https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from University of Colorado Denver Atlas, CU Denver's robotic dog, trotted in a crawlspace of the Anythink Nature Library construction site in Thornton last month, lights blinking as it maneuvered through tight, dark passageways. Back at the entrance, university engineering Associate Professor Moatassem Abdallah and seven students watched Atlas's live feed, discussing how its 360° video and data could inform the project's next steps. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-robotics-ai-drones-analytics-future.html Robotics Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:22:21 EST news683205722 The air we breathe might be something you don't spend a lot of time thinking about—until it impacts your day. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-expert-air-quality-index.html Health Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:20:03 EDT news678630002 A new study, led by federal agencies in collaboration with the University of Colorado Denver, shows that the whitebark pine tree—an iconic, high-elevation tree that stretches from California's Sierra Nevada through the Cascades and Rockies and into Canada—could lose as much as 80% of its habitat to climate change in the next 25 years. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-climate-erase-whitebark-current-habitat.html Plants & Animals Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:14:04 EDT news677844841 A new study led by University of Colorado Denver has uncovered how climate change and intensifying wildfires are disrupting dragonfly mating traits—threatening to push some species toward local extinction. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-dragonflies-survived-asteroids-wildfires-climate.html Plants & Animals Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:24:04 EDT news676725842 A University of Colorado Denver engineer is on the cusp of giving scientists a new tool that can help them turn sci-fi into reality. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-quantum-tool-gamma-ray-lasers.html Quantum Physics Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:10:05 EDT news672480271 With 23 Grand Slam singles titles to her name, Serena Williams is among the greatest tennis players of all-time. It made her wealthy, too, amassing an estimated net worth of $300 million. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-mothers-birth-trauma-barriers-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:44:04 EDT news633098642 Artificial intelligence, telehealth video appointments, and other technological evolutions make health care access easier for some, but they also take the personal touch out of medicine and contribute to why professionals are leaving the industry. Those are among the findings of the 2023 CU Denver Business School's Health Systems Climate Study, produced by the Health Administration Research Consortium (HARC). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-survey-medical-technology-access-employee.html Medical economics Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:56:53 EDT news631803409 How much do you love your job? Some employees show up every day, profoundly passionate about their company's mission. Others are extrinsically motivated and work primarily because they need to financially support their family or enjoy the social status that comes with a prominent job title. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-enthusiastic-downsides.html Social Sciences Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:53:26 EDT news630590001 In response to rising global temperatures, many plants and animals are moving to higher elevations to survive in cooler temperatures. But a new study from the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) finds that for flying insects—including bees and moths—this escape route may have insurmountable issues that could mean their doom. https://phys.org/news/2023-09-bees-flying-insects-greater-extinction.html Plants & Animals Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:23:03 EDT news613732981 Access to contraceptives increases college completion rates among women, according to a new study led by a professor at the University of Colorado Denver. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-access-contraceptives-bachelor-degrees-women.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:44:21 EST news589653858 Nationally, only about 50% of students pass college algebra, with even fewer students who are Black, Latinx, and Native. Serving as a gatekeeper course for students seeking a degree in STEM, algebra can serve as a barrier for some BIPOC students. Beyond opportunity gaps, a new study from the University of Colorado Denver finds that "white hoarding," the co-option of resources by white students, marginalizes and disenfranchises some BIPOC students in college algebra. https://phys.org/news/2022-10-co-option-resources-white-students-marginalizes.html Social Sciences Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:32:54 EDT news585833571 For U.S. health systems emerging from the pandemic, the promise of patient-centered care is within reach, according to the 2022 Health Systems' Climate Study. The study finds that health systems are shifting from the system-centered mindset—which left many unprepared to meet patient needs during the pandemic—to a patient-focused approach that will enable them to improve care quality and the patient experience while lowering costs. Although health systems are up for patient-centered care, a lot of miles to go before it is implemented. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-health-future-proof-post-pandemic.html Health Tue, 10 May 2022 03:32:36 EDT news571372346 For U.S. health systems emerging from the pandemic, the promise of patient-centered care is within reach, according to the 2022 Health Systems' Climate Study. The study finds that health systems are shifting from the system-centered mindset—which left many unprepared to meet patient needs during the pandemic—to a patient-focused approach that will enable them to improve care quality and the patient experience while lowering costs. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-health-ready-shift-patient-centered-survey.html Health Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:30:01 EDT news569604311 When Kīlauea Volcano erupted in 2018, lava covered parts of the Island of Hawaii, but a volcanic smog, known as "vog," inundated it. The vog contained dangerous levels of fine particulate matter and sulfur dioxide gas, which threatened the health of the downwind population on the island. https://phys.org/news/2021-08-low-cost-sensors-real-time-volcanic-smog.html Earth Sciences Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:12:55 EDT news549036759 In order for the United States to achieve full functionality and innovation of health information technologies, it must put forward a well-articulated, futuristic collective plan at the national level. Disparities across health systems around digital orientation point to the need of a national digital mission and strategy, which is currently missing. In a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) Business School researchers, Jiban Khuntia, Ph.D., Xue Ning, Ph.D., and Rulon Stacey, Ph.D., strongly point to the gaps across heath systems in digital orientation and the subsequent recommendations for a national strategy.   https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-08-health-vision-survey.html Medical economics Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:07:34 EDT news548424450 The ubiquitous overuse injuries that nag runners may stem from an unlikely culprit: how far you lean forward. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-07-overuse-injuries-dont.html Sports medicine & Kinesiology Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:59:04 EDT news545302740 In a new study published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers announced the development of a new method to increase the utility and equity of large genetic databases. The research was conducted by Audrey Hendricks, an associate professor of statistics at the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-06-method-adjust-population-genetic-summary.html Genetics Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:29:13 EDT news543508150 A new study found higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the traditional lecture-based method. The study was conducted by University of Colorado Denver counseling researcher Lisa Forbes and was published in the Journal of Teaching and Learning. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-higher-stress-deeper-material.html Education Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:14:55 EDT news542906091 Many people are living on pandemic time. Before COVID and after COVID, in other words. And the post-pandemic world is rapidly changing as more people get vaccinated. Students are going back to school, parents are going back to work—and pandemic puppies are feeling the loss. For anyone who welcomed a canine companion during stay-at-home life, here are some pointers (pun intended) for reducing doggy distress. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-pandemic-puppy-doggy-distress.html Veterinary medicine Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:00:01 EDT news542361292 In a newly released study, researchers found that remote and virtual care models can negatively impact small physician offices. Three researchers from University of Colorado Denver conducted the study, which was published in the National Library of Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-small-physician-offices-negative-effects.html Health Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:48:30 EDT news537724107 In a new study, researchers found nearly half of those who share explicit images of others without permission feel remorse after the fact and 24% try to deflect blame onto victims. Amy Hasinoff, a researcher at the University of Colorado Denver, joined Danish researcher Sidsel K. Harder, to take a deeper dive into the issue of sexual abuse and image sharing. https://phys.org/news/2021-04-convicted-explicit-images-partners-online.html Social Sciences Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:39:34 EDT news536859571 In a new study published in Organization Science, researchers found organizations can unite members from different backgrounds behind a collective identity by organizing events that foster positive emotions and empathy. University of Colorado Denver Assistant Professor Cyrus Dioun conducted the research to investigate how shared emotions can help align diverse groups. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-events-foster-positive-emotions-key.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:52:07 EDT news536831518 As we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, we've had to change the way we go about everyday life—how we grocery shop, work remotely, and even how we decide who we want to date. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-03-dating-covid-singles-vaccine-partner.html Health Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:49:26 EDT news535967362 New research released in Bioscience found that a remote region of North America's largest temperate rainforest is experiencing changes to its ecosystem due to climate change. Brian Buma, a researcher and professor of integrated biology at University of Colorado Denver, co-leads the research network that outlined the changes in a new paper. https://phys.org/news/2021-03-climate-north-america-largest-temperate.html Environment Fri, 12 Mar 2021 03:51:30 EST news534743380 Jongeun You, a researcher at the University of Colorado Denver, recently released a study looking at how a more global approach would have far-reaching societal benefits in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. You discovered that while many governments had a restrictive and nationalistic response to the pandemic, they also focused on international cooperation to provide new insights to the rest of the world. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-02-international-cooperation-covid-.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:59:45 EST news531493181 In the spring of 2020, COVID-19 caused an estimated 22 million job losses (13% of the total workforce). Congress' new $900 billion pandemic relief package is the second largest in U.S. history, but it only extends federal unemployment benefits until March and eight million people fell into poverty during the delay in funding. So how well is the public safety net holding up? https://phys.org/news/2021-01-high-income-earners-sturdier-safety-net.html Social Sciences Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:03 EST news531051943 Infectious diseases have been around for millennia—with the earliest known communicable diseases being measles, smallpox, and influenza. While the latest novel infectious disease, COVID-19, came as a shock to individuals around the globe, University of Colorado Denver researcher Anne Chin, Ph.D., and her colleagues in CU Denver's Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences—Gregory Simon, Peter Anthamatten, Katharine Kelsey, Benjamin Crawford, and Amanda Weaver—note that pandemics have actually seen a rapid uptick in recent times, contrary to popular belief. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-pandemics.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:10:02 EST news523702658 In a new study published in the Academy of Management Journal by Traci Sitzmann, an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School, and Elizabeth Campbell, an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, provide empirical evidence and an explanation into why religion perpetuates the gender wage gap. https://phys.org/news/2020-10-religion-equal.html Social Sciences Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:59:48 EDT news523195186 In a new study published in Politics & Policy, Deserai Crow, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Colorado Denver in the School of Public Affairs, found significant differences in rhetoric between both party affiliation and gender. Narratives from both Republican and Democratic candidates in 48 U.S. House campaigns from the 2018 midterm election were analyzed in this study. https://phys.org/news/2020-10-female-candidates-discuss-economy-males.html Economics & Business Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:36:58 EDT news522938214 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but the pandemic has overshadowed the national conversation about intimate partner violence. This is unfortunate, particularly because COVID-19 has increased the severity of domestic abuse. Barbara Paradiso, director of the Center on Domestic Violence in CU Denver's School of Public Affairs, spoke to us about the connection between coronavirus and domestic violence (DV). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-domestic-violence-covid-dangerous-stuck.html Health Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:41:00 EDT news522924058