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Conservation efforts at three University of Colorado at Boulder buildings cut campus energy use by 645,000 kilowatt-hours, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 1 million pounds and saving nearly $65,000 in utility costs during the 2009-10 fiscal year.

NASA announced today that the University of Colorado at Boulder-led mission to Mars to investigate how the planet lost much of its atmosphere eons ago has been approved by the space agency to move into the development stage.

After two consecutive quarters of growing optimism about the state economy, Colorado business leaders' confidence contracted going into the fourth quarter, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business.

One hundred years ago, Colorado Gov. John Shafroth, a group of University of Colorado dignitaries and leading Boulder citizens stood on a barren hillside overlooking the town and laid the cornerstone for what would become the Boulder area's premier performing arts venue.

University of Colorado at Boulder officials are urging CU students and other fans to arrive early for Saturday's football game between CU and Georgia at Folsom Field, and to be on their best behavior.

In an effort to assist the Boulder Police Department with an ongoing investigation, the University of Colorado at Boulder Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying a suspect in a sexual assault case that occurred between 2 and 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 6 in the area of 17th Street and Broadway.

While the general job market nationally is still struggling mightily, the University of Colorado at Boulder saw an 8 percent uptick in full-time job postings by companies seeking to hire CU-Boulder students and graduates in 2009-10 compared with 2008-09.

The University of Colorado at Boulder Police Department is releasing sketches of two possible suspects in connection with a third-degree assault that occurred near the Coors Events Center on the CU-Boulder campus on Saturday, Sept. 18.

A half-billion years ago, vertebrates lacked the ability to chew their food. They did not have jaws. Instead, their heads consisted of a flexible, fused basket of cartilage.

Three University of Colorado at Boulder programs receive special recognition in the recently released 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges, including a Top 10 ranking as "environmental studies schools that should be on your radar."