Water Flowing Through Ice Sheets Accelerates Warming, Could Speed Up Ice Flow, Says New Study

Nov. 3, 2010

Melt water flowing through ice sheets via crevasses, fractures and large drains called moulins can carry warmth into ice sheet interiors, greatly accelerating the thermal response of an ice sheet to climate change, according to a new study involving the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU-Boulder Announces Finalists for Dean of Leeds School of Business

Nov. 3, 2010

Two finalists have been named for the position of dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU Students Encouraged to Get Meningitis Vaccine

Nov. 2, 2010

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has issued recommendations for individuals who should receive the meningitis vaccine in light of recent cases of meningococcal meningitis at Colorado State University and in the Fort Collins community.

Boulder Dome Fire Not a Threat to CU Campus at this Time

Oct. 29, 2010

Boulder County fire crews are responding to two wild fires burning just west of Boulder Canyon. Currently the fire is burning near Elephant Buttress above Dome Rock on city of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks.

Donation of 19,000 Volumes of Jewish-American Literature to CU Hailed as Signal of 'Effervescence'

Oct. 28, 2010

Brian E. Lebowitz has a deep fondness for used books and bookstores, a keen interest in Judaica and the acumen to amass a collection of 19,000 works of 20th century Jewish-American Literature. He is donating this collection to the University of Colorado at Boulder, and faculty members say the gift will enhance the university's stature.

Origin of Skillful Stone Tool Sharpening Method Pushed Back More Than 50,000 Years

Oct. 28, 2010

A highly skillful and delicate method of sharpening and retouching stone artifacts by prehistoric people appears to have been developed at least 75,000 years ago, more than 50,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU-Boulder Bridges Digital Divide With 'Computers to Youth' Program

Oct. 27, 2010

Ten students from Denver Public Schools will be on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus on Oct. 30 rebuilding computers with help from CU-Boulder student mentors.

Swan Song Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery to Carry Two Payloads Built by CU-Boulder

Oct. 27, 2010

NASA's space shuttle Discovery will make its swan song flight Nov. 1 carrying two University of Colorado at Boulder-built biomedical payload devices, including one to help scientists better understand changes in the virulence of nasty bacteria in the low gravity of space as a way to help researchers prevent or control infectious diseases.

2010 Election Sources at CU-Boulder

Oct. 21, 2010

2010 Election Sources at CU-Boulder

CU-Boulder Diversity Summit to be Held Nov. 2-3

Oct. 21, 2010

The University of Colorado at Boulder's annual campus diversity summit, "Expanding Our Minds: Encompassing Diversity and Practicing Inclusion," will feature a variety of sessions for students, faculty, staff and community members Nov. 2-3.

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