‘Sideline quasars’ helped to stifle early galaxy formation, says CU study

March 21, 2013

University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder astronomers targeting one of the brightest quasars glowing in the universe some 11 billion years ago say “sideline quasars†likely teamed up with it to heat abundant helium gas billions of years ago, preventing small galaxy formation.

Three CU-Boulder engineering babyÖ±²¥app win prestigious CAREER awards

March 20, 2013

Three University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder engineering babyÖ±²¥app were selected this spring to receive National Science Foundation CAREER awards. Assistant professors Abbie Liel and Matthew Hallowell of civil, environmental and architectural engineering, and Mahmoud Hussein of aerospace engineering sciences, were selected to receive the awards.

NASA’s next Mars mission invites public to come aboard with "Going to Mars" campaign

March 18, 2013

NASA’s next Mars mission is giving students and the public worldwide an opportunity to have a personal connection with space exploration through a new education and public outreach effort called the “Going to Mars†campaign.

CU Energy Club conference to explore ‘energy frontiers’ with government, industry April 4

March 18, 2013

University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder students, along with experts from government and industry, will focus on student research and topics including energy storage and cooperation with China during the fourth annual Energy Frontiers conference April 4. The event, organized by the CU Energy Club, is free and open to the public and will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom of the University Memorial Center. The conference includes a poster session, panel discussion, catered lunch and a career fair.

CU-Boulder researchers develop dental polymer technology licensed to 3M

March 15, 2013

CU Technology Transfer Office news release An advanced polymer technology developed at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder was recently licensed to 3M, a diversified technology company based in St. Paul, Minn. The licensed technology, developed by a team led by CU-Boulder Distinguished Professor Christopher Bowman, enables formation of very low-shrinkage composites, improving performance of many materials currently used in dental fillings and sealants, dentures and dental implants.

NASA’s next Mars mission invites public to come aboard

March 15, 2013

NASA’s next Mars mission is giving students and the public worldwide an opportunity to have a personal connection with space exploration through a new education and public outreach effort called the “Going to Mars†campaign. The campaign is led on behalf of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN mission, by the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder.

Zhang wins Sloan Research Fellowship

March 15, 2013

Wei Zhang, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder, has won a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships are given to early career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars and as the next generation of scientific leaders. The 2013 fellowships were awarded to 126 U.S. and Canadian researchers.

Recent CU-Boulder graduate finds problem with biological incubators and patents solution

March 14, 2013

The strength of magnetic fields inside biological incubators can vary by orders of magnitude from one incubator to the next as well as from one location to another inside the same incubator, a finding with direct implications for some biologists, according to a new study by a recent University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder graduate, who also patented a solution.

CU-Boulder appoints Steven Hayward as inaugural Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy

March 13, 2013

Steven Hayward has been appointed the first Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy, the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder announced today. Hayward, Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Fellow at the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University in Ohio, will begin his one-year appointment in the fall.

Less sleep leads to more eating and more weight gain, according to new CU-Boulder study

March 11, 2013

Sleeping just five hours a night over a workweek and having unlimited access to food caused participants in a new study led by the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder to gain nearly two pounds of weight. The study, performed in collaboration with the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, suggests that sufficient sleep could help battle the obesity epidemic.

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