NASA's 'Destination: Station' brings public talks to CU-Boulder

Sept. 15, 2011

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ and NASA will host public talks exploring space science and life aboard the International Space Station on Sept. 20 and 21. These campus events are being held in conjunction with NASA's traveling multimedia exhibit "Destination: Station," which immerses visitors in the story of the space station and includes hands-on activities, imagery and audio and visual technology. The exhibit runs from Sept. 17 through Oct. 28 at the Wings Over the Rockies museum in Denver.

Online science project at CU-Boulder receives international award

Sept. 15, 2011

The PhET Interactive Simulations project at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ today was named as a laureate of The Tech Awards 2011, one of 15 global innovators recognized each year for applying technology to benefit humanity and spark global change.

John Paul Stevens to speak at University of Colorado Law School

Sept. 15, 2011

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will present the inaugural Stevens Lecture, a new series of talks named for him, at the University of Colorado Law School at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22.

Arctic sea ice reaches minimum 2011 extent, the second lowest in the satellite record

Sept. 15, 2011

The blanket of sea ice that floats on the Arctic Ocean appears to have reached its lowest extent for 2011, the second lowest recorded since satellites began measuring it in 1979, according to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Bullying prevention to take center stage during Shakespeare shows at Front Range schools

Sept. 13, 2011

Colorado Shakespeare Festival actors will perform a 17th century play in more than 25 schools from Fort Collins to Trinidad this fall to set the stage for modern-day discussions about school bullying as part of a collaboration between the festival and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence.

CU to celebrate Constitution Day with law student teaching project and campus events

Sept. 12, 2011

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ will celebrate Constitution Day with campus events including a student journalism panel and the launch of a new program at the University of Colorado Law School that will send CU law students to high school classrooms throughout the state to discuss the First Amendment.

University of Colorado Board of Regents advance CU's biosciences initiative by establishing Biofrontiers Institute

Sept. 12, 2011

The University of Colorado Board of Regents today unanimously approved creation of the systemwide CU Biofrontiers Institute, building on the success of what began in 2003 as a grassroots "experiment" in the organization of multidisciplinary sciences.

CU-Boulder Arts and Culture Week begins Sept. 12

Sept. 9, 2011

Arts and Culture Week, the annual celebration of Â鶹ÊÓƵ artistic and cultural resources, begins Sept. 12 with a variety of free and low-cost events for campus and community audiences.

CU-Boulder scientists secure nearly $359 million in sponsored research funding in FY 2010-11

Sept. 8, 2011

DENVER—University of Colorado faculty researchers secured more than $790 million in sponsored research funding in fiscal year 2010-11 to advance scientific work in laboratories and in the field.

A decade of study provides insights into the world of self-injurers

Sept. 7, 2011

During the past 10 years two Colorado professors have collected the widest available base of knowledge about people who practice self-injury and now are offering new insights into people who deliberately injure themselves by cutting, burning, branding and bone-breaking.

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