News /biofrontiers/ en Orit Peleg and grad student Owen Martin publish piece about Colorado fireflies in The Conversation /biofrontiers/2025/05/02/orit-peleg-and-grad-student-owen-martin-publish-piece-about-colorado-fireflies <span>Orit Peleg and grad student Owen Martin publish piece about Colorado fireflies in The Conversation</span> <span><span>Kristen Bjorkman</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-02T13:53:09-06:00" title="Friday, May 2, 2025 - 13:53">Fri, 05/02/2025 - 13:53</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biofrontiers/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-05/file-20250427-62-mqbt1x.png?h=21aa09ad&amp;itok=KYLhUK_b" width="1200" height="800" alt="Fireflies illuminating a field in front of the Boulder Flatirons at twilight"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/biofrontiers/taxonomy/term/20"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/biofrontiers/taxonomy/term/352" hreflang="en">News</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> window.location.href = `https://theconversation.com/fleeting-fireflies-illuminate-colorado-summer-nights-and-researchers-are-watching-253593`; 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Innovation Office's 2025 Seed Grants.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/researchinnovation/node/8528/funding/rio-funding-limited-submission-opportunities/research-innovation-seed-grant/2025`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:53:00 +0000 Kristen Bjorkman 1679 at /biofrontiers Crnic Boulder Branch Recognizes World Down Syndrome Day 3/21 /biofrontiers/2025/03/23/crnic-boulder-branch-recognizes-world-down-syndrome-day-321 <span>Crnic Boulder Branch Recognizes World Down Syndrome Day 3/21</span> <span><span>Kristen Bjorkman</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-23T17:59:02-06:00" title="Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 17:59">Sun, 03/23/2025 - 17:59</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biofrontiers/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/DCC-L-WORLDDOWN_1MJ4821.png?h=547e3c30&amp;itok=-EMnaCrJ" width="1200" height="800" alt="Students on the CU Boulder Campus with a colorfully lettered sign saying &quot;Happy World Down Syndrome Day! 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