Kevin J. Krizek, professor of transport and the new director of CU-Boulder’s environmental design program, also serves as a visiting professor of cycling at Radboud University in the Netherlands, one of the world’s most bicycle-friendly societies. Here he talks about what the Dutch do right, what Americans could do better and the joy of the wind in his hair.
Can the shape of a soccer player’s face predict performance on the field? Keith Welker, a postdoctoral researcher in CU-Boulder’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, says yes: The wider the face, the more aggressive the play.
A NASA mission to Mars led by CU-Boulder and Bruce Jakosky of CU’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is gathering data expected to answer long-standing questions about how and why the Red Planet has changed over the eons.
Free Play Unstructured play — reading a book, wandering through the zoo, playing outside — may be good for children’s brains, says CU-Boulder psychology and neuroscience professor Yuko Munakata. Your lab looked into whether an increase in structured activities for young children, like soccer practice and piano lessons, affected the development of their brains. How
A novel antioxidant may help us turn back the clock as our arteries age, says CU-Boulder doctoral student Rachel Gioscia-Ryan.
RESILIENT RECOVERY Kathleen Tierney, director of CU-Boulder’s Natural Hazards Center, examines the post-disaster window of opportunity. What is the first thing people do after a disaster strikes? When residents experience disaster damage, one of their first impulses — after helping their neighbors and making sure they are safe — is to begin the recovery process
Integrative physiology professor Kenneth Wright conducted a study on the influence of natural versus electrical lighting on our sleep patterns.
