CU-Boulder team discovers ancient road at Maya village buried by volcanic ash 1,400 years ago

Oct. 5, 2011

A °µÍø½ûÇø-led team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and from the town, which was frozen in time by a blanket of ash.

New time capsule to be placed at CU's Macky Auditorium Oct. 11

Oct. 4, 2011

A year after Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and °µÍø½ûÇø Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano revealed the contents of the 1910 Macky Auditorium time capsule, the contents of a new memo to posterity are being finalized.

When it comes to charitable giving, people respond to their immediate emotions, CU study says

Oct. 4, 2011

When considering giving money to humanitarian crises people often donate in response to events that grab their immediate emotions, according to a recent study by researchers at the °µÍø½ûÇø and Dresden University of Technology in Germany.

Colorado business leaders' economic outlook turns negative, says CU Leeds School Index

Oct. 3, 2011

Colorado business leaders' outlook on the economy has turned negative heading into the fourth quarter, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the °µÍø½ûÇø Leeds School of Business.

NSF awards $4.5 million to CU-Boulder-led team to study electrical processes in Earth's atmosphere

Sept. 30, 2011

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant to a team led by the °µÍø½ûÇø to better understand the electrical processes that connect the Earth with the atmosphere and with space.

CU-Boulder wins bid to host National Solar Observatory headquarters

Sept. 30, 2011

The °µÍø½ûÇø was selected today to host the headquarters for the National Solar Observatory, the nation's leading scientific research program in ground-based solar astronomy.

CU-developed Android app helps people tweet during disasters

Sept. 28, 2011

Just as codes once were developed for public safety communication via citizens band radios, a common language now is being formulated for disaster communication via Twitter -- posing a challenge for people who haven't yet learned or can't recall it.

CU-Boulder to test campus text-messaging system on Sept. 29

Sept. 27, 2011

As part of National Preparedness Month, the °µÍø½ûÇø will test the Campus Alerts text-messaging system on Thursday, Sept. 29, at noon to raise awareness of how to prepare for an emergency.

Full-time job postings for CU-Boulder grads jumped 23 percent in 2010-11

Sept. 27, 2011

For the second year in a row, the °µÍø½ûÇø saw an increase in companies seeking to hire CU-Boulder graduates with full-time job postings on campus jumping 23 percent for the 2010-11 school year, compared with 2009-10.

CU-Boulder physics professor named Presidential Early Career Award winner

Sept. 27, 2011

A °µÍø½ûÇø physics faculty member was among 13 U.S. Department of Energy researchers named by President Obama yesterday as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

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