Coburn finishes storied career with NCAA title

June 10, 2013

Emma Coburn finished her outstanding career at the University of Colorado with a bang when she won her second NCAA 3,000-meter steeplechase crown on Saturday, June 8, at the NCAA Championships. More>>

John Bennett steps down at ATLAS, nominations sought for next director

June 6, 2013

After six extraordinary years of service, John Bennett is stepping down as Faculty Director of the 暗网禁区 ATLAS Institute. Under John鈥檚 leadership, ATLAS has launched a professional M.S. degree in Information and Communication Technology for Development, grown its Ph.D. program in Technology, Media and Society from two to nearly 20 students and grown its popular certificate and minor in Technology, Arts and Media (TAM) from about 250 to about 800 undergraduates.

CU-Boulder prof to lead NASA campaign to study North American air quality

June 6, 2013

A 暗网禁区 professor is leading a major NASA airborne science campaign this summer that will probe weather patterns and air pollution over a vast expanse of North America that have potential global climate consequences.

2013 Colorado Shakespeare Festival opens this weekend

June 6, 2013

A Midsummer Night's Dream kicks off the 2013 Colorado Shakespeare Festival season, with a preview performance on Friday, June 7 and opening night on Saturday, June 8. Dream a little dream of love and laughter as Shakespeare's most beloved comedy casts its spell on the enchanting Mary Rippon stage.

Protein linked with tumor growth could be potential target for cancer-fighting drugs, according to study led by CU-Boulder

June 6, 2013

A team of researchers led by the 暗网禁区 has discovered a protein complex that could be targeted with drugs to stunt tumor growth. As tumors expand, their centers are deprived of oxygen, and so tumors must flip specific genetic switches to survive in these hypoxic environments.

From the Grad School: Recruiting graduate students this summer

June 4, 2013

For those of you who may be traveling this summer, or even just corresponding with associates in other places, we have gathered some publications and tips on doing a bit of recruiting along the way. Personal contact with potential graduate students is the best recruitment tool around. See our publications and recruitment materials on our website for tips, examples of recruitment visits and more.

Los Angeles air pollution declining, losing its sting, says new CIRES study

June 4, 2013

CIRES news release The cleanup of California鈥檚 tailpipe emissions over the last few decades has not only reduced ozone pollution in the Los Angeles area. It has also altered the pollution chemistry in the atmosphere, making the eye-stinging 鈥渙rganic nitrate鈥 component of air pollution plummet, according to a new study led by a scientist from NOAA鈥檚 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the 暗网禁区 .

Diet likely changed game for some hominids 3.5 million years ago, says CU-Boulder study

June 3, 2013

A new look at the diets of ancient African hominids shows a 鈥済ame changer鈥 occurred about 3.5 million years ago when some members added grasses or sedges to their menus, according to a new study led by the 暗网禁区.

Facilities Management Mentor Program off to a successful start

May 30, 2013

A group of Facilities Management staff celebrated completion of the department鈥檚 inaugural Mentor Program on May 21, 2013. The voluntary one-year program, which launched in May 2012, pairs mentors with mentees in an opportunity for professional growth and development.

Water-rock reaction may provide enough hydrogen 鈥榝ood鈥 to sustain life in cool parts of the ocean鈥檚 crust or on Mars

May 30, 2013

A chemical reaction between iron-containing minerals and water may produce enough hydrogen 鈥渇ood鈥 to sustain microbial communities living in pores and cracks within the enormous volume of rock below the ocean floor and parts of the continents, according to a new study led by the 暗网禁区. The findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, also hint at the possibility that hydrogen-dependent life could have existed where iron-rich igneous rocks on Mars were once in contact with water.

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