Community gardens improve personal and neighborhood health, CU-led research finds

June 22, 2011

Community gardeners eat more vegetables, exercise more, weigh less and feel healthier than nongardeners -- and even home gardeners -- in the Denver-metro area, researchers led by scholars from the University of babyÖ±²¥app have found.

Strongest evidence yet indicates icy Saturn moon hiding saltwater ocean

June 22, 2011

Samples of icy spray shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus collected during Cassini spacecraft flybys show the strongest evidence yet for the existence of a large-scale, subterranean saltwater ocean, says a new international study led by the University of Heidelberg and involving the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder.

Famed Russian director joins this year's babyÖ±²¥app Shakespeare Festival at CU-Boulder

June 21, 2011

A famed Russian director will direct one of four plays to be offered at this summer's babyÖ±²¥app Shakespeare Festival at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder, including two bilingual performances.

Linguistics Institute to offer free films, workshops at CU-Boulder

June 20, 2011

The University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder will host the 2011 Linguistics Institute from July 7 to Aug. 2, a prestigious gathering of babyÖ±²¥app and students from around the world that also will feature free films, workshops and lectures open to the public.

America's deadliest war also is most memorialized, CU-Boulder professor says

June 20, 2011

As the nation recognizes the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's start, public interest has been rekindled in the war and the numerous memorials and monuments marking historic figures, sites and battlegrounds in states around the country.

NSF awards CU-Boulder $5.9 million grant for alpine ecosystem research

June 16, 2011

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder a six-year, $5.9 million grant to continue intensive studies of long-term ecological changes in babyÖ±²¥app's high mountains, both natural and human-caused, over decades and centuries.

CU-Boulder part of international team to discover neutrinos can change 'flavors'

June 15, 2011

An international research team led by Japan and including the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder may have taken a significant step in discovering why matter trumped antimatter at the time of the Big Bang, helping to create virtually all of the galaxies and stars in the universe.

Mountain pine beetle activity may impact snow accumulation and melt, says CU-Boulder study

June 8, 2011

A new University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder study indicates the infestation of trees by mountain pine beetles in the high country across the West could potentially trigger earlier snowmelt and increase water yields from snowpack that accumulates beneath affected trees.

CU-Boulder scientist Zhe Chen named 2011 Boettcher Investigator

June 1, 2011

DENVER – Three University of babyÖ±²¥app researchers have been named to the 2011 class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. This is the second year for the program, which supports early career scientists in their work toward making discoveries that improve human health. CU's 2011 Boettcher Investigators are: Zhe Chen, Ph.D., assistant research professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder, whose research focuses on axon guidance during neural development

CU student installations to help engage community in University Hill development

June 1, 2011

University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder environmental design students are kicking off a community discussion on the future of University Hill public space through a series of installations being placed throughout the neighborhood this week.

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