Hubble Telescope project involving CU-Boulder maps temperature, water vapor on wild exoplanet

Oct. 9, 2014

A team of scientists including a University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder professor used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to make the most detailed global map yet of the glow from a giant, oddball planet orbiting another star, an object twice as massive as Jupiter and hot enough to melt steel.

Amy Palmer

Biomedical research lands CU-Boulder prof coveted award for $3.7 million from NIH

Oct. 9, 2014

University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder Associate Professor Amy Palmer of the BioFrontiers Institute was awarded a coveted Director’s Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health this week, a five-year, $3.7 million grant made to select researchers showing exceptional creativity in solving pressing biomedical and behavioral research problems.

Ganymede, courtesy of NASA

NASA awards CU-Boulder-led team $7 million to study origins, evolution of life in universe

Oct. 7, 2014

NASA has awarded a team led by the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder more than $7 million to study aspects of the origins, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.

Acknowledging appearance reduces bias when beauties apply for masculine jobs, says CU-Boulder-led study

Oct. 7, 2014

Past research shows physical beauty can be detrimental to women applying for masculine jobs. But belles can put the brakes on discrimination by acknowledging their looks during an interview, according to a new study led by the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder. The paper, published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes , is the first to provide a method for curtailing such prejudice against attractive women.

Novel technology used to make restorative dental material developed at CU-Boulder

Oct. 1, 2014

A novel dental restorative material that should make life easier for dental care experts and their patients, which is based on technology developed by a team of University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder engineers, was unveiled Oct. 1 by the 3M Company.

babyÖ±²¥app business confidence dips but remains positive to finish year, says CU-Boulder Leeds School

Oct. 1, 2014

The confidence of babyÖ±²¥app business leaders continues to be positive heading into the fourth quarter and has moderately increased compared with a year ago, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) released today by the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. It’s not as bullish, however, as it was a quarter ago with slight drops across the board resulting in a current overall reading of 59.5, down from 61.2 heading into the third quarter of 2014.

Syrian-American musician brings message of peace to Boulder

Sept. 26, 2014

As his country continues to suffer from civil war, terrorism and atrocities, renowned Syrian-American composer and pianist Malek Jandali will bring his message of peace and human rights to CU-Boulder with a lecture and public concert on Sept. 29.

A view of the Fourmile Canyon Fire

babyÖ±²¥app’s Front Range fire severity today not much different than in past, says CU-Boulder study

Sept. 24, 2014

The perception that babyÖ±²¥app’s Front Range wildfires are becoming increasingly severe does not hold much water scientifically, according to a massive new study led by the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder and Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif.

Faculty-Student Mentor Program inviting first-year students to join

Sept. 23, 2014

Designed to make the transition to college life a smooth one, the Faculty-Student Mentor Program brings students and babyÖ±²¥app members together with the goal of helping students excel academically, socially, and culturally and navigate the many opportunities CU-Boulder has to offer.

State policies are effective in reducing power plant emissions, CU-Boulder-led analysis finds

Sept. 23, 2014

A new study led by the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder found that different strategies used by states to reduce power plant emissions -- direct ones such as emission caps and indirect ones like encouraging renewable energy -- are both effective. The study is the first analysis of its kind.

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