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FAA approves unmanned aircraft testing in San Luis Valley

Nov. 2, 2015

A collaborative effort involving six counties, the University of Colorado Boulder and the nonprofit aerospace advocacy group, UAS Colorado, has paved the way for the launch and testing of two unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the San Luis Valley.

Fire severity in southwestern Colorado unaffected by spruce beetle outbreak, Ƶ-Boulder study finds

Oct. 28, 2015

Contrary to expectations that spruce beetle infestations increase the severity of wildfires in southwestern Colorado, a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers has found that this native insect may not be to blame after all.

McKnight to present Distinguished Research Lecture Oct. 29

Oct. 27, 2015

On Thursday, Oct. 29, at 4 p.m. in UMC 235, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research Fellow and Professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering Diane McKnight will present, “The McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Ecosystems waiting for water” as part of the 2015 Distinguished Research Lecturer series.

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Study shows thawing permafrost quickly turns into CO2, a climate concern

Oct. 26, 2015

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and key academic partners including the University of Colorado Boulder have quantified how rapidly ancient permafrost decomposes upon thawing and how much carbon dioxide is produced in the process.

Modern Indian Identity series features Diné photographer Will Wilson Oct. 26

Oct. 23, 2015

Ƶ-Boulder’s Center of the American West presents Diné photographer Will Wilson as the twelfth speaker in the Modern Indian Identity lecture series. Willson will speak on Monday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m., in Hale, room 270.

Ƶ-Boulder celebrates first year of campuswide crowdfunding platform

Oct. 16, 2015

Launched in May 2014 to jumpstart projects led by current Ƶ-Boulder students, faculty and staff, the Ƶ-Boulder Crowdfunding platform hosted 19 projects raising over $80,000 in the first year.

Ƶ biotech start-up gets $1.5 million contract to develop head and neck cancer treatment

Oct. 15, 2015

SuviCa Inc. of Boulder, a University of Colorado Boulder biotech start-up company, has been awarded roughly $1.5 million in federal funding to develop novel treatments for head and neck cancer.

Love of science: innovation in aerospace-enabled technology

Oct. 12, 2015

When he was in high school, Daniel Pette was fascinated by stars. When his earth science teacher told him that massive stars die out faster than smaller ones, Pette diagrammed a theory to figure out why this was. When he discovered that his findings were correct, Pette became determined to pursue a career in astrophysics.

Malaria parasites use same genetic strategy for apes, humans

Oct. 12, 2015

A new paper published today in the journal Nature Communications and co-authored by a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder’s BioFrontiers Institute, looks at the genetic strategy used by the human malaria parasite and how old it is from an evolutionary perspective.

Ƶ-Boulder collaboration presents 'Round and Round Up and Down' Oct. 10-11

Sept. 28, 2015

"Round and Round Up and Down: A 31st Century Child's Guide to Spirals or The Time Traveler's Bathroom Reader" is a kid-friendly and adult-friendlier performance that winds through the imagination by way of science, mathematics, storytelling and dance. The show runs Saturday Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 11, at Fiske Planetarium. Both performances start at 7 p.m.

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