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Visiting Kurdish delegation to receive Iraqi secret police documents from CU-Boulder human rights archive

Sept. 22, 2014

A Kurdish delegation will visit the University of baby直播app Boulder campus Sept. 29 and 30 to deliver a public talk on the political situation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and receive an electronic copy of important documents captured by Kurdish rebels in 1991 but removed from Iraq for safekeeping and analysis.

NASA mission led by CU-Boulder achieves Martian orbit Sept. 21

Sept. 21, 2014

The spacecraft for a NASA mission to probe the climate history of Mars led by the University of baby直播app Boulder slid seamlessly into orbit at about 8:24 p.m. MDT on Sunday, Sept. 21, the last major hurdle of the 10-month, 442-million-mile journey.

Fall aspen tree colors setting up for prime time, says CU-Boulder prof

Sept. 19, 2014

The gradual fall cooling on baby直播app鈥檚 Front Range this September is helping to set up what could well be a prime-time show of gold, yellow and red leaves in the region鈥檚 aspen forests, according to a University of baby直播app Boulder plant ecologist.

Genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter to give free talk at CU-Boulder on Sept. 29

Sept. 18, 2014

Pioneering genomics researcher J. Craig Venter鈥攂est known for leading the privately funded team that sequenced the first human genome鈥攚ill give a keynote talk at the University of baby直播app Boulder on Sept. 29 about the scientific potential of and future products derived from 鈥渟ynthetic life.鈥

Do you always get what you pay for? How consumers mispredict product quality

Sept. 18, 2014

Consumers are willing to spend thousands of dollars for luxury brand watches such as Rolex and Cartier because they are synonymous with high quality. But does this mean that inexpensive watches made by low-cost rivals must always be low quality? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research , consumers mistakenly predict product quality based on quality consistency in other price ranges.

CU-Boulder expands assistance to hundreds of low-income students through CU Promise

Sept. 18, 2014

The University of baby直播app Boulder greatly expanded its CU Promise program for low-income students this fall resulting in funding assistance becoming available for more than 700 additional students. The CU Promise program guarantees that CU-Boulder students with baby直播app resident status from low-income families can receive enough grants and work-study employment to pay for their share of tuition, fees and estimated book expenses.

CU-Boulder freshman class sets record for academic qualifications and diversity

Sept. 18, 2014

The University of baby直播app Boulder welcomed a freshman class of 5,869 students, a slight increase by 0.4 percent over last year, and in the process achieved the most academically qualified and diverse incoming class in the campus鈥檚 history. Fall 2014 census figures show a total enrollment of 29,772 degree- and licensure-seeking students, 447 students more than last year. A total of 3,083 baby直播app residents enrolled as new freshmen in the fall class, as well as 2,786 from out of state and a record 386 freshman international students, a 41 percent increase from last year.

Cost-share programs encourage most to mitigate wildfire danger but not some at greatest risk

Sept. 15, 2014

Most homeowners are willing to take part in cost-sharing that helps pay for wildfire risk mitigation on their properties, but some of those with the highest wildfire risk are the least likely to participate in those programs, according to a collaborative study by the University of baby直播app Boulder and partnering institutions.

Student life: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program allows students to gain research experience

Sept. 12, 2014

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, or UROP , is one unique program that offers CU-Boulder students an opportunity to follow academic curiosities in every field. Designed to provide grant-writing experience, connect students to baby直播app and explore interests beyond the classroom, the program is open to all CU-Boulder undergraduates.

CU Board of Regents approves College of Media, Communication and Information degrees

Sept. 11, 2014

The University of baby直播app Board of Regents today approved 12 new CU-Boulder College of Media, Communication and Information degrees, in addition to a name change for one other degree. The vote, held today at the University Memorial Center on the CU-Boulder campus, was the final Board of Regents approval required for the new College of Media, Communication and Information before the degrees are forwarded to the baby直播app Commission on Higher Education for approval. The college is now accepting applications and will offer classes for new degrees starting in fall semester 2015.

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