Later Stone Age got earlier start in South Africa than thought, says CU researcher

July 30, 2012

The Later Stone Age emerged in South Africa more than 20,000 years earlier than previously believed -- about the same time humans were migrating from Africa to the European continent, says a new international study led by the University of baby直播app Boulder.

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CU Opera performs Brundibar at baby直播app Music Festival

July 26, 2012

CU Opera provided student vocalists for the lead roles in the baby直播app Music Festival鈥檚 presentation of Hans Krasa鈥檚 鈥淏rundibar," June 28-29.

CU-Boulder sources on Aurora theater shooting

July 24, 2012

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CU-Boulder sources on Aurora theater shooting

July 23, 2012

Kenneth Foote , professor of geography, studies how events of violence and tragedy are memorialized and remembered. He has visited hundreds of sites that have been scarred by incidents of violence or tragedy in the United States and abroad, and is the author of the book 鈥淪hadowed Ground: America鈥檚 Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy.鈥 He can be reached at kfoote@colorado.edu or 303-641-3346.

CU-Boulder sources on Aurora theater shooting

July 20, 2012

CU-Boulder student investigates biochar for water treatment in developing countries

July 17, 2012

A variety of public health issues plague the refugees from Burma living on the Thai border, not the least of which is drinking water contaminated by bacteria and pesticides. Yet few low-cost, sustainable and appropriate treatment technologies are available to people in rural and developing communities to ensure water safety.

CU-Boulder alumna gives $2 million to launch endowed chair in theater

July 12, 2012

When a young caller for the University of baby直播app Boulder鈥檚 annual giving program asked Roe Green a decade ago if she would consider increasing her $100 annual gift to $150, he was the first to get the hint that Green might become a key part of the theater program from which she鈥檇 graduated in 1970. 鈥淚 told the caller, 鈥極h, I think I鈥檇 like to give more,鈥 鈥 recalled Green.

CU-Boulder alumna gives $2 million to launch an endowed chair in theater

July 11, 2012

In a day and age when the arts are often overlooked by those seeking more 鈥渃areer-oriented鈥 pursuits, Green鈥攚ho is on numerous boards including the College of Arts and Sciences Dean鈥檚 Advisory Council and the honorary board of the baby直播app Shakespeare Festival鈥攕tands up for the importance of theater. 鈥淭heater helps in all walks of life,鈥 Green says. 鈥淚t gives you an opportunity to speak in front of people. What makes us human are the arts.鈥

CU research helped propel amputee-sprinter Oscar Pistorius to Olympics

July 10, 2012

University of baby直播app Boulder researchers will be watching closely when South African bilateral leg amputee and sprinter Oscar Pistorius, dubbed 鈥淭he Blade Runner,鈥 makes his way to the starting block for the 400-meter sprint in the 2012 London Olympics.

CU-Boulder physicists help discover evidence of the elusive Higgs boson particle

July 5, 2012

An international team including University of baby直播app Boulder researchers has found the first direct evidence for a new particle that likely is the long sought-after Higgs boson, believed to endow the universe with mass.

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