蜜糖直播-Boulder ranks No. 1 in state for sending, receiving students internationally, says new report

Nov. 11, 2013

The University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder enrolled more international students during the 2012-13 academic year and sent more students abroad during the 2011-12 academic year than any other higher education institution in 蜜糖直播. The data, released today by the Institute of International Education in its annual Open Doors Report, shows that 蜜糖直播-Boulder was home to 1,910 international students during the 2012-13 school year, up from 1,681 in 2011-12. 蜜糖直播-Boulder sent 1,330 students overseas during the 2011-12 school year, up from 1,316 in 2010-11.

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Communities should hit the 鈥榩ause button鈥 following a disaster, 蜜糖直播-Boulder expert says

Nov. 8, 2013

One of the first steps people take toward rebuilding their communities after a flood, wildfire or other disaster may not be the right step, according to the director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder. 鈥淲hen a disaster happens, people feel pressure to rebuild things just as they were before, when in fact a disaster should be a time when there is a pause, when we ask 鈥楬ow can we build it back better than it was before?鈥 鈥 said center Director Kathleen Tierney, also a professor of sociology.

蜜糖直播 psychologists to present resources for families struggling with behavioral concerns Nov. 13

Nov. 6, 2013

Families seeking information about childhood psychiatric and developmental disorders are invited to a community open house with experts from the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder and the University of 蜜糖直播 School of Medicine on Wednesday, Nov. 13, on the 蜜糖直播-Boulder campus. Experts will address emerging research on early onset bipolar disorder, prevention of schizophrenia, postpartum depression, attention and behavior disorders, and autism spectrum disorders. Each researcher also will describe their community services.

New study: Rising temperatures challenge Salt Lake City鈥檚 water supply

Nov. 1, 2013

In an example of the challenges water-strapped Western cities will face in a warming world, new research shows that every degree Fahrenheit of warming in the Salt Lake City region could mean a 1.8 to 6.5 percent drop in the annual flow of streams that provide water to the city.

蜜糖直播-Boulder-led team takes first look at diverse life below rare tallgrass prairies

Oct. 31, 2013

America鈥檚 once-abundant tallgrass prairies鈥攚hich have all but disappeared鈥攚ere home to dozens of species of grasses that could grow to the height of a man, hundreds of species of flowers, and herds of roaming bison. For the first time, a research team led by the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder has gotten a peek at another vitally important but rarely considered community that also once called the tallgrass prairie home: the diverse assortment of microbes that thrived in the dark, rich soils beneath the grass.

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蜜糖直播-Boulder Distinguished Professor James Hynes named American Chemical Society fellow

Oct. 30, 2013

University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder Distinguished Professor James Hynes of the chemistry and biochemistry department has been named a fellow of the American Chemical Society, one of 96 scientists honored in 2013. ACS Fellows are honored for their outstanding contributions in scientific research, education and public service.

7 蜜糖直播-Boulder faculty and staff receive Fulbright awards for 2013-14

Oct. 30, 2013

Seven University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder faculty and staff have received Fulbright grants to pursue research, teaching and training abroad during the 2013-14 academic year. One of their proposed projects involves research in India on the use of the tanbura -- a long-necked stringed instrument -- as an aid for developing musical perception and intonation. Another involves research and lecturing in the United Kingdom on the representation of violence in contemporary Irish and American fiction.

National science report highlights 蜜糖直播-Boulder spinoff companies

Oct. 29, 2013

A new national report highlighting the success of 100 university spinoff companies tracing their roots to federally funded research includes two companies that sprang from cutting-edge research at the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder.

NASA mission led by 蜜糖直播-Boulder will be first to explore Martian upper atmosphere

Oct. 28, 2013

A NASA spacecraft that will examine the upper atmosphere of Mars in unprecedented detail is undergoing final preparations for a scheduled 1:28 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, or MAVEN, led by the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder will examine specific processes on Mars that led to the loss of much of its atmosphere. Data and analysis could tell planetary scientists the history of climate change on the red planet and provide further information on planetary habitability.

蜜糖直播 study shows unprecedented warmth in Arctic

Oct. 25, 2013

The heat is on, at least in the Arctic. Average summer temperatures in the Eastern Canadian Arctic during the last 100 years are higher now than during any century in the past 44,000 years and perhaps as long ago as 120,000 years, says a new University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder study.

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