Society, Law & Politics
- CU Boulder researcher Carla Jones finds that what Indonesian women wear in court can convey messages of piety and shameāor at least the appearance of these qualities.
- For 15 years, criminologist Joanne Belknap has worked to compare sexual assault rates among women in prison with those in surrounding communities at the same time. Her findings are out, and they shocked even her.
- CU Boulder archaeologist Scott Ortman and colleagues around the world explore relationships between housing size and inequality in this PNAS special feature.
- Video evidence appears in 80% of criminal cases, but a lack of consistent guidelines means thereās no standard for how media are presented in court. A workshop led by College of Media, Communication and Information faculty may change that.
- Even though Major League Baseball faces an uncertain future in its 150th season, Opening Day still held a special place in the culture and fansā hearts.
- æŖŠÄ¹ķ“«Ć½ two-thirds of Americans own stock, and many have been watching as their savings have tanked. CU Boulder Finance Professor Shaun Davies offers his take on the market's wild ride and what investors should consider.
- Associate Professor Aun Hasan Aliās book about Islamās School of Hillah explores the dynamics and formation of Twelver Shiāism, arguing that the faith was open to diverse intellectual traditions.
- The big business of the annual college basketball tournamentāwhen fans throughout the country prepare to watch 136 menās and womenās basketball teams battleāhas been more than a century in the making.
- A new study found racial and socioeconomic disparities in where odor-emitting marijuana grow houses and other malodorous factories are located in Denver and in how communities report these issues.
- A CU Boulder doctoral studentās paper argues that the hit film āBarbieā exemplifies āmasculinity without patriarchyā in media.