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Cigarette smoking, burning forests and even cooking fires all release a chemical compound not previously known to exist in significant quantities in smoke and which may have potential human health impacts, says a new study involving the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the °µÍø½ûÇø.

A report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded that a novel °µÍø½ûÇø method of producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight is the only approach among eight competing technologies that is projected to meet future cost targets set by the federal agency.

Interactive teaching methods significantly improved attendance and doubled both engagement and learning in a large physics class, according to a University of British Columbia study involving °µÍø½ûÇø Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman that is being published today in Science.

Boulder police are investigating the report of a sexual assault between midnight and 1 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, in the area of University Hill. A female University of Colorado student told friends that she was approached by one to three males in a white sedan and sexually assaulted while walking from a party in the 900 block of University Avenue. One of the friends reported the incident to police. Investigators have spoken with the victim, but she has been unable to provide detailed information about what occurred.

Two faculty members from the °µÍø½ûÇø have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a top honor recognizing scientists and engineers for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

After six years of helping operate NASA spacecraft and satellites, Andrew Poppe will receive his doctoral degree in physics from the °µÍø½ûÇø on May 6.

People attending the °µÍø½ûÇø commencement ceremony on Friday, May 6, at 8:30 a.m. at Folsom Field will join a projected crowd of about 20,000 and should plan an early arrival to avoid traffic congestion.

To honor a father who stoked their love of history and respect for civil rights, Boulder sisters and °µÍø½ûÇø alumnae Midge Korczak and Leslie Singer Lomas have donated $2 million to endow the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History at CU-Boulder.

Three °µÍø½ûÇø students have won 2011 Goldwater Scholarships, recognizing top work in math, science or engineering among undergraduates nationally.

An ancient, bipedal hominid sporting a set of powerful jaws and huge molars that earned it the nickname "Nutcracker Man" likely didn't crack nuts at all, preferring instead to slurp up vast quantities of grasses and sedges, says a new study.