Massive crevasses and bendable ice affect stability of Antarctic ice shelf, CU-Boulder research team finds

Dec. 7, 2012

Gaping crevasses that penetrate upward from the bottom of the largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula make it more susceptible to collapse, according to researchers who spent the last four Southern Hemisphere summers studying the massive floating sheet of ice that covers an area twice the size of Massachusetts.

CUSG: What we've done so far

Dec. 7, 2012

By Lora Roberts, CUSG Director of Communications As the University of Colorado Student Government , we get the honor of helping CU rise to excellence by giving the students quality services through the seven Cost Centers under our control and to also act as the bridge between the students and the administration.

We could all use a little help

Dec. 7, 2012

Work-life balance is a hot topic across the nation. We all strive to balance the demands of our jobs with the lives we lead outside of work hours, and look for support especially when these demands on our time are in direct conflict. Programs like Sittercity and Years Ahead from SelectPlus give university personnel and graduate students access to resources for finding this support.

CU-Boulder to issue new request for proposals to relocate Grandview Terrace bungalows

Dec. 7, 2012

The is issuing a new request for proposals to relocate three bungalows from the Grandview Terrace area. “During the earlier request for proposal process conducted over the past summer and fall we did not receive any proposals that met the qualifications, however, if it’s feasible we would like to see the houses relocated and preserved,” said CU-Boulder Director of Real Estate Jeff Lipton. “In talking with the city staff we thought it would be worth issuing the request for proposals one more time.”

Class project leads to holiday benefit concert for the homeless

Dec. 7, 2012

One student’s class project has led him to see homeless people in a new light. The result of his experience is a holiday concert to benefit the homeless. Like many people, Joe Cherof, a freshman majoring in business, had walked by homeless musicians playing on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall. Cherof would sometimes toss a couple of dollars into their hat. That all changed the day Cherof noticed a familiar face playing music on the mall.

Student printing and scanning improvements coming spring 2013

Dec. 6, 2012

We’ve all been there – struggling to download the right printer driver or running across campus, wondering, “why did I choose a printer so far away?” Starting next semester, it will be easier for students to print to the many student printers and multi-function devices available in computer labs and common areas across campus.

CU-Boulder to offer new interdisciplinary construction management track

Dec. 5, 2012

A new partnership between the ’s Leeds School of Business and the College of Engineering and Applied Science, spurred by a gift, will have positive implications for the construction and real estate industries.

What you need to know about upcoming DEPA reporting requirements

Dec. 5, 2012

The Disclosure of External Professional Activity (DEPA) annual reporting period for 2013 will occur Jan. 15, 2013 through March 31, 2013. The reporting form will be modified to accommodate new regulatory changes. The CU-Boulder campus Office of Conflict of Interest & Commitment wants to make sure that personnel who have to file this form, or support the filing process, familiarize themselves the requirements and procedures.

CU-Boulder students to demonstrate engineering projects at Dec. 8 Design Expo

Dec. 4, 2012

More than 350 engineering students at the will demonstrate their innovations and inventions to the community at the annual fall Engineering Design Expo on Saturday, Dec. 8.

CU-led team receives $9.2 million DOE grant to engineer E. coli into biofuels

Dec. 4, 2012

A team led by the has been awarded $9.2 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Energy to research modifying E. coli to produce biofuels such as gasoline. “This is a fantastic opportunity to take what we have worked on for the past decade to the next level,” said team leader Ryan Gill, a fellow of CU-Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, or RASEI. “In this project, we will develop technologies that are orders of magnitude beyond where we are currently.”

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