George unveils comprehensive strategic plan for athletics

Feb. 19, 2014

When Rick George was named the sixth Athletic Director in University of Colorado history last summer, one of his first projects he wanted to complete was the development of the athletic department’s first-ever comprehensive strategic plan, similar to ones he put in place at several of his previous stops. After nearly four months of input, analysis and planning meetings that involved a broad group of individuals representing athletic staff, current student-athletes, alumni, donors and university representatives, George unveiled the strategic plan Wednesday morning to members of the Board of Regents’ Intercollegiate Athletics Committee at its meeting in Colorado Springs.

Sloan Research Fellowship latest award for CU-Boulder Professor Gordana Dukovic

Feb. 18, 2014

For Assistant Professor Gordana Dukovic of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the awards just keep rolling in. Today the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced that Dukovic was one of 126 people in the U.S. and Canada selected for one of the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships in 2014.

CU-Boulder stem cell research may point to new methods of mitigating muscle loss

Feb. 16, 2014

New findings on why skeletal muscle stem cells stop dividing and renewing muscle mass during aging points up a unique therapeutic opportunity for managing muscle-wasting conditions in humans, says a new study.

CU-Boulder invites teachers, kids to be part of Ants in Space experiments on space station

Feb. 13, 2014

Ancient settlements and modern cities follow same rules of development, says CU-Boulder researcher

Feb. 12, 2014

Recently derived equations that describe development patterns in modern urban areas appear to work equally well to describe ancient cities settled thousands of years ago, according to a new study led by a researcher at the .

CU-Boulder students, alum launch innovation incubator space on University Hill

Feb. 10, 2014

A group of CU-Boulder students and alumni have put their entrepreneurial might into creating the area’s first co-working space designed to connect students with the business community.

Stephen Kissler

CU-Boulder student wins prestigious Gates scholarship for study at Cambridge University

Feb. 10, 2014

Applied mathematics student Stephen Kissler has received the highly competitive Gates Cambridge Scholarship for doctoral studies at Cambridge University, funded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

FCC and FTC chairs to speak at CU-Boulder conference on digital broadband Feb. 9-10

Feb. 6, 2014

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will speak at a conference dealing with Internet governance issues Feb. 9-10. The conference, “Digital Broadband Migration: After the Internet Protocol Revolution,” will be hosted by the University of Colorado Law School’s Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship .

New Asian Studies minor launches

Feb. 6, 2014

This spring CU-Boulder’s Center for Asian Studies is launching a new Asian Studies minor , open to all students on campus, with the goal of helping students understand Asia as a region beyond one particular nation.

Shy toddlers understand more than their speaking ability indicates, says CU-Boulder study

Feb. 3, 2014

Scientists have known that shy toddlers often have delayed speech, but a new study by the shows that the lag in using words does not mean that the children don’t understand what’s being said.

Pages