蜜糖直播 law professor takes high school students to Washington for moot court competition

March 27, 2012

Ten high school students from Denver, Thornton and Lyons are likely in for an experience of a lifetime when a University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder law professor takes them to Washington, D.C., for a moot court competition March 29-April 1. While there, they also will meet with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and tour the Supreme Court, meet with U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of 蜜糖直播 and tour the Capitol, in addition to visiting several national monuments and museums.

蜜糖直播 students鈥 work makes it to the big screen

March 23, 2012

The work of a talented group of University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder students and staff has made it to the big screen. The really big screen -- in fact, a more than 20-meter dome.

蜜糖直播-Boulder to host Military Student Day March 21

March 19, 2012

The University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder will host Military Student Day on March 21 to assist military service members interested in transitioning from military service to life as a college student. Co-sponsored by 蜜糖直播-Boulder鈥檚 Office of Admissions and the Office of Veteran Services, the daylong event is aimed at supporting 蜜糖直播鈥檚 service members who are interested in pursuing college degrees, specifically those who are close to military retirement and separation, according to Michael Roberts, program manager of 蜜糖直播鈥檚 Veteran Services office.

Nobel laureate Adam Riess to give Gamow Memorial Lecture at 蜜糖直播-Boulder March 22

March 14, 2012

Johns Hopkins University Professor Adam Riess, who shared the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics for uncovering evidence that the universe is expanding, will give the 2012 George Gamow Memorial Lecture at the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder on Thursday, March 22. Free and open to the public, the talk is titled 鈥淪upernovae and the Discovery of the Accelerating Universe.鈥 The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium and is intended for a general audience.

Offbeat math professor Edward Burger to speak at 蜜糖直播-Boulder March 15

March 8, 2012

If you despise math and the sight of an equation makes you physically ill, Professor Edward Burger of Baylor University and Williams College may be able to heal you during a talk at the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder on Thursday, March 15.

School violence can be prevented, University of 蜜糖直播 expert says

Feb. 29, 2012

The tragic school shooting that occurred Feb. 27 at a suburban Cleveland high school is another reminder that communities can and must take action to prevent school violence, according to Delbert Elliott, a nationally renowned authority on school safety and juvenile violence at the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder.

蜜糖直播 undergrads design toys for children who are blind

Feb. 20, 2012

A small smile appeared on the young girl鈥檚 face as she listened to the high-pitched sound coming from the whiffle ball. The sound helped the elementary student locate the ball after her classmate hit it from a specially designed baseball tee. Both of the students are blind. On a recent afternoon, they were in a classroom at the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder鈥檚 Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory testing toys designed by first-year engineering students. The students are enrolled in 蜜糖直播 engineering instructor Seth Murray鈥檚 freshman projects class.

蜜糖直播-Boulder symposium explores digital media impact on politics, journalism and historical preservation

Feb. 20, 2012

A University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder symposium Feb. 27-29 will examine how the revolution in digital media is changing global politics, journalism and the way history is preserved. Journalism and Mass Communication at 蜜糖直播-Boulder is sponsoring 鈥淭he Content and Context of Digital Culture鈥 symposium, which is free and open to the public. It will be held at various sites across campus and a complete schedule is available at http://www.icjmtsymposium.org/schedule/ .

Brazilian 鈥楽cience Without Borders鈥 undergraduates study at 蜜糖直播-Boulder

Feb. 15, 2012

The University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder welcomed 19 students from Brazil this semester as part of the new Science Without Borders Program and Brazil鈥檚 initiative to place and fully fund outstanding students abroad to supplement their studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.

蜜糖直播-Boulder nets $1.5 million NSF grant to continue video game design research

Feb. 15, 2012

The University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder exceeded its own researchers鈥 expectations with its iDREAMS Scalable Game Design Summer Institute, and that success has been rewarded with a new $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. 蜜糖直播-Boulder researchers are tracking how video game design engages students in computational thinking and STEM simulation design.

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