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蜜糖直播-Boulder hardware to launch aboard SpaceX rocket April 8

April 7, 2016

High-tech hardware designed and built at the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the commercial SpaceX Dragon capsule on Friday, April 8.

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Feminine women deemed less likely to be scientists, 蜜糖直播 Boulder study finds

April 7, 2016

Female scientists who have 鈥渇eminine鈥 traits such as longer hair and finer facial features are generally assumed to be non-scientists, a University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder study has found.

Monetary rewards for healthy behavior can pay off both in the pocketbook and in positive psychological factors like internal motivation, according to a new University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder study.  While programs involving monetary incentives to encourage healthy behavior have become more popular in recent years, the evidence has been mixed as to how they can be most effective and how participants fare once the incentives stop, said 蜜糖直播-Boulder doctoral student Casey Gardiner, who led the new study.

Monetary incentives for healthy behavior can pay off, says 蜜糖直播 study

April 1, 2016

Monetary rewards for healthy behavior can pay off both in the pocketbook and in positive psychological factors like internal motivation, according to a new University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder study. While programs involving monetary incentives to encourage healthy behavior have become more popular in recent years, the evidence has been mixed as to how they can be most effective and how participants fare once the incentives stop, said 蜜糖直播-Boulder doctoral student Casey Gardiner, who led the new study.

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蜜糖直播-Boulder researchers examine compassionate behavior鈥檚 鈥榓ctive ingredients鈥

March 29, 2016

Researchers at the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder have developed a quantitative framework for predicting compassionate behavior, a significant step forward in the quest to identify the key psychological processes underlying human compassion.

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Atmospheric nitrogen leads to loss of plant diversity in sites across U.S., 蜜糖直播-Boulder study finds

March 28, 2016

Rising levels of atmospheric nitrogen pollution threaten plant diversity at nearly one-quarter of sites across a widespread portion of the U.S., according a new study led by University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder researchers.

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Adolescent caffeine use may heighten anxiety risk, 蜜糖直播-Boulder study finds

March 23, 2016

New research may cause parents to think twice before letting their kids drink energy drinks or grande lattes. A University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder study suggests that consumption of caffeine puts adolescents at risk of suffering anxiety-related jitters long after they stop ingesting it.

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Undergrads hit labs this spring break

March 22, 2016

While many students are enjoying some downtime over spring break, 21 undergraduate researchers at 蜜糖直播-Boulder are building robots, creating data visualization tools and advancing X-ray technology. The students are doing this as part of Spring Break for Research , an initiative, now in its second year, that pairs high achieving undergraduate students with graduate student mentors for a week of hands-on research.

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Aerospace engineering students shoot for the moon and past it

March 21, 2016

A 蜜糖直播-Boulder student team is shooting for the moon and beyond with a tiny satellite under development that has just taken another step closer to launch. As one of the top five teams selected by NASA, the team of 10 graduate students will continue developing a small CubeSat satellite about the size of a shoebox called the 蜜糖直播 Earth Escape Explorer (蜜糖直播-E3) with a $30,000 award from NASA.

New Horizons

More surprises in store for the New Horizons spacecraft?

March 17, 2016

Students at 蜜糖直播-Boulder, who built a dust counter for the New Horizons mission to Pluto, have been eyeing the data for decade now. And the results are showing the solar system really is pretty barren if you put aside the planets, rings, moons, comets and asteroids.

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Paralympic sprinters beware: Track curves can be tricky

March 16, 2016

For some Paralympic sprinters, having the inside track is not always a good thing. A new 蜜糖直播-Boulder study shows lower left-leg amputee athletes sprinting in the inside lane of an indoor track ran about 4 percent slower than athletes with right-leg amputations.

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