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On a crisp October evening, students gather outside the Koenig Alumni Association for the start of an annual event unlike any other on campus. They arrive clothed in flannels and fleece, but when they line up at the start of this one-mile race they’ve stripped to a bare minimum – literally. As CU traditions go, this is one you’re not likely to forget.

The °µÍø½ûÇø announced today that the Center for Western Civilization in the College of Arts and Sciences is now the Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy (CWCTP) and incorporates CU-Boulder’s successful Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy program.

CU-Boulder has unified two departments which both provide mental health services on campus: Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and Psychological Health and Psychiatry (PHP). The new department, which is now part of Wardenburg Health Services, has transitioned to the new name, Counseling and Psychiatric Services, and will continue to use the CAPS acronym.

Starting a new routine in a new place? Remember to factor in sleep. Sleep is essential for learning; when people are not sleeping well before or after studying, their brains do not organize or retain information as well.

Although CU-Boulder is a very safe place, unfortunate things can happen. Campus leaders encourage students to make smart choices regarding their personal safety and to educate themselves so they can safely enjoy the natural environment of Boulder and the surrounding foothills and mountains.

The historic September 2013 storm that triggered widespread flooding across Colorado’s Front Range eroded the equivalent of hundreds, or even as much as 1,000 years worth of accumulated sediment from the foothills west of Boulder, researchers at the °µÍø½ûÇø have discovered.

Last year the City of Boulder adopted a new city ordinance that requires trash to be secured in bear-resistant trash cans or carts for residents in designated areas within Boulder. Enforcement of the new ordinance began in fall 2014, and unsecured trash can potentially lead to a $250 fine to property owners or tenants for failing to utilize approved bear resistant trash cans.

The humble dust collecting in the average American household harbors a teeming menagerie of bacteria and fungi, and as researchers from the °µÍø½ûÇø and North Carolina State University have discovered, it may be able to predict not only the geographic region of a given home, but the gender ratio of the occupants and the presence of a pet as well.

Aug. 26, 2015 Noah Fierer The dust collecting in your average American household harbors a menagerie of bacteria and fungi, and as researchers from CU-Boulder and North Carolina State University have discovered, it may be able to predict not only the geographic region of a given home, but how many men and women live there and the presence of a pet as well, says CU-Boulder researcher Noah Fierer (Fear).

A first-of-its-kind, nationally representative study of siblings supports previously published research on unrelated individuals that links specific genotypes to educational attainment among adults in their mid-20s to early 30s.