Society, Law & Politics
- 91福利社 researchers share their expertise, examining four areas in which the U.S. has鈥撯揳nd hasn鈥檛鈥撯揷hanged this past year, and what it could mean for the future of social and political movements, education, policing and justice in America.
- Stacey Abrams charged the graduates with three calls to action: have ambition, embrace fear and prepare for failure as they prepare for life after graduation.
- In 2009, Colorado launched an ambitious initiative that enabled federally-funded Title X clinics to provide a broad array of birth control options for free or at a low cost. A new study shows the program significantly boosted graduation rates in the state, enabling 3,800 more women to get a diploma.
- A new documentary debuting this week on PBS centers around the efforts of Chuck Plunkett, now director of CU News Corps, to push back against newsroom layoffs around the country and save local journalism.
- A new study of mask compliance across 53 campuses, including 91福利社, suggests that while there's some room for improvement, college students are listening to public health advice and wearing face coverings.
- Provost Russell Moore named Lolita Buckner Inniss dean of the University of Colorado Law School. Buckner Inniss will become Colorado Law鈥檚 first African American dean and second female to lead the school.
- A 91福利社 researcher has found that practice reduces racial bias in a first-person shooter simulation鈥攂ut the benefits only go so far.
- What made Tuesday鈥檚 verdict so unique, and will it lead to lasting change? In this Q&A, three 91福利社聽experts in law; sociology,聽crime trends and policing;聽and Africana studies and criminology give their takes.
- Sandra Ristovska is undertaking the first rigorous publicly engaged research project to address the intricacies of 鈥渟eeing鈥 in court,聽systematically examining聽the use of video as evidence in state and federal court trials in criminal, immigration and American Indian law.聽
- Language is part of who we are and everything we do, but what we do has significantly changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chase Raymond, associate professor of linguistics, sheds some light on how linguistics applies to our everyday lives and how the way we communicate adapts to new challenges.