Images from the Settle for Biden social media campaign

Making the case for President Average Joe

June 10, 2024

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ doctoral student examines how an unconventional social media campaign worked in 2020 to make Joe Biden more appealing—or at least less unappealing—to progressive voters.

girl speaking American Sign Language

Using both sides of brain to speak American Sign Language

Dec. 8, 2023

At a talk Thursday evening, °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ researcher Karen Boyd spoke about two of her studies on American Sign Language (ASL) conducted with colleagues in linguistics and psychology.

"total cuck move,"

What does ‘Ted Cruz cucks again’ actually mean?

March 16, 2023

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ graduate student in linguistics applies painstaking analysis to alt-right, white-supremacist groups that popularized a clipped version of an antiquated word.

An illustration with a bunch of faces

Zygmunt Frajzyngier wins Fulbright Specialist Award

Nov. 4, 2022

With Fulbright support, °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ linguist developed new approach to semantics of natural languages with international colleagues gathered in Italy.

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ from the sky

Land acknowledgment honors contributions of Indigenous peoples, history of land

Aug. 26, 2022

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has adopted a land acknowledgment recognizing its campus sits on land that is part of the traditional territories of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Ute and other Indigenous nations with historic and ongoing ties to the state.

Marshall Fire aftermath

Collaborators preserve voices from the fire

July 22, 2022

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ anthropology professor, students collaborate with local museum to preserve narratives from the devastating Marshall Fire.

Illustration of people learning English.

Linguist to help guide global English language learning body

May 10, 2022

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s Rai Farrelly hopes to use the board of directors position for TESOL International Organization to make English a more all-encompassing, all-inclusive language

Honors Residential Academic Program students in Smith Hall use artwork to demonstrate diversity, inclusivity and community.​

Students, staff, others honored for diversity work

April 14, 2022

Recipients, chosen by faculty committee, ‘work tirelessly and most times in the dark’ for diversity and inclusion.

Someone playing Wordle with a dog on her lap

What the Wordle trend can teach us about language and technology

March 9, 2022

Computational linguist Alexis Palmer spoke with °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Today about the popular online word game, strategies to win and how Wordle offshoots could benefit lesser-known languages.

Max Goes to Town Cover

Cynthia Clark goes to town with her stories

Oct. 6, 2021

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ staffer and alum embraces avocation as a writer in later life.

Pages