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.

Mountain pine beetle activity may impact snow accumulation and melt, says ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder study

June 8, 2011

A new University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder study indicates the infestation of trees by mountain pine beetles in the high country across the West could potentially trigger earlier snowmelt and increase water yields from snowpack that accumulates beneath affected trees.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder scientist Zhe Chen named 2011 Boettcher Investigator

June 1, 2011

DENVER – Three University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ researchers have been named to the 2011 class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. This is the second year for the program, which supports early career scientists in their work toward making discoveries that improve human health. ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥'s 2011 Boettcher Investigators are: Zhe Chen, Ph.D., assistant research professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, whose research focuses on axon guidance during neural development

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ student installations to help engage community in University Hill development

June 1, 2011

University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder environmental design students are kicking off a community discussion on the future of University Hill public space through a series of installations being placed throughout the neighborhood this week.

Ancient hominid males stayed home while females roamed, says ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ study

June 1, 2011

The males of two bipedal hominid species that roamed the South African savannah more than a million years ago were stay-at-home kind of guys when compared to the gadabout gals, says a new high-tech study led by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder.

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