Natural variability main culprit of deadly Russian heat wave, study finds

March 9, 2011

The deadly Russian heat wave of 2010 was due to a natural atmospheric phenomenon often associated with weather extremes, according to a new study by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥

Works of Stan Brakhage, film pioneer and longtime ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ professor, preserved in new center

March 2, 2011

Stan Brakhage loved poetry and befriended poets but dubbed himself a failed poet. Many experts disagreed. He was, they said, a consummate poet -- one who spoke in the language of film and measured his meter in frames.

New ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ study shows acupressure effective in helping to treat traumatic brain injury

Feb. 28, 2011

A new University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications for some U.S. war veterans returning home.

Feb. 23 NASA mission to tote $28 million ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder instrument and tiny student satellite

Feb. 22, 2011

A $28 million University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder 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.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥'s Glenn Miller Archive acquires one of world's best Big Band Era collections

Feb. 21, 2011

The Glenn Miller Archive at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder 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 University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder professor.

Space weather disrupts communications, threatens other technologies on Earth, says ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-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 University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder 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 University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.

Final flight of space shuttle Discovery to carry two payloads built by ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder

Feb. 15, 2011

Following a more than three-month delay due to technical problems, NASA's space shuttle Discovery will make its final flight Feb. 24 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying two University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder-built biomedical payload devices.

University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ law students to do clinical study in India

Feb. 14, 2011

The University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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.

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