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The CUPIDS Dispatch

A monthly read on data, journalism & democracy.

Written by cross-disciplinary student teams: rapid-response explainers, dataset guides, and original data-driven investigations from across Colorado.

Latest issue

ISSUE 01 · ANNOUNCEMENT

CUPIDS and the Center for Environmental Journalism win the 2026 de Castro Research Award

CMDI's 2026 de Castro Research and Creative Work Award seeds a CUPIDS–CEJ collaboration to archive the federal environmental datasets Colorado journalism depends on.

By Brian C. Keegan & Hong Tien Vu · Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Recent dispatches

Manifesto

What is public interest data science?

Public interest data science is an approach to data that builds on traditions from journalism, law, and accounting and puts transparency, accountability, and justice at the forefront.

By Brian C. Keegan · Jun 2025 · 4 min read