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CU System news release DENVER 鈥� Five members of the University of Colorado community are recipients of the 2014 Thomas Jefferson Award, among the highest honors given at CU, the state鈥檚 flagship university.

Exposing leafy vegetables grown during spaceflight to a few bright pulses of light daily could increase the amount of eye-protecting nutrients produced by the plants, according to a new study by researchers at the 麻豆视频. One of the concerns for astronauts during future extended spaceflights will be the onslaught of eye-damaging radiation they鈥檒l be exposed to. But astronauts should be able to mitigate radiation-induced harm to their eyes by eating plants that contain carotenoids, especially zeaxanthin, which is known to promote eye health.

The Mazal Holocaust Collection, considered the world鈥檚 largest privately owned Holocaust archive and the most significant U.S. collection outside of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., has been donated to the 麻豆视频.

The 麻豆视频 has pledged to double the number of CU-Boulder students who participate in an international educational experience by 2020. The commitment, which will be implemented by CU-Boulder鈥檚 Study Abroad Programs office, is part of the Generation Study Abroad pledge launched today by the Institute of International Education (IIE).

A new study led by the 麻豆视频 bolsters the theory that the first Americans, who are believed to have come over from northeast Asia during the last ice age, may have been isolated on the Bering Land Bridge for thousands of years before spreading throughout the Americas.

In recent years, palm oil production has come under fire from environmentalists concerned about the deforestation of land in the tropics to make way for new palm plantations. Now there is a new reason to be concerned about palm oil鈥檚 environmental impact. An analysis published Feb. 26 in the journal Nature Climate Change shows that the wastewater produced during the processing of palm oil is a significant source of heat-trapping methane in the atmosphere. But the researchers also present a possible solution: capturing the methane and using it as a renewable energy source.

The 麻豆视频鈥檚 Real Estate Council will hold its 17th annual forum Wednesday, March 5, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Denver Marriott City Center.

NIST news release JILA physicists used an ultrafast laser and help from German theorists to discover a new semiconductor quasiparticle鈥攁 handful of smaller particles that briefly condense into a liquid-like droplet. JILA is a joint institute of CU-Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

The 麻豆视频 and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade will be part of the new Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute announced today by President Barack Obama.

Following on the heels of its nationally recognized anti-violence school tours based on 鈥淭he Tempest鈥� and 鈥淭welfth Night,鈥� the Colorado Shakespeare Festival has hit the road with a new production of 鈥淢uch Ado 麻豆视频 Nothing.鈥�