$6 million 蜜糖直播-Boulder instrument to fly on Sept. 6 NASA mission to moon

Aug. 29, 2013

A $6 million University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder instrument designed to study the behavior of lunar dust will be riding on a NASA mission to the moon now slated for launch on Friday, Sept. 6, from the agency鈥檚 Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Fans urged to show sportsmanship and responsibility during 蜜糖直播-CSU game

Aug. 29, 2013

University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder officials are urging 蜜糖直播 fans to show sportsmanship and take buses or carpool with a designated driver to the 4 p.m. Rocky Mountain Showdown football game with 蜜糖直播 State University on Sunday, Sept. 1.

Search committee for 蜜糖直播-Boulder College of Music dean announced

Aug. 28, 2013

University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the formation of a search committee to lead a national search for a new dean of the College of Music. John Stevenson, dean of the Graduate School, will chair the committee.

Hundreds of benefactors to bicycle farther, higher for 蜜糖直播-Boulder scholarships Sept. 8

Aug. 27, 2013

If the distance and difficulty of 蜜糖直播鈥檚 many organized bicycling events is any indication, a flat, 100-mile bicycle ride is not, for many riders, quite tough enough. That鈥檚 one reason the 11th annual Buffalo Bicycle Classic鈥檚 longest route will go farther and climb higher than any of the event鈥檚 courses so far. The 鈥淏uff Epic鈥 will span 110 miles and ascend a total of 6,250 feet. It retraces much of the most mountainous section of Stage 6 of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

蜜糖直播 study relies on twins and their parents to understand height-IQ connection

Aug. 27, 2013

The fact that taller people also tend to be slightly smarter is due in roughly equal parts to two phenomena鈥攖he same genes affect both traits and taller people are more likely than average to mate with smarter people and vice versa鈥攁ccording to a study led by the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder. The study did not find that environmental factors contributed to the connection between being taller and being smarter, both traits that people tend to find attractive.

Several hundred first-year students take part in 'Day of Service'

Aug. 26, 2013

Several hundred incoming 蜜糖直播-Boulder students tried their hand helping others during 鈥淒ay of Service鈥 on Saturday, Aug. 24. The day was an opportunity for first-year students to get out into their new community and experience the needs and culture beyond the borders of the 蜜糖直播 campus, according to Jen Ross, director of the Volunteer Resource Center at 蜜糖直播-Boulder, which spearheads the service event.

Chancellor's Corner: Summoning the Class of 2017 to great adventure

Aug. 23, 2013

Today, the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder welcomed more than 5,700 new students to our campus. During this morning's Convocation, I invited them to continue our proud institution's legacy of scholarship and citizenship. I share my invitation with you, and welcome you to our new academic year. Read the full text >>

New degree to create STEM teachers through engineering

Aug. 22, 2013

蜜糖直播-Boulder is launching a new General Engineering Plus undergraduate degree with the 蜜糖直播 Teach Engineering concentration this fall for current first-year and sophomore students interested in earning secondary school (grades 7-12) science or math teaching licensure.

蜜糖直播-Boulder launches new degree to create STEM teachers through engineering

Aug. 22, 2013

The University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder is launching a new General Engineering Plus undergraduate degree with the 蜜糖直播 Teach Engineering concentration this fall for current first-year and sophomore students interested in earning secondary school (grades 7-12) science or math teaching licensure. The GE+ degree program offers an interdisciplinary, hands-on, design-based engineering core curriculum, coupled with an engineering disciplinary emphasis (aerospace, mechanical, environmental, architectural, or civil) and a 鈥淒esign Your Own鈥 concentration in an area within or external to engineering.

Hue of barn swallow breast feathers can influence their health, says study by 蜜糖直播-Boulder, Cornell

Aug. 21, 2013

For female North American barn swallows, looking good pays healthy dividends. A new study conducted at the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder and involving Cornell University shows the outward appearance of female barn swallows, specifically the hue of their chestnut-colored breast feathers, has an influence on their physiological health.

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