ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder names steering committee, discussion groups to plot future of ICJMT

June 24, 2011

University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the formation of a five-member steering committee and eight campus discussion groups that will take the next key steps toward creating a school or college in the area of information, communication, journalism, media and technology, or ICJMT.

Heidelberg Instruments to develop novel ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ nanotechnology platform

June 23, 2011

A novel University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder technique to shrink the size of circuitry used in nanotechnology devices like computer chips and solar cells by zapping a substrate with two separate colors of light beams has been optioned to Heidelberg Instruments headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

Community gardens improve personal and neighborhood health, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-led research finds

June 22, 2011

Community gardeners eat more vegetables, exercise more, weigh less and feel healthier than nongardeners -- and even home gardeners -- in the Denver-metro area, researchers led by scholars from the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ have found.

Strongest evidence yet indicates icy Saturn moon hiding saltwater ocean

June 22, 2011

Samples of icy spray shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus collected during Cassini spacecraft flybys show the strongest evidence yet for the existence of a large-scale, subterranean saltwater ocean, says a new international study led by the University of Heidelberg and involving the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder.

Famed Russian director joins this year's ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Shakespeare Festival at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder

June 21, 2011

A famed Russian director will direct one of four plays to be offered at this summer's ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Shakespeare Festival at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, including two bilingual performances.

Linguistics Institute to offer free films, workshops at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder

June 20, 2011

The University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder will host the 2011 Linguistics Institute from July 7 to Aug. 2, a prestigious gathering of faculty and students from around the world that also will feature free films, workshops and lectures open to the public.

America's deadliest war also is most memorialized, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder professor says

June 20, 2011

As the nation recognizes the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's start, public interest has been rekindled in the war and the numerous memorials and monuments marking historic figures, sites and battlegrounds in states around the country.

NSF awards ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder $5.9 million grant for alpine ecosystem research

June 16, 2011

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder a six-year, $5.9 million grant to continue intensive studies of long-term ecological changes in ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥'s high mountains, both natural and human-caused, over decades and centuries.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder part of international team to discover neutrinos can change 'flavors'

June 15, 2011

An international research team led by Japan and including the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder may have taken a significant step in discovering why matter trumped antimatter at the time of the Big Bang, helping to create virtually all of the galaxies and stars in the universe.

Record number of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder students awarded Fulbright grants for 2011-12

June 15, 2011

Ten University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder students have received Fulbright grants to pursue teaching, research and graduate studies abroad during the 2011-12 academic year, a record for the university.

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