Study shows integrative teaching methods double learning in physics classroom

May 12, 2011

Interactive teaching methods significantly improved attendance and doubled both engagement and learning in a large physics class, according to a University of British Columbia study involving University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman that is being published today in Science.

Two CU-Boulder babyÖ±²¥app elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 4, 2011

Two babyÖ±²¥app members from the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a top honor recognizing scientists and engineers for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

CU student team leader for Space Dust Counter to receive doctorate May 6

May 4, 2011

After six years of helping operate NASA spacecraft and satellites, Andrew Poppe will receive his doctoral degree in physics from the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder on May 6.

$2 million endowed chair in Jewish history bolsters fast-growing CU-Boulder program

May 4, 2011

To honor a father who stoked their love of history and respect for civil rights, Boulder sisters and University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder alumnae Midge Korczak and Leslie Singer Lomas have donated $2 million to endow the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History at CU-Boulder.

Three CU-Boulder students receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

May 3, 2011

Three University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder students have won 2011 Goldwater Scholarships, recognizing top work in math, science or engineering among undergraduates nationally.

Ancient bipedal hominid dubbed 'Nutcracker Man' preferred grass to nuts, new study finds

May 2, 2011

An ancient, bipedal hominid sporting a set of powerful jaws and huge molars that earned it the nickname "Nutcracker Man" likely didn't crack nuts at all, preferring instead to slurp up vast quantities of grasses and sedges, says a new study.

CU applied mathematics professor Harvey Segur to receive 2011 Hazel Barnes Prize

May 2, 2011

Harvey Segur, a professor of applied mathematics at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder, has been selected to receive the 2011 Hazel Barnes Prize, the highest babyÖ±²¥app recognition for teaching and research awarded by the university.

Evolution of human 'super-brain' tied to development of bipedalism, tool-making

April 20, 2011

Scientists seeking to understand the origin of the human mind may want to look to honeybees -- not ancestral apes -- for at least some of the answers, according to a University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder archaeologist.

Two CU-Boulder students win $150,000 teaching fellowships

April 19, 2011

Two students at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder have been awarded major teaching fellowships by the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation, or KSTF, for 2011. CU-Boulder undergraduates Julia Ratcliff and Cacia Steensen were among 37 new fellowships awarded nationwide for teachers of biology, mathematics and physical science.

CU-Boulder sources on Gulf oil spill anniversary on April 20

April 19, 2011

Karl Linden, professor of environmental engineering and a water treatment expert, has been leading a yearlong study of the environmental fate of the oil dispersants used in the Gulf of Mexico cleanup. His research team has traveled to the Gulf area to collect samples and is investigating the chemical constituents in the dispersant, as well as its sunlight-based decay in the laboratory. Linden can be reached at 303-492-4798 or karl.linden@colorado.edu .

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