It's a 'supermoon' eclipse and it’s coming your way

Sept. 25, 2015

Look. Up in the sky it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a "supermoon" and it’s disappearing. That’s because Sunday evening for the first time in 32 years a "supermoon," a moon that appears larger due to its close orbit to the Earth, and a total lunar eclipse are happening at the same time. But don’t worry about missing it, says Doug Duncan, a CU-Boulder astrophysicist and director of the Fiske Planetarium on campus.

Computing by Design weaves computer science throughout K-12 curriculum

Sept. 23, 2015

A Computing by Design symposium aimed at helping educators weave computer science principles throughout the K-12 curriculum will be held Monday, Sept. 28, at the STEM-focused Timberline PK-8 , 233 E. Mountain View Ave., in Longmont.

Pianist Toku Kawata's summer in Paris

Sept. 22, 2015

Toku Kawata, a third-year piano performance doctor of musical arts candidate, spent a month in Paris this summer to research "En Vers" by Japanese composer and sometime Paris resident Akira Miyoshi. He shared his experience with CU-Boulder's College of Music .

Axelrad receives 2015 Aerospace Educator Award

Sept. 17, 2015

CU-Boulder's Penina Axelrad , professor and chair of the Department of Aerospace Sciences, received the 2015 Aerospace Educator Award from the Women in Aerospace association.

A career well improvised

Sept. 17, 2015

As far as careers go, jazz pianist Stephen Thurston is hitting all the right notes. Since graduating from the CU-Boulder College of Music with a bachelor’s degree in jazz piano in 2013, Thurston has been growing roots in the Denver jazz scene, playing an average of one show per day—often two.

Research underway to look at effects of exercise on older adult brain function

Sept. 17, 2015

One of the largest research studies of it kind in the state is now underway at the University of babyÖ±˛Ąapp Boulder to look at the effects of physical activity on the quality of life in older adults, including social, emotional, financial and cognitive function.

Explore the complexity and evolution of 'Black Dance' in '[UN] W.R.A.P.'

Sept. 9, 2015

Kicking off the 2015-16 CU Theatre & Dance season, “[UN] W.R.A.P.: Undoing Writing, Research and Performance” explores the complexity and evolution of “Black Dance.” The three-day symposium, held Sept. 18-20 at the Irey Theatre, will look at the historical impact and ongoing contributions of African American choreographers.

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Abdalati to co-lead high-profile effort to set nation’s satellite science agenda

Sept. 4, 2015

Waleed Abdalati, professor of geography at the University of babyÖ±˛Ąapp Boulder and director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), will co-chair a prestigious national committee charged with developing U.S. priorities for observing Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land surfaces by satellite.

CU-Boulder-led study shows how community ecology can advance the fight against infectious diseases

Sept. 3, 2015

The ecological complexity of many emerging disease threats—interactions among multiple hosts, multiple vectors and even multiple parasites—often complicates efforts aimed at controlling disease. Now, a new paper co-authored by a University of babyÖ±˛Ąapp Boulder professor is advancing a multidisciplinary framework that could provide a better mechanistic understanding of emerging outbreaks.

Decade-long Amazon rainforest burn yields new insight into wildfire vulnerabilities, resiliencies

Sept. 2, 2015

The longest and largest controlled burn experiment ever conducted in the Amazon rainforest has yielded new insight into the ways that tropical forests succumb to—and bounce back from—large-scale wildfires, according to new research co-authored by a University of babyÖ±˛Ąapp Boulder professor.

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