Plump cartoon characters provoke indulgent eating in kids, says CU-Boulder-led study

July 13, 2015

Children consume more low-nutrition, high-calorie food such as cookies and candy after observing seemingly overweight cartoon characters, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by the .

CU-Boulder student who worked on instrument aboard New Horizons anxious for spacecraft to reach Pluto

July 12, 2015

July 13, 2015 Beth Cervelli When the New Horizons spacecraft encounters Pluto early tomorrow morning several CU-Boulder alumni will realize a decade full of dreams and no one more so than Beth Cervelli. Cervelli, who is a flight software engineer at CU-Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, or LASP, is one of a number of CU-Boulder students who more than a decade ago built the Student Dust Collector instrument aboard New Horizons.

CU-Boulder students, faculty primed for July 14 Pluto encounter

July 8, 2015

After a nine-year journey of 3 billion miles, a piano-sized, power-packed NASA spacecraft has an upcoming date with history that some students, faculty and alumni wouldn’t miss for the world.

Stratospheric accomplice for Santa Ana winds and California wildfires

July 7, 2015

Southern Californians and writers love to blame the hot, dry Santa Ana winds for tense, ugly moods, and the winds have long been associated with destructive wildfires. Now, NOAA researchers have fo und that on occasion, the winds have an accomplice with respect to fires, at least: Natural atmospheric events known as stratospheric intrusions, which bring extremely dry air from the upper atmosphere down to the surface, adding to the fire danger effects of the Santa Anas, and exacerbating some air pollution episodes.

H.S. students test ‘photo origami’ 3-D projects

July 6, 2015

This summer, middle and high school students are helping build and test 3-D structures that complement and mimic the cutting-edge ‘photo origami’ research conducted at the .

Engage with people different from you

July 6, 2015

Welcome new students! College is an exciting time to meet new people from many backgrounds and different ways of thinking, to learn more about who you are, and to think critically about your long-held beliefs, keeping some and revising others.

Coffin appointed VC for advancement; Gonzales to serve as interim VC for student affairs

July 2, 2015

Deb Coffin has been appointed as the vice chancellor for advancement, effective July 13, Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano announced Wednesday. The position is the chief fundraising officer for the CU-Boulder campus.

Two alumni awarded Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowships

July 1, 2015

Two of the five recipients of the 2015 Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship are CU-Boulder alumni. Ari Beser (PolSci’11) and Ryan T. Bell (Hist’01) will study and document international stories over the next year.

DiStefano appoints Deb Coffin as CU-Boulder vice chancellor for advancement

July 1, 2015

Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano today announced the appointment of Deborah “Deb” Coffin as vice chancellor for advancement, effective July 13. The position is the chief fundraising officer for the CU-Boulder campus.

Colorado business confidence down but positive for third quarter, says CU-Boulder index

July 1, 2015

The confidence of Colorado business leaders dipped slightly though remained optimistic going into the third quarter of 2015, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index released by CU-Boulder’s Leeds School of Business.

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