Students give rave reviews to CU Boulder’s ‘happiness class’
Colleges and universities across the country are exploring the research behind happiness: how to achieve it and how striving for it too much can backfire. This was the inaugural year of CU Boulder’s class “Science of Happiness,” taught by June Gruber, an associate professor of psychology. The homework consisted of exercises, including a gratitude journal students kept.
Interview: The lawyer who represented the families of Elijah McClain and Christian Glass talks police settlements and reform
“Sheneen McClain, through her courage, was able to change the laws in Colorado.”
New book paints a picture of two men who spent decades in solitary confinement
The book “No Human Contact” examines what to do with people in prison who are deemed dangerous, and whether isolation is cruel and unusual punishment. Author Pete Earley profiles two men who spent years in solitary confinement. Their crimes were by all accounts heinous: Each man killed a prison guard and other men incarcerated with them.
We answer your Colorado gardening questions for spring planting season
From flowers to vegetables, trees to grasses, and perennial pests.
Three years into the pandemic, Colorado COVID-19 experts tell us what to expect next, from vaccines to mutations, hospital readiness and more
We checked in with some top doctors in Colorado who’ve dealt with the virus first-hand over the last three years.
Some of Colorado’s top docs share their advice as COVID enters new chapter
Just three years ago, the word “pandemic” was a distant concept, but it’s now become part of our vocabulary and our lives. We speak with three doctors who’ve been at the front lines of the COVID pandemic about how the virus continues to affect our lives, leading to hospitalizations and deaths. At the same time, most experts agree we’re in a new phase of COVID-19 where the most stringent measures are no longer necessary.
In a world of waste, this Colorado recycling service takes even the trickiest items
The Happy Beetle, one of a growing number of companies that will pick up hard-to-recycle items and disperse them to be reused as they are or recycled for other purposes.
Here’s some advice on how to help your garden spring to life
Spring has arrived and that means it’s optimum time for gardening. CPR’s Andrea Dukakis got a visit at her Denver home from Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator and Director of Outreach at the Denver Botanic Gardens to get his advice for how to make a garden spring to life in Colorado’s unique and changing climate.
Homelessness among Boulder youth linked to Marshall Fire, evictions
The 2021 Marshall Fire upended the lives of people who lived and worked in the areas in and around Boulder county. That’s reflected in the number of students in the Boulder Valley School District who’ve recently faced housing instability and homelessness, which have been higher than at any time since the Great Recession. Reporter John Herrick wrote a story about it for the Boulder Reporting Lab.
State warns Coloradans on Medicaid to re-up their coverage as COVID emergency declarations wind down
The renewal packets will arrive in waves depending on when an individual or family first signed up for Medicaid. The first ones are due Friday, May 5, 2023.
April 25, 2023: Searching for answers and an understanding about mass shootings
Why are there more mass shootings in the U.S. compared to other countries? One researcher says it may have to do with how guns are viewed in American society. Then, a Colorado Wonders question about wind prompts even more windy curiosities. And “My Story So Far” shares the emotional stories of people touched by the Marshall Fire.
Putting a number on mass shootings in America
How many mass shootings happen each year depends on who you ask and what database you’re looking at, according to Tristian Bridges, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California Santa Barbara who studies mass shootings.
How to treat childhood obesity depends on who you ask
Experts disagree on the best way to treat kids diagnosed as overweight or obese. Earlier this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidance on treatments. The most controversial of the recommendations favor physicians taking a proactive approach to weight loss, including medication for children 12 and older and an evaluation for metabolic and bariatric surgery for teens 13 and older.
How one man took on corruption, the mob and the Ku Klux Klan in Denver
Denver in the 1920s enjoyed a booming economy, a growing population and flocks of tourists. But underneath that vibrancy was organized crime, corruption, and the Ku Klux Klan, The new book, “Gangbuster: One Man’s Battle against Crime, Corruption, and the Klan” by Alan Prendergast is about that time and about a man named Philip Van Cise who was determined to uphold the law.
March 28, 2023: Working while caring for someone with Alzheimer’s; Diversifying the bench
As baby boomers age and more people develop Alzheimer’s, loved-ones are stepping in as caregivers. And, for caregivers with jobs, the balancing act can be tricky. Then, honoring Black female judges in Colorado and the push to diversify judicial appointees. Also, why record snowpack can be bad for elk and deer. And, CPR’s podcast Terra Firma.
Alzheimer’s caregivers on navigating work and care for a loved-one
Juggling work life and home life can be challenging especially when it involves caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease. Caregivers say tending to a loved-one can feel like a fulltime job in and of itself. We hear from caregivers about the challenges and from someone who has explored the topic from the employer’s perspective.
