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Buffs Gaze at Celestial Bodies

March 1, 2010

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ 50 students, mostly from aerospace engineering, are working to build a 5-pound spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread that will give scientists a better understanding of solar flares and other so-called space weather.

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DiStefano Visits White House to Stem Shortage

March 1, 2010

Chancellor DiStefano was front and center on Jan. 6 at the White House when leaders of four research universities presented a letter to President Barack Obama pledging to address the national shortage of science and mathematics teachers.

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By the Numbers - Winter 2009

Dec. 1, 2009

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ statistics and numbers from the winter 2009 issue.

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There's Something Lurking in My Shower Head

Dec. 1, 2009

Every morning, thousands of people jump in the shower, but many don’t realize the irony of this practice.

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Forever Buffs: Helping Alums Get Jobs

Dec. 1, 2009

When Lea Alvarado began her new job as alumni career counselor at CU-Boulder in August, the phone started ringing off the hook.

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Will Bar Codes Stop Illegal Animal Trade?

Dec. 1, 2009

With many animal species in sharp decline because of a thriving illegal animal trade, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ and other researchers have developed sequenced DNA bar codes to identify hunted wildlife species.

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Professor Lives Suite Life in Dorm

Dec. 1, 2009

Dorms have always had a family-type feel, but this fall, Andrews Hall in the Kittredge Complex took the concept one step further when associate professor Scot Douglass of engineering, his wife and two children moved in.

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Syllabus Spotlight for Spring 2010

Dec. 1, 2009

A featured course from the winter 2009 issue.

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Social Media a Possible Lifesaver During Disasters

Dec. 1, 2009

In June, Twitter awed the world with its potential for breaking news during the Iranian election protests.

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Colorado Chalks Up a Century of Teacher Licenses

Dec. 1, 2009

More than 100 years ago, those who wanted to teach high school in Colorado merely needed to complete high school.

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