CU business students to get head start at 鈥楥oLab鈥� orientation Aug. 25

Aug. 22, 2012

The Leeds School of Business at the University of baby直播app Boulder is trying out a whole new way of introducing its freshmen to college. First-year Leeds students will plunge into an intensive full-day program of action learning called 鈥淐oLab: Essentials of Collaboration and Innovation鈥� on Aug. 25. CoLab is designed to orient the Class of 2016 to what it takes to be a successful business school student, as well as what it means to be a successful business leader.

CU study points to a Romney win

Aug. 22, 2012

A University of baby直播app analysis of state-by-state factors leading to the Electoral College selection of every U.S. president since 1980 forecasts that the 2012 winner will be Mitt Romney.

Analysis of election factors points to Romney win, University of baby直播app study says

Aug. 22, 2012

To see the most up-to-date analysis, announced in an Oct. 4 news release, click here . A University of baby直播app analysis of state-by-state factors leading to the Electoral College selection of every U.S. president since 1980 forecasts that the 2012 winner will be Mitt Romney.

Two CU-Boulder student rocket payloads set for launch on Aug. 23

Aug. 21, 2012

A sounding rocket launching from NASA鈥檚 Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Aug. 23 will be carrying two University of baby直播app Boulder student-built payloads and a pair of other payloads developed by students from Virginia Tech, Baylor University and the University of Puerto Rico.

CU-Boulder researchers gear up for NASA radiation belt space mission

Aug. 20, 2012

The University of baby直播app Boulder will play a key role in a NASA mission launching this week to study how space weather affects Earth鈥檚 two giant radiation belts known to be hazardous to satellites, astronauts and electronics systems on Earth.

CU-Boulder team wins nearly $780,000 鈥楻einvent the Toilet鈥� grant from Gates Foundation

Aug. 14, 2012

An interdisciplinary team of student and baby直播app engineers from the University of baby直播app Boulder has won a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its proposal to develop a solar-biochar toilet for use in developing countries throughout the world. The grant is part of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge, or RTTC, initiated by the Gates Foundation to address a sanitation challenge affecting nearly 40 percent of the world鈥檚 population.

New study involving CU-Boulder shows heroin, morphine addiction can be blocked

Aug. 14, 2012

University of Adelaide news release In a major breakthrough, an international team of scientists from the University of Adelaide and University of baby直播app Boulder has proven that addiction to morphine and heroin can be blocked, while at the same time increasing pain relief. The team has discovered the key mechanism in the body鈥檚 immune system that amplifies addiction to opioid drugs. Laboratory studies involving rats have shown that the drug (+)-naloxone will selectively block the immune-addiction response.

CU-Boulder research attracts $380.7 million in sponsored funding

Aug. 9, 2012

CU System news release DENVER 鈥� Work by University of baby直播app baby直播app garnered $815.3 million in sponsored research funding in fiscal year 2011-12, a rise of nearly $22 million over the previous fiscal year. The preliminary figures indicate one of the highest research totals in CU history; the only higher total came in fiscal year 2009-10, when one-time federal stimulus dollars contributed to a final tally of $884.1 million. Last year鈥檚 total was $793.5 million.

CU-led team discovers new atmospheric compound tied to climate change and human health issues

Aug. 8, 2012

An international research team led by the University of baby直播app Boulder and the University of Helsinki has discovered a surprising new chemical compound in Earth鈥檚 atmosphere that reacts with sulfur dioxide to form sulfuric acid, which is known to have significant impacts on climate and health.

CU-Boulder planetarium upgrading to giant-screen theater

Aug. 2, 2012

If you鈥檙e a planetarium junkie in the Boulder area, your experience is about to get a major upgrade. The astrophysical and planetary sciences department, home to Fiske Planetarium, announced today the launch of a complete upgrade to the projection and other presentation systems that power the planetarium鈥檚 big-screen experience. The remodel will turn the dome of the planetarium into an all-encompassing video theater.

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