Fred Anderson

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Professor Fred Anderson named 2015 Hazel Barnes Prize winner

April 15, 2015

Professor Fred Anderson of the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder history department has been awarded the 2015 Hazel Barnes Prize, the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university. Since 1992, the Hazel Barnes Prize has been awarded each year to a ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder faculty member who best exemplifies the enriching interrelationship between teaching and research, and whose work has had a significant impact on students, faculty, colleagues and the university.

Renowned behavioral scientist to discuss impact of nurturing environments on April 27 in Boulder

April 15, 2015

Pioneering behavioral scientist Anthony Biglan will discuss how creating nurturing environments is key to raising better young citizens and building a healthier, happier and more prosperous ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ and society as a whole on Monday, April 27.

 Samuel Fuller

10 things to do this week: April 14 edition

April 14, 2015

The Vietnamese Student Association puts on their annual cultural show, and the Caribbean Student Association gives the song "Buffalo Soldier" a new meaning as they invite all their fellow Buffaloes to celebrate the impending end of semester.

New technique could slash energy used to produce many plastics

April 14, 2015

A new material developed at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder could radically reduce the energy needed to produce a wide variety of plastic products, from grocery bags and cling wrap to replacement hips and bulletproof vests.

Fungi thrived in flooded ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ homes months after waters receded, says ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder study

April 8, 2015

Basements that flooded after heavy rains deluged the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Front Range in September 2013 had higher levels of airborne mold and other fungi months after the waters receded compared with basements that didn’t flood, according to a study by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder.

 Samuel Fuller

10 things to do this week: April 7 edition

April 7, 2015

Topics such as healthcare, immigration and many other global issues are the focus of the Conference on World Affairs. While the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ International Festival gives attendees the opportunity to celebrate the diversity of our own campus.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder scientists, colleagues probe methane emission mystery in Four Corners region

April 7, 2015

A team of scientific investigators is now in the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest, aiming to uncover reasons for a mysterious methane hotspot detected from space by a European satellite. The joint project is working to solve the mystery from the air, on the ground, and with mobile laboratories.

Faculty, students revved up about Large Hadron Collider restart

April 6, 2015

University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder faculty and students are primed to get back in action following the Easter restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful atom smasher located near Geneva, Switzerland, after a two-year hiatus.

New study hints at spontaneous appearance of primordial DNA

April 6, 2015

The self-organization properties of DNA-like molecular fragments four billion years ago may have guided their own growth into repeating chemical chains long enough to act as a basis for primitive life, says a new study by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder and the University of Milan.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ second-quarter business confidence remains positive, says ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder index

April 1, 2015

The confidence of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ business leaders remains optimistic, increasing slightly going into the second quarter of 2015, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) released today by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. For the past eight quarters, confidence has been more stable than ever in the index’s 11-year history.

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