Feb. 23 NASA mission to tote $28 million CU-Boulder instrument and tiny student satellite

Feb. 22, 2011

A $28 million Â鶹ÊÓƵ instrument developed to study changes in the sun's brightness and its impact on Earth's climate is one of two primary payloads on NASA's Glory mission set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Feb. 23.

CU's Glenn Miller Archive acquires one of world's best Big Band Era collections

Feb. 21, 2011

The Glenn Miller Archive at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ American Music Research Center has acquired one of the world's most significant collections of Big Band Era recordings and memorabilia.

Stresses of unemployed spouse can hurt job performance of other spouse, study finds

Feb. 21, 2011

Ignoring the stresses of an unemployed spouse's job search does not bode well for the employed spouse's job productivity or home life, says a Â鶹ÊÓƵ professor.

Space weather disrupts communications, threatens other technologies on Earth, says CU-Boulder prof

Feb. 17, 2011

A powerful solar flare has ushered in the largest space weather storm in at least four years and has already disrupted some ground communications on Earth, said Â鶹ÊÓƵ Professor Daniel Baker, an internationally known space weather expert.

Thawing permafrost likely will accelerate global warming in coming decades, says study

Feb. 16, 2011

Up to two-thirds of Earth's permafrost likely will disappear by 2200 as a result of warming temperatures, unleashing vast quantities of carbon into the atmosphere, says a new study by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.

Final flight of space shuttle Â鶹ÊÓƵy to carry two payloads built by CU-Boulder

Feb. 15, 2011

Following a more than three-month delay due to technical problems, NASA's space shuttle Â鶹ÊÓƵy will make its final flight Feb. 24 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying two Â鶹ÊÓƵ-built biomedical payload devices.

University of Colorado law students to do clinical study in India

Feb. 14, 2011

The University of Colorado Law School's Juvenile and Family Law Program will take a group of 15 students to India for a hands-on clinical application of the family law curriculum.

CU-Boulder names finalists for Law School dean

Feb. 9, 2011

Four finalists have been named for the position of dean at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law School, according to Jim Williams, dean of the University Libraries and chair of the search committee.

Quantum quirk: JILA scientists pack atoms together to prevent collisions in atomic clock

Feb. 3, 2011

In a paradox typical of the quantum world, JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms closer together. The surprising discovery, described in the Feb. 3 issue of Science Express, can boost the performance of experimental atomic clocks made of thousands or tens of thousands of neutral atoms trapped by intersecting laser beams

CU-Boulder chancellor featured on CNBC's finance show 'Squawk Box'

Feb. 2, 2011

There was a Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni reunion of sorts on the Feb. 1 edition of CNBC's financial show "Squawk Box."

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