CU-Boulder postdoctoral researcher Brian Harvey making tree measurements in Yellowstone National Park

Fires, drought linked to climate change affecting high-altitude forests

March 21, 2016

Large, severe fires in the West followed by increasing drought conditions as the planet warms are leading to lower tree densities and increased patchiness in high-elevation forests, according to a new study. The researchers found that the rate of post-fire tree seedling establishment decreased substantially with greater post-fire drought severity.

CU-E3 satellite graduate student team members

Aerospace engineering students shoot for the moon and past it

March 21, 2016

A CU-Boulder student team is shooting for the moon and beyond with a tiny satellite under development that has just taken another step closer to launch. As one of the top five teams selected by NASA, the team of 10 graduate students will continue developing a small CubeSat satellite about the size of a shoebox called the CU Earth Escape Explorer (CU-E3) with a $30,000 award from NASA.

New Horizons

More surprises in store for the New Horizons spacecraft?

March 17, 2016

Students at CU-Boulder, who built a dust counter for the New Horizons mission to Pluto, have been eyeing the data for decade now. And the results are showing the solar system really is pretty barren if you put aside the planets, rings, moons, comets and asteroids.

Paralympic sprinter

Paralympic sprinters beware: Track curves can be tricky

March 16, 2016

For some Paralympic sprinters, having the inside track is not always a good thing. A new CU-Boulder study shows lower left-leg amputee athletes sprinting in the inside lane of an indoor track ran about 4 percent slower than athletes with right-leg amputations.

Love trumps budget in sentimental buys, finds CU-Boulder-led study

March 14, 2016

Brides and the bereaved beware: You, like many shoppers, may have a tendency to reject thriftiness when your purchase is a matter of the heart, according to a new study led by the University of babyֱapp Boulder.

Antarctica sketch

Warming ocean water undercuts Antarctic ice shelves

March 14, 2016

“Upside-down rivers” of warm ocean water threaten the stability of floating ice shelves in Antarctica, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of babyֱapp Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. The study highlights how parts of Antarctica’s ice sheet may be weakening due to contact with warm ocean water.

Raina Gough

CU-Boulder’s Raina Gough joins NASA’s Mars rover science team

March 11, 2016

NASA has selected CU-Boulder researcher Raina Gough to join the Mars Curiosity rover mission as a participating scientist; she hopes to expand the science team’s search for evidence of liquid water.

Carissa Marsh and Luke DeGregori

Science education, a love story: CU-Boulder couple bond over their passion for teaching

March 11, 2016

Luke DeGregori and Carissa Marsh are almost as passionate about science education as they are about each other. Before the couple marries this July, they’re focused on their final semester at the University of babyֱapp Boulder and time well spent student teaching.

Feeling lucky? The odds behind picking a perfect NCAA bracket

March 11, 2016

What are the odds of filling out a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket, picking all 63 games correctly? According to University of babyֱapp Boulder Professor Mark Ablowitz, former chair of the Department of Applied Mathematics, they are breathtaking: Try about one in 9.22 quintillion.

 Brain awareness class paper and crayons

Mind matters: Learning about the brain

March 9, 2016

INC Classroom Outreach sends teams of CU-Boulder students into local schools to teach kids about the brain. They provide lessons on sleep, nutrition for the brain, emotions, head injury and general brain structure. The program is an extension of a large-scale effort to increase public awareness of brain research.

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