CU-Boulder joins a powerful 3.5-meter telescope consortium in southeastern New Mexico, providing the department with its first facility for ground-based observational astronomy. The university has invested $330,000 of its own money and secured private funding to participate in the consortium.
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that triggers blood cell adhesion in sickle cell disease, with P-selectin playing a key role. Inhibiting P-selectin has shown promise in reducing adhesion and potentially preventing pain crises and organ failure.
Richard Wright seeks to understand how race, family dynamics, and income affect where interracial families live and their children identify. Preliminary analysis suggests that geography, class, and the racial makeup of parents influence these decisions.