Buckley awarded for ‘outstanding’ youth development research
June 27, 2023
Study led by CU Boulder Institute of Behavioral Science researcher finds that flavored-tobacco products reduce likelihood of later cessation
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Flavored tobacco makes quitting harder, new study finds
May 10, 2023
Study led by CU Boulder Institute of Behavioral Science researcher finds that flavored-tobacco products reduce likelihood of later cessation
Ten years after Sandy Hook, let’s act to reduce mass violence
December 14, 2022
“It is easy to feel powerless in the face of the horror of mass shootings. But we know what works. We know how to address this problem. It’s time to act”, says Beverly Kingston in her recent guest commentary in the Denver Post. Kingston, Director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence,
IBS Director Lori Hunter Selected to Serve on Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities to Advise White House Policy
November 8, 2022
IBS Director, Dr. Lori Hunter, has been selected as a member of the Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities established by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Roundtable, consisting of cross-disciplinary experts in academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations, will work to inform fiscal, monetary, and financial stability policies as the
How much is 120 terabytes?
November 7, 2022
Earlier this year, CRS was in the process of solving a big problem the Institute had. A really big problem. The total available storage space for data in the Institute was hovering around 120 terabytes (abbreviated “TB” if you’ve multiplied your bytes by 1000 or “TiB” if by 1024). We only had about a fifth
IBS Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence awarded $1.2 million grant aimed at violence prevention and education
October 27, 2022
The partnership between the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence and the campus police department is the result of a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As part of the project, the center will partner with the CU Boulder Police Department, student government leaders, and campus units to engage
IBS Center for Resilience + Well-Being awarded $900,000 grant to reduce youth health disparities
October 10, 2022
The Center for Resilience + Well-Being has been awarded a $900,000 grant by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Their aim is to build the capacity of families and communities to reduce health disparities for underserved youth ages 3-17 impacted by violence. The Center will establish sustainable implementation of culturally-relevant, trauma-responsive, evidence-based interventions
Youth in child welfare system lack access to birth control
October 10, 2022
CU Boulder Today interviewed Katie Massey Combs, Research Associate at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, to ask about her research on the accessibility and knowledge of contraceptive use among youth in the child welfare system. Learn more about the
What’s in a Name?
September 19, 2022
There’s a famous saying among computer scientists that one of the two hardest problems in their field is how to name things. They’re certainly not the only ones. In fact, I’d be surprised if there’s a single person in IBS who hasn’t had to struggle with a naming convention. Variables in code, folders on the
Jim Dykes and Josh Goode departures
August 15, 2022
It’s impossible for me to overstate the impact that Jim and Josh have had on CRS and IBS over the past several years. Under Jim’s leadership, the CRS team expanded to gain dedicated desktop support and server administration, including hiring most of the current team. Thanks to his vision, guidance, and mentorship, CRS’ combined expertise
