Heather Hansen

Aug 7, 2024 | spiritualityandpractice.com | Netta Weinstein |Heather Hansen

These authors are psychologists and researchers in the field of studying the meaning and purpose of solitude in human life. The publisher is a scholarly one, and the authors refer to and quote dozens of scientific studies. But you may also be surprised, as we were, at how practical this book can be.

Apr 8, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Netta Weinstein |Heather Hansen

In my head, solitude is me time, we were told by Jean, 67, from Wales. She added: ‘I think it’s important to have that time on your own to think things through and do things that are just for you.’It may surprise many people to learn that the average adult spends nearly one third of their waking life alone, and even more as we get older.

Mar 14, 2023 | colorado.edu | Heather Hansen

On two exciting nights of pitches and prizes, judges gave feedback and funding to New Venture Challenge (NVC) competitors. On the first night, female founders presented ideas and, on the second, the ventures were climate-focused. Ten startups brought a broad range of ideas to the stage, including how to live and garden more sustainably, how to deal with the downsides of social media, how to offer practical prosthetics for kids—and sustainable water filters and hydroponic produce for all.

Mar 9, 2023 | colorado.edu | Heather Hansen

Image: Jun Ye, professor (Physics) and fellow at JILA, is the principal investigator of a solution to use frequency combs for disease diagnostics, a technology in the Embark portfolio. Wanted: entrepreneurs ready to launch startups based on innovations created in CU Boulder’s research labs.

Feb 27, 2023 | colorado.edu | Heather Hansen

Beginning this year on April 27, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) will host the Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in Science, bringing national research leaders to the University of Colorado Boulder annually. The Litman Lecture celebrates the legacy of an exceptional scientist and educator with a lifelong passion for research, and a firm commitment to keeping rigorous inquiry at the heart of university life.