The Power of One mobile app, inspired by the Safe2Tell program, aims to address further youth safety concerns. From housing security to food access, the app is coined as being created “by us, for us” and involved the Youth Advisory Council from the Youth Violence Prevention Center-Denver (YVPC-Denver), an outgrowth of the Center for the Study and
Can horseback riding impact your skeleton? A new study sheds light on when humans first took to horseback riding, and what we can and can’t discern from skeletal remains. The study, published in Science Advances, was co-authored by Associate Professor of Anthropology, IBS Affiliate and Curator of Archaeology at the CU Museum of Natural History,
More than 66,000 victims of Nepal’s civil war are awaiting justice. Nepal’s truth commissions have yet to bring that justice, but their renewal for a third round of commissions this August is a tentative step forward. Tracy Fehr, a sociology Ph.D. candidate involved in the Environment and Society Program at IBS, gives her opinion on
A new survey shows war weariness among Ukrainians is on the rise, with a growing number of Ukrainians willing to loose territory to save lives. John O’Loughlin, college professor of distinction in geography and IBS fellow, along with Professor in Political Science and International Relations at UCL, Kristin Bakke, and Professor of Government and International
The short term effects of wildfires are staggering and can happen in as little as a day of exposure. Researchers are now uncovering the long term effects of wildfire exposure on human health and the environment. Colleen Reid, associate professor of Geography and IBS fellow, was recently featured on the Denver Post. She shares her
With recent public figures championing pronatalism and growing concern from falling birth rates, greater clarity is needed on these demographic numbers. Assistant Research Professor at IBS, Leslie Root, was recently interviewed by Lisa Marshall and Nicholas Goda for CU Boulder Today. She advises of a nuanced approach to addressing population and economic challenges.
The Center for Resilience and Well-Being (CRW) was recently awarded a 3 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) with several community partners. The grant will fund the five-year project, “The Community Collective for Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Services.” The project has three main goals, all
New research published this week in the journal JAMA Network Open raises questions about how the federal government represents important data. The study highlights how COVID-19 skewed maternal mortality data, providing a misrepresentation of maternal mortality after the Dobbs decision and fueling false claims about abortion. IBS Research Professor, Leslie Root, and Population Program Director and
On Saturday, September 28, the Institute of Behavioral Science will host a walk/run fundraiser in honor of our former building proctor, Denise Porchetta. The event will kick off at Valmont Bike Park at 10 a.m. Individuals or teams can walk, run or bike two different routes around Boulder, a dream that Denise left sadly unfulfilled.
Climate change is rapidly changing how humans and wildlife coexist. For farmers and agriculturalists in Asia and Africa, this includes coexistence with elephants, a multifaceted problem involving sustainability, economic fairness, environmental justice, and adapting agriculture. Karen Bailey, assistant professor of environmental studies and IBS Fellow, and CU Boulder Ph.D. student in environmental science, Tyler Nuckols,
