first-of-its-kind study by Associate Dean and Professor of Economics Laura Argys show light pollution can increase the likelihood of preterm birth. She said, "We discovered that increased light pollution is linked to some pretty severe health challenges, In pregnant women, this includes a higher chance of delivering...

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Realistic Vaccination Expectations Key to Recovery According to Jennifer Reich

Feb. 3, 2021

“As people are excited to become vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, they may be overestimating what that protection means,” said Sociology Professor Jennifer Reich. “It’s important that they calibrate their expectations and understand that their behavior after immunization still has to be focused on protecting people around them.” The Vaccinated Class The...

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Chloe East on Proposed COVID Relief Plan’s Impact on Poverty

Feb. 3, 2021

President Joe Biden said a $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan would cut child poverty in half, which would be the largest reduction in recent history. “This seems reasonable,” said Chloe East, Assistant Professor of Economics. “If all these things Biden proposed passed, we might expect [poverty reduction] to be even...

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Sarah Horton Argues Mixed-Status Families Need to be Included in Stimulus Relief

Jan. 21, 2021

Sarah Horton, Professor and Graduate Program Director of Anthropology, recently published two op-eds urging the Biden administration to include all mixed-status families in a third round of stimulus. Undocumented Immigrants Deserve Relief, Too The Progressive , Jan 13 Provide Economic Justice to All Immigrant Families in Third Stimulus Bill The Hill , Jan 11

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Social Safety Nets Remain Unequal and Under Threat during the Pandemic Says Chloe East

Jan. 21, 2021

“I think the levels of hardship we see right now, in terms of food insecurity and other measures, is at historic highs,” said Chloe East, Economics Assistant Professor. Additionally, because unemployment benefits are based on pre job loss earnings, unemployment insurance is smaller for people who were earning less. Unemployment...

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Michael Berry Reports Colorado did a Good Job Handling Mail-in Ballots

Jan. 21, 2021

“Colorado just simply didn’t have the problems with absentee ballots and such that other states had,” says Michael Berry, Associate Professor of Political Science. “That’s largely because we had an expansive vote-by-mail apparatus that we all understood how to use.” How 2020 Has Affected the Way We Vote 5280 , Dec 15

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