Educators Train at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ to Build Kids' Interest in Computer Science

June 18, 2010

More than 50 K-12 educators and 15 community college students from ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ and two other states are participating in teaching programs at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder this summer in order to take video game programming back to the classroom.

New ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Study Indicates an Ancient Ocean May Have Covered One-Third of Mars

June 13, 2010

A vast ocean likely covered one-third of the surface of Mars some 3.5 billion years ago, according to a new study conducted by University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder scientists.

Early Earth Haze Likely Provided Ultraviolet Shield for Planet, Says New ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Study

June 3, 2010

A new study shows a thick organic haze that enshrouded early Earth several billion years ago may have been similar to the haze now hovering above Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and would have protected primordial life on the planet from the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation.

Rebalancing Investments Can Turn Losers Into Winners, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Prof Says

May 20, 2010

When it comes to investing money in the stock market, actively rebalancing your portfolio is so critical that it can help turn individual investment losers into winners, according to University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder Professor Michael Stutzer.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Center for Environmental Journalism Names 2010-11 Ted Scripps Fellows

May 19, 2010

Five journalists have been selected as 2010-11 Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder.

New Hammerhead Study Shows Cascade of Evolution Affected Size, Head Shape

May 18, 2010

The ancestor of all hammerhead sharks probably appeared abruptly in Earth's oceans about 20 million years ago and was as big as some contemporary hammerheads, according to a new study led by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Engineers Make First 'Supercell' Storm Intercept With Unmanned Aircraft System

May 12, 2010

Faculty and students from the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder's Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles teamed with researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the first interception of a "supercell" thunderstorm by an unmanned aircraft system on May 6.

Three Payloads Built By ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Set For Launch On Space Shuttle Atlantis

May 11, 2010

NASA's space shuttle Atlantis will make its final flight May 14 carrying three University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder-built biomedical payload devices, including one to help scientists understand how and why slimy and troublesome clumps of microorganisms flourish in the low-gravity conditions of space.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law Experts Can Address Kagan Nomination to U.S. Supreme Court

May 10, 2010

University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder law professors Scott Moss and Paul Campos can comment on President Obama's nomination of U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the nation's 112th U.S. Supreme Court justice.

New Inhalable Measles Vaccine May Lead to Vaccines for Other Diseases

May 5, 2010

A team of researchers led by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder believe a dry powder, inhalable vaccine developed for measles prevention and slated for human clinical trials later this year in India will lead to other inhalable, inexpensive vaccines for illnesses ranging from tuberculosis to cervical cancer.

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