CU research shows warming climate threatens ecology at mountain research site west of Boulder

April 18, 2012

A series of papers published this month on ecological changes at 26 global research sites -- including one administered by the in the high mountains west of the city -- indicates that ecosystems dependent on seasonal snow and ice are the most sensitive to changes in climate.

CU-Boulder to host ‘Money Smart Week’ to help students excel financially

April 18, 2012

In an effort to help students make smart financial decisions about their budgets, credit, job searches, school loans and other money matters, CU-Boulder is hosting “Money Smart Week” April 23-26.

Colorado teachers to learn video game programming with algebra at special CU-Boulder workshop

April 17, 2012

Middle and high school teachers from across the Front Range will learn how to teach key math concepts to their students while introducing them to video game programming during an April 21 workshop at the . Emmanuel Schanzer of Harvard University will lead the workshop sponsored by CU-Boulder’s Department of Computer Science. Schanzer is the creator of Bootstrap, a computer programming tool that uses algebra to create images and animations.

Startup Gogy Inc. to develop CU-Boulder interactive education platform

April 17, 2012

Startup company Gogy Inc. and the University of Colorado have executed an exclusive licensing agreement that will enable the company to commercialize the Pedago.gy interactive teaching platform developed at CU-Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. Pedago.gy is a Web application that creates a space for educators and students to engage in additional interaction and dialogue beyond the classroom. It provides a means whereby students and instructors can approach a topic in a collaborative fashion, rather than the typical expert-learner model found in most classrooms.

Four finalists named for CU-Boulder dean of students

April 16, 2012

Four finalists have been named for the position of associate vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students at the , according to Dr. Donald Misch, assistant vice chancellor for health and wellness and chair of the search committee. “The search committee was very pleased to receive over 100 applications from professionals throughout a wide geographic distribution,” Misch said. “We found it to be a very strong pool of candidates and our four finalists all have a wealth of student affairs experience.”

CU-Boulder Engineering Days to feature egg drop on April 19

April 16, 2012

Engineering students at the will host the annual College Egg Drop on April 19 as part of their annual celebration of Engineering Days. The egg drop, which starts at 1 p.m. on the west side of the Engineering Center, challenges students to create a contraption that will protect a raw egg when dropped from the eighth floor of the Engineering Center’s office tower.

New CU-Boulder study indicates Greenland may be slip sliding away due to surface lake melt

April 16, 2012

Like snow sliding off a roof on a sunny day, the Greenland Ice Sheet may be sliding faster into the ocean due to massive releases of meltwater from surface lakes, according to a new study by the -based Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.

University of Colorado closed to unauthorized visitors, non-affiliates on April 20

April 13, 2012

The announced today it will be open to students, faculty and staff on April 20, but closed to unauthorized non-affiliates due to the disruption caused by the 4/20 gathering. “The gathering disrupts teaching and research right in the heart of the campus,” said CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. “The size of the crowd has become unmanageable, and limits our faculty, staff and students from getting to class, entering buildings and doing their basic work. It needs to end.”

CU-Boulder/Harvard team wins $50,000 student competition

April 10, 2012

A revitalization project for downtown Houston combining residential, retail and entrepreneurial business elements won $50,000 in a national urban design competition for a joint student team from the and Harvard University.

JILA, site of Nobel Prize-winning research, expands into new wing on CU-Boulder campus

April 10, 2012

JILA, a joint institute of the and the National Institute of Standards and Technology that has produced three Nobel Prize winners since 2001, has opened a new wing with advanced laboratories for its world-renowned science.

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