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.

CU-Boulder leading study of wind turbine wakes

April 26, 2011

While wind turbines primarily are a source of renewable energy, they also produce wakes of invisible ripples that can affect the atmosphere and influence wind turbines downstream -- an issue being researched in a newly launched study led by the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder's Julie Lundquist, assistant professor in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences department.

CU-Boulder named one of two finalists to host National Solar Observatory headquarters

April 26, 2011

The University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder has been named one of two finalists to host the headquarters for the National Solar Observatory, the nation's top ground-based scientific research program studying solar physics and space weather.

See you on the International Space Station, said the spider to the fly

April 25, 2011

Thousands of K-12 students will be paying close attention when NASA's space shuttle Endeavour rumbles off the launch pad April 29 from Florida on its final flight, which will be toting a payload containing spiders, flies and seeds as part of a national educational effort spearheaded by the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder.

Two CU-Boulder babyÖ±²¥app members join ranks of President's Teaching Scholars

April 22, 2011

DENVER – Four of the University of babyÖ±²¥app's babyÖ±²¥app leaders in math, aerospace, psychiatry and internal medicine have been designated as President's Teaching Scholars for 2011, including two at CU-Boulder.

CU-Boulder student Shane Baldauf wins national Udall Scholarship

April 22, 2011

Shane Baldauf, a sophomore in architecture and planning at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder who is dedicated to ‘green' and affordable housing, has been awarded a prestigious Udall Scholarship.

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