CU-Boulder engineering students to unveil grand orrery on Feb. 11

Feb. 4, 2013

A scaled, working model of the solar system built by engineering students at the University of Colorado Boulder will be officially unveiled at Andrews Hall on Feb. 11.

Can plants be altruistic? You bet, says new CU-Boulder-led study

Feb. 1, 2013

We鈥檝e all heard examples of animal altruism: Dogs caring for orphaned kittens, chimps sharing food or dolphins nudging injured mates to the surface. Now, a study led by the University of Colorado Boulder suggests some plants are altruistic too.

CU Law School appoints Brad Udall director of newly named Getches-Wilkinson Center

Jan. 24, 2013

The University of Colorado Law School announced today that it is hiring Brad Udall as director of the newly renamed Natural Resources Law Center, which will now be called the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and Environment.

NASA-CU ozone study may benefit air standards, climate

Jan. 16, 2013

A new NASA-led study involving the University of Colorado Boulder finds that when it comes to combating global warming caused by emissions of ozone-forming chemicals, location matters. Ozone is both a major air pollutant with known adverse health effects and a greenhouse gas that traps heat from escaping Earth鈥檚 atmosphere. Scientists and policy analysts are interested in learning how curbing the emissions of ozone-forming chemicals can improve human health and also help mitigate climate change.

National Academy of Sciences honors CU-Boulder researcher

Jan. 7, 2013

University of Colorado Boulder faculty member John Gosling is one of 18 individuals honored today by the National Academy of Sciences for their outstanding scientific achievements.

Pronunciation of 鈥榮鈥 sounds impacts perception of gender, CU-Boulder researcher finds

Jan. 3, 2013

A person鈥檚 style of speech 鈥 not just the pitch of his or her voice 鈥 may help determine whether the listener perceives the speaker to be male or female, according to a University of Colorado Boulder researcher who studied transgender people transitioning from female to male. The way people pronounce their 鈥渟鈥 sounds and the amount of resonance they use when speaking contributes to the perception of gender, according to Lal Zimman, whose findings are based on research he completed while earning his doctoral degree from CU-Boulder鈥檚 linguistics department.

Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection expands Libraries' photographic holdings

Jan. 2, 2013

With 14,000 original photographs and publications largely from the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, the recently acquired Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection offers a major scholarly resource for the study of the history of photography.

Colorado business confidence remains positive going into first quarter, says CU Leeds School index

Jan. 2, 2013

Colorado business leaders鈥 optimism is modest going into the first quarter of 2013 with uncertainty surrounding the country鈥檚 political and economic environments, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.

Anna Englander

A whirlwind Italian 'Butterfly' for CU grad student

Dec. 26, 2012

Singing in your first professional opera is challenge enough. Throw in a 12-hour, trans-Atlantic flight and a mere two days of rehearsal time 鈥 with two different conductors 鈥 and you鈥檝e got a grand task indeed. But that鈥檚 just what University of Colorado College of Music student Anna Englander will face in January when she travels to Italy to sing the key role of Suzuki for three performances of Puccini鈥檚 classic Madama Butterfly in three different cities.

CU-Boulder student life: Criminology Buffs

Dec. 21, 2012

Criminology students at CU-Boulder had the opportunity to find out what life is like on the other side of the bars when they toured the prison complex at Ca帽on City, Colorado. Three tours held during the fall semester took 59 students to the Territorial Correctional Facility, Colorado State Penitentiary, and Arrowhead Correctional Center to learn about the criminal justice system, prison facilities, and inmates.

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