¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder team discovers ancient road at Maya village buried by volcanic ash 1,400 years ago

Oct. 5, 2011

A University of Colorado Boulder-led team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and from the town, which was frozen in time by a blanket of ash.

When it comes to charitable giving, people respond to their immediate emotions, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ study says

Oct. 4, 2011

When considering giving money to humanitarian crises people often donate in response to events that grab their immediate emotions, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Dresden University of Technology in Germany.

Colorado business leaders' economic outlook turns negative, says ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Leeds School Index

Oct. 3, 2011

Colorado business leaders' outlook on the economy has turned negative heading into the fourth quarter, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business.

NSF awards $4.5 million to ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder-led team to study electrical processes in Earth's atmosphere

Sept. 30, 2011

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant to a team led by the University of Colorado Boulder to better understand the electrical processes that connect the Earth with the atmosphere and with space.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder wins bid to host National Solar Observatory headquarters

Sept. 30, 2011

The University of Colorado Boulder was selected today to host the headquarters for the National Solar Observatory, the nation's leading scientific research program in ground-based solar astronomy.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-developed Android app helps people tweet during disasters

Sept. 28, 2011

Just as codes once were developed for public safety communication via citizens band radios, a common language now is being formulated for disaster communication via Twitter -- posing a challenge for people who haven't yet learned or can't recall it.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder physics professor named Presidential Early Career Award winner

Sept. 27, 2011

A University of Colorado Boulder physics faculty member was among 13 U.S. Department of Energy researchers named by President Obama yesterday as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder to lead five-year, $6.5 million effort to reduce youth violence in Denver's Montbello neighborhood

Sept. 22, 2011

The University of Colorado Boulder is receiving $6.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund a five-year effort to reduce youth violence in Denver's Montbello neighborhood.

Community comes together to perform service on University Hill

Sept. 21, 2011

Community groups that are committed to revitalizing and beautifying University Hill are working together on a variety of painting, gardening and clean-up projects scheduled to occur on Saturday, Sept. 24.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ's Leeds School of Business MBA program named one of the best in Colorado and the nation

Sept. 21, 2011

The Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder is a local and national leader in preparing MBA students for social and environmental stewardship, according to the just released ranking by Beyond Grey Pinstripes.

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