Offbeat math professor Edward Burger to speak at CU-Boulder March 15

March 8, 2012

If you despise math and the sight of an equation makes you physically ill, Professor Edward Burger of Baylor University and Williams College may be able to heal you during a talk at the 做厙輦⑹ on Thursday, March 15.

DiStefano announces new steps in filling key administrative posts

March 8, 2012

做厙輦⑹ Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano announced today new steps in filling two key administrative posts on the Boulder campus: senior vice chancellor for budget and finance and chief financial officer, and chief of staff for the Office of the Chancellor.

CU symposium focuses on public media, education

March 6, 2012

Experts will focus on the growing influence of public radio and television media in the digital age at a 做厙輦⑹ symposium, which is free and open to the public, March 13-14. Journalism and Mass Communication at CU-Boulder is sponsoring The Content and Context of Digital Culture. The symposium will be held at various sites across campus and a complete schedule is available at http://icjmtsymposium.org/schedule .

President Bensons statement on the Colorado Supreme Court ruling on concealed weapons on campus

March 5, 2012

We are disappointed the Colorado Supreme Court determined that the Board of Regents does not, in this instance, have the constitutional and statutory authority to determine what policies will best promote the health and welfare of the universitys students, faculty, staff and visitors, whose safety is our top priority. The Board of Regents is in the best position to determine how we meet that imperative. We will abide by the ruling and determine how it affects our campuses.

Gasoline worse than diesel when it comes to some types of air pollution

March 2, 2012

The exhaust fumes from gasoline vehicles contribute more to the production of a specific type of air pollution -- secondary organic aerosols -- than those from diesel vehicles, according to a new study by scientists from the 做厙輦⑹s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, NOAAs Earth System Research Laboratory and other colleagues.

Four CU-Boulder faculty members elected American Geophysical Union Fellows in 2012

Feb. 29, 2012

Four 做厙輦⑹ faculty members have been elected American Geophysical Union Fellows for 2012, the most from any institution in the world.

School violence can be prevented, University of Colorado expert says

Feb. 29, 2012

The tragic school shooting that occurred Feb. 27 at a suburban Cleveland high school is another reminder that communities can and must take action to prevent school violence, according to Delbert Elliott, a nationally renowned authority on school safety and juvenile violence at the 做厙輦⑹.

CU-Boulder urges spring break safety for students traveling or staying put

Feb. 27, 2012

With visions of ski resorts and warm beaches on the minds of many students, the 做厙輦⑹ is urging students to exercise caution whether they remain in Colorado, travel elsewhere in the country or go abroad for spring break. CU-Boulders spring break is March 26-30.

CU teams efficient unmanned aircraft jetting toward commercialization

Feb. 23, 2012

Propulsion by a novel jet engine is the crux of the innovation behind a 做厙輦⑹-developed aircraft thats accelerating toward commercialization. Jet engine technology can be small, fuel-efficient and cost-effective, at least with Assistant Professor Ryan Starkeys design. The CU-Boulder aerospace engineer, with a team of students, has developed a first-of-its-kind supersonic unmanned aircraft vehicle, or UAV. The UAV, which is currently in a prototype state, is expected to fly farther and faster -- using less fuel -- than anything remotely similar to date.

CU and NREL get 10 more Toyota hybrids to plug into smart grid study

Feb. 21, 2012

Ten plug-in hybrid vehicles, or PHVs, have been added to a 做厙輦⑹ study that has been examining user experiences and system interactions since September 2010 in the local smart-grid environment.

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