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Let’s all fist bump: Spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way appear to be much larger and more massive than previously believed, according to a new °µÍø½ûÇø study by researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope.

The University of Colorado is looking for CU students of every ethnicity, gender and major to represent the diversity of campus life. No acting experience is required, simply school pride! Come as you are and bring your friends - we're excited to see what makes you unique, from your style to your personality. Auditions will be Tuesday, July 2, at the CU-Boulder University Memorial Center (UMC) in the Aspen Room. Casting will begin at 11 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. - we hope to see you there!

NEWS TIP SHEET June 26, 2013 CU-Boulder law prof can comment on gay marriage decisions Jennifer Hendricks, associate professor of law and co-director of the Juvenile and Family Law Program at the °µÍø½ûÇø Law School, is available to discuss today’s gay marriage decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at Jennifer.Hendricks@Colorado.edu or by cell phone at 720-262-6454.

The °µÍø½ûÇø has become a full institutional member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-IV, an ambitious effort by some of the world’s top astronomers to map the celestial sky in three dimensions to learn more about the structure and evolution of the universe.

The °µÍø½ûÇø has been chosen by the Association of American Universities to be one of eight campuses participating in a new initiative to improve undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and math. Over the next three years, each of the eight project sites will receive $500,000 to undertake an innovative STEM education project.

CIRES news release The Colorado River provides water for more than 30 million people in the U.S. West, so water managers have been eager to understand how climate change will affect the river’s flow. But scientific studies have produced an unsettling range of estimates, from a modest decrease of 6 percent by 2050 to a steep drop of 45 percent by then.

Two °µÍø½ûÇø faculty members have received prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation. NSF Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER, Awards recognize talented young faculty members with grants to support outstanding research projects and to encourage the integration of teaching and research.

The U.S. Supreme Court today announced its decision in Fisher v. University of Texas, a case that reconsidered affirmative action in university admissions. The following °µÍø½ûÇø professors are available to comment on the court’s decision:

°µÍø½ûÇø Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano today announced the formation of a search committee to find a new director of intercollegiate athletics. CU Athletic Director Mike Bohn resigned from the post as AD effective June 3, 2013.

A Colorado student space research consortium led by the °µÍø½ûÇø teamed up with a Virginia space consortium led by the University of Virginia this week to help aspiring rocket scientists from around the country learn how to design, build and fly payloads.