Mixed Results As DPS Experiment Tries To Bring Economic Diversity To Affluent Schools
A pilot program puts poorer kids first in line to opt into more affluent schools. The experiment has had mixed results, says Chalkbeat reporter Melanie Asmar.
It’s An Old-Fashioned Christmas On The Plains, And You’re Invited
The towns of Genoa, Hugo and Limon are turning on the lights, and the small town charm, for Lincoln County’s Christmas on the Plains tour this Sunday.
A Festival of Lights That Is Uniquely Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park glows by the light of luminarias — lanterns made with candles in paper bags — during a holiday open house.
Denver Director’s New Film Explores Trauma And The Hope For Healing
Childhood loss and abuse plague the title characters of “Amy & Sophia” until their friendship opens a door to recovery. The film by Denver director Adam Lipsius debuts at the Denver Film Festival this weekend.
Drilling Near The Site Of An Underground Nuclear Blast Just Got A Little Easier
State regulators have relaxed testing requirements for drilling near Project Rulison, the site of an underground nuclear bomb explosion in 1969.
Colorado 7th Grader Invents A Lead Test And Gets Named America’s ‘Top Young Scientist’
Gitanjali Rao, 11, won a national competition with an invention that measures lead in drinking water. The honor comes with a $25,000 prize.
Stars Aren’t Just Twinkling, They’re Quaking
The Colorado-built Kepler Space Telescope is giving an unexpected boost to the study of quakes in stars, or “asteroseismology.” Yes, that’s a thing.
Meet Three Coloradans With Far Out Space Concepts Backed By NASA
(Courtesy NASA)The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program is holding a symposium in Denver this week. Colorado Matters spoke with three Colorado scientists working on ideas backed by NIAC grants.
Astronauts’ Gym Of The Future Could Be An Alpine Slide In Space
University of Colorado scientist Torin Clark and his team received a research grant for what’s called Turbolift from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program.
Colorado Scientist Dreams Up A Frisbee-Like Robot To Sail Onto Asteroids
University of Colorado scientist Jay McMahon tells Colorado Matters the “soft bot” could adhere to an asteroid using something called van der Waals principles.
Solar-Powered Asteroid Mining? This Colorado Scientist Is On The Team Figuring It Out
Chris Dreyer of the Colorado School of Mines is part of a team that will present at NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program, which holds its symposium in Denver this week.
Where Will Amazon’s New Headquarters Be? The New York Times Picks Denver
The race is on to land the online retailer’s second headquarters. The prize is 50,000 new jobs and $5 billion in economic development.
After Wowing Us For 13 Years, Cassini Plans A Dramatic Final Plunge Into Saturn
A Colorado scientist reflects on a mission that snapped astonishing pictures of massive storms, and revealed tantalizing prospects for life on Saturn’s moons. Cassini will crash into the ringed planet on Friday.
Colorado’s Teacher of the Year: Here’s What We Can Learn From Schools In Finland
Is Colorado ready for more recess and less testing? That’s what Colorado’s Teacher of the Year observed this summer in one of the best ranked school systems in the world.
How A Suburban Dinosaur Skeleton Discovery Opens A Window To What’s Under Foot
Joe Sertich, curator of dinosaurs at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, tells Colorado Matters that the Denver metro area sits on land that is good for finding dinosaur bones.
Eclipse: Pro Tips On The View From Colorado
Can’t get to the “totality”? The director of the Fiske Planetarium in Boulder wants you to see the best view from Colorado.
