Measurements of winter Arctic sea ice show continuing ice loss, says CU-Boulder study

March 23, 2011

The 2011 Arctic sea ice extent maximum that marks the beginning of the melt season appears to be tied for the lowest ever measured by satellites, say scientists at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center.

CU-Boulder space scientists ready for orbital insertion of Mercury spacecraft

March 15, 2011

NASA's MESSENGER mission, launched in 2004, is slated to slide into Mercury's orbit March 17 after a harrowing 4.7 billion mile journey that involved 15 loops around the sun and will bring relief and renewed excitement to the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder team that designed and a built an $8.7 million instrument onboard.

CU-Boulder graduate programs earn national ranking

March 15, 2011

Graduate programs at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder continue to earn national prominence based on the latest annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report. CU-Boulder schools and programs garnered 25 mentions in the 2012 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including five ranked in the top 10 of their fields.

Neanderthals were nifty at controlling fire, according to CU-Boulder researcher

March 14, 2011

A new study involving the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder shows clear evidence of the continuous control of fire by Neanderthals in Europe dating back roughly 400,000 years, yet another indication that they weren't dimwitted brutes as often portrayed.

Gulf oil spill study sheds light on urban air pollution

March 10, 2011

When a team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences raced to the scene of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill to assess the disaster's impact on air quality last year, they found more than they expected.

Natural variability main culprit of deadly Russian heat wave, study finds

March 9, 2011

The deadly Russian heat wave of 2010 was due to a natural atmospheric phenomenon often associated with weather extremes, according to a new study by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES

Works of Stan Brakhage, film pioneer and longtime CU professor, preserved in new center

March 2, 2011

Stan Brakhage loved poetry and befriended poets but dubbed himself a failed poet. Many experts disagreed. He was, they said, a consummate poet -- one who spoke in the language of film and measured his meter in frames.

New CU study shows acupressure effective in helping to treat traumatic brain injury

Feb. 28, 2011

A new University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications for some U.S. war veterans returning home.

Feb. 23 NASA mission to tote $28 million CU-Boulder instrument and tiny student satellite

Feb. 22, 2011

A $28 million University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder instrument developed to study changes in the sun's brightness and its impact on Earth's climate is one of two primary payloads on NASA's Glory mission set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Feb. 23.

CU's Glenn Miller Archive acquires one of world's best Big Band Era collections

Feb. 21, 2011

The Glenn Miller Archive at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder American Music Research Center has acquired one of the world's most significant collections of Big Band Era recordings and memorabilia.

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