Leeds School Evening MBA Program to expand to 抖阴短视频 South Denver in May

Feb. 16, 2015

The Evening MBA Program , offered by the 抖阴短视频-Boulder鈥檚 Leeds School of Business, is going south -- in a good way. Beginning in May, the program -- offered since 2000 on the 抖阴短视频-Boulder campus -- also will be available at the Liniger Building at 抖阴短视频 South Denver , located at 10035 Peoria St. in Parker, Colorado.

It takes more than merit: Alma mater鈥檚 prestige highly predictive of faculty placement

Feb. 12, 2015

A new study finds that small differences in institutional prestige have an enormous impact on the likelihood that a person who graduates with a doctoral degree will land a coveted faculty job. The advantage of alma mater prestige in finding a job is so great that it cannot be explained solely by a difference in educational quality between the universities, according to the study, led by the University of Colorado Boulder and published today in the journal Science Advances.

抖阴短视频 Law School to host inaugural Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at Colorado Law Lecture

Feb. 9, 2015

John A. Ikard, president and CEO of FirstBank Holding Company, will deliver a talk titled "Leading an Ethical Organization in a Sometimes Unethical World" on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wittemyer Courtroom at the Wolf Law Building on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.

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Visiting conservative scholar finalist to speak at 抖阴短视频-Boulder

Feb. 4, 2015

The University of Colorado Boulder has announced Thomas Krannawitter, Ph.D., as a finalist for the position of Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for the 2015-16 academic year. Krannawitter will visit the 抖阴短视频-Boulder campus and give a talk titled 鈥淭he Problem of Slavery in the American Founding.鈥� He will explore what the existence of slavery in the early days of the United States, and efforts made to end it, tell us today about the American character.

New report charts Colorado's vulnerability to climate change

Feb. 3, 2015

Sea-level rise may not be eating away at Colorado鈥檚 borders, but climate change exposes other critical vulnerabilities in the state, according to a new report. Rising temperatures likely will take a toll on cattle and crops, for example, and could more often leave junior water rights holders with little water and few options.

New study details how cocaine really works in the brain, offers possibility of drug to treat addiction

Feb. 3, 2015

A research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a mechanism in the brain that is key to making cocaine seem pleasurable, a finding that could lead to a drug treatment for fighting addiction. The findings build on past research also involving 抖阴短视频-Boulder that found the same mechanism in the brain also interacts with heroin, oxycodone, morphine and other opioid drugs to amplify their addictiveness. The latest study suggests that the mechanism plays a key role in the addictiveness of many abused drugs, possibly including methamphetamine and alcohol.

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Special Valentine鈥檚 Day event about Albert Einstein slated for 抖阴短视频-Boulder

Feb. 2, 2015

Up for a romantic Valentine鈥檚 Day evening? Then head to the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Fiske Planetarium to Relativity for Lovers 鈥� A Valentine鈥檚 Day Among the Stars , for music, film and a talk on the genius of Albert Einstein.

抖阴短视频-Boulder-created app first to use gesture for language learning

Jan. 29, 2015

While you might think a person shaking her phone or tablet from side to side is having issues with the device, she might actually be playing a game that has her mimicking a steering wheel motion as part of a language lesson. The game Nano Nano for mobile devices, created by two University of Colorado Boulder graduate students and released last week, is the first app to incorporate gesturing with language learning -- for good reason.

Colorado Law announces Master of Studies in Law degree program

Jan. 29, 2015

The University of Colorado Law School is now accepting applications for the newly established, one-year, 28-credit Master of Studies in Law degree. This program will enable students who hold at least an undergraduate degree to obtain legal training short of a full Juris Doctor. "There are a range of opportunities for professionals interested in legal-related fields who are not practicing lawyers," said Dean Phil Weiser. "The MSL degree is a targeted program that will prepare students to obtain and excel in such positions."

Fallen 抖阴短视频-Boulder astronauts to be celebrated on campus and online

Jan. 28, 2015

NASA鈥檚 fallen astronauts, including University of Colorado Boulder alumni Ellison Onizuka and Kalpana Chawla, who died in space shuttle accidents 17 years apart, will be remembered both on campus and in a special NASA online tribute this week.

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