Better Equine Birth Control May Help Save The West’s Wild Horse Herds
Wild horses number more than 72,000 in the west and government officials say the public lands can’t support them. CSU researchers hope to keep the wild horse population in check by improving fertility control methods.
Beyond Oil Barons: Pioneering Women In The Quest For Petroleum
“Anomalies,” a new book by Denverite Robbie Gries, tells the stories of women who battled sexism and raised families while making significant scientific discoveries.
Man-Booker-Prize Translator’s Job Isn’t Just About Language. She Translates Culture Too
Denverite Jessica Cohen shared the Man Booker International Prize with Israeli author David Grossman for her translation of his book “A Horse Walks Into A Bar.”
EPA Seeks Comment on Pueblo Superfund Cleanup Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency is requesting public comment on a proposed interim plan to begin clean up in the Colorado Smelter Superfund site in south Pueblo.
Disabled Vet ‘DT’ Del Toro, A Champion Shot-Putter, Aims For Paralympics
The master sergeant was severely wounded in Afghanistan 11 years ago. Back then, doctors gave him little chance to live.
Colorado Metalsmith Shows His Weapons-Making Mettle On National TV
Southern Colorado blade maker Craig Barr carved an Asian knife and an African sword for top honors on the History Channel’s “Forged In Fire.”
Finding One Of Colorado’s Lost Literary Treasures: The Poetry of Belle Turnbull
The late poet Belle Turnbull lived as an out lesbian in Breckenridge in the 1940s. Her work focused on the mountains, especially the gritty realities of mining.
Do Animals Need More Freedom?
Two University of Colorado animal experts say humans need to rethink how we treat animals in zoos, labs, farms, in our homes, and in the wild.
What A Father Learned From Coaching A Son Who Has Autism
Coloradan Hal Walter helps his son compete as a middle-school runner. He says, “I used to think winning meant first place. Then (my son) taught me it also can mean something else.”
New Film Covers Tumultuous History Of A Colorado Industrial Giant
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company was once the state’s largest employer, largest private landowner and ran the largest steel mill west of the Mississippi.
Colorado Is Home To One Of America’s Last World War II Fighter Aces
Some 60,000 combat pilots served between World War I and the Vietnam War, only 1,447 of them became aces.
Colorado Poet Creates A Handbook For A Modern Minstrel Show
Martin Luther King Jr., Eartha Kitt and even Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura are among the black luminaries in a cast of characters conjured up by CU’s Ruth Ellen Kocher.
Lessons From The Intersection Of Science And History At The Colorado River’s Headwaters
Historian Thomas Andrews’ book “Coyote Valley: A Deep History in the High Rockies,” focuses on a small part of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Coloradan Composes Choral Music About Flint Water Crisis
CU Boulder assistant choral director Andrea Ramsey uses the words of teens and a 19th-Century poem in a new piece about the Flint, Michigan water crisis.
Denver Poet Takes On The Tragedy And Beauty of 21st Century America
Plane crashes, random shootings and the sound of a sleeping baby are fodder for Denver poet Wayne Miller in his latest collection “Post-.”
Documentary Spotlights Greek American Miners In Shadow Of Ludlow Massacre
Greek coal miners were called freedom fighters and the bone and sinew of the strike that ignited the 1914 Ludlow massacre in southern Colorado
