Freshmen participate in huge research study on tiny viruses

May 1, 2015

A new study appearing this week in the scientific journal eLIFE about the rapid evolution of small viruses that infect bacteria includes 59 University of Colorado Boulder co-authors, all of whom conducted research for the paper as freshmen.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck commits $500,000 to be split between two Colorado law schools

May 1, 2015

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck announced a $500,000 gift to be divided between the University of Colorado Law School (¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ) and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (DU). Each school will use its $250,000 gift to create an endowed fellowship program. This gift is the single largest gift from a law firm in the history of both universities.

Student life: Master student performs with world-famous 'orchestral academy'

April 29, 2015

When you’re a master’s candidate, in your final semester, you don’t have a lot of time for yourself. Your days are spent writing, researching, neglecting to sleep. And when you’re working toward your master’s in music, a good chunk of your day is spent practicing. That said, sometimes an opportunity presents itself that’s so good—an opportunity that will demand weeks of your precious time—that turning it down isn’t an option.

New study links drinking behaviors with mortality

April 28, 2015

A new University of Colorado Boulder study involving some 40,000 people indicates that social and psychological problems caused by drinking generally trump physically hazardous drinking behaviors when it comes to overall mortality rates.

Faculty, students celebrate Hubble Space Telescope’s 25th anniversary

April 23, 2015

University of Colorado Boulder astronomers, who helped design and build instruments for and have made hundreds of observations using the Hubble Space Telescope since its launch, are celebrating the observatory’s 25th anniversary.

Mountains warming faster than expected as climate changes, scientists report

April 23, 2015

An international team of scientists is calling for urgent and rigorous monitoring of temperature patterns in mountain regions after compiling evidence that high elevations could be warming faster than previously thought.

Continued business growth anticipated for Colorado in upcoming quarters, says ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder report

April 23, 2015

With an increase in business filings in Colorado through the first quarter of 2015 -- including new and renewing entities and trade names -- employment in the state is expected to keep growing during the second and third quarters of the year, according to a University of Colorado Boulder report released today by Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams.

Two specialized thermometers on JILA's strontium lattice atomic clock

Getting better all the time: JILA strontium atomic clock sets new records

April 22, 2015

In another advance at the far frontiers of timekeeping by National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado Boulder researchers, the latest modification of a record-setting strontium atomic clock has achieved precision and stability levels that now mean the clock would neither gain nor lose one second in some 15 billion years—roughly the age of the universe.

President's Teaching Scholars

Two ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder professors named President’s Teaching Scholars

April 20, 2015

Two faculty members at the University of Colorado Boulder have been named 2015 President’s Teaching Scholars, a systemwide designation that recognizes ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ educators who skillfully integrate teaching and research at an exceptional level. This year's scholars are Roseanna Neupauer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty Director for Civil Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and Valerie Otero, Ph.D., Professor of Science Education, School of Education.

2015 Distinguished Research Lecturer recipients named

April 20, 2015

The Offices of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Dean of the Graduate School are pleased to extend congratulations to the three winners of the 2015 Distinguished Research Lecturer. The Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty on a fellow faculty member at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder. This year's winners are Zoya Popovic from the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Diane McKnight from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Douglas Seals from the Department of Integrative Physiology.

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