U.S. Senate Confirms CU Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman as Associate Director for Science

Sept. 22, 2010

Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as associate director for science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

CU-Boulder Cuts Energy Use, Stabilizes Carbon Emissions From Campus

Sept. 22, 2010

The University of Colorado at Boulder has reduced total energy use by 23 percent and stabilized carbon emissions at 2005 levels even though the campus has grown by 14 percent, or about 1.5 million square feet in facilities, since that time, a new report shows.

Terms for Colorado Withdrawal From Big 12 Conference Announced

Sept. 21, 2010

The Big 12 announced it has reached agreement with the University of Colorado regarding its withdrawal from the Conference effective June 30, 2011, subject to final approval from the other 10 school's governing boards.

CU Wizards Series to Kick Off 34th Year of Science Shows Sept. 25

Sept. 21, 2010

Children of all ages are invited to attend the annual CU Wizards shows at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU Community Encouraged to ‘Live Free' During Sobriety Challenge Sept. 23-27

Sept. 21, 2010

The University of Colorado at Boulder student-run Oasis group and Counseling and Psychological Services will present the second annual Live Free Weekend: 96-Hour Sobriety Challenge Sept. 23-27.

Parting The Waters: Computer Modeling Applies Physics to Red Sea Escape Route

Sept. 21, 2010

The biblical account of the parting of the Red Sea has inspired and mystified people for millennia. A new computer modeling study by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) shows how the movement of wind as described in the book of Exodus could have parted the waters.

Desert Dust Reduces Colorado River Flow, Says New Study

Sept. 20, 2010

Dark-colored dust that settles on snow in the Upper Colorado River Basin makes the snow melt early and robs the Colorado River of about 5 percent of its water each year, says a new study co-authored by researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder-based Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES.

CU-Boulder Incoming Class Shows Growth in Graduate and International Students

Sept. 20, 2010

The University of Colorado at Boulder's fall 2010 census figures show an enrollment of 29,952 degree- and licensure-seeking students, a total enrollment within 1 percent of last year, with increases in graduate, international and students of color enrollment.

Combined CU-Boulder Leadership Decries Bias-Motivated Attack Against CU Student

Sept. 18, 2010

University of Colorado at Boulder administrators and student leaders today strongly condemned an attack against two Nigerian men -- at least one of whom is a CU student -- that occurred in the city of Boulder in the early hours of Saturday morning.

CU Faculty Members Awarded 'Distinguished Professor' Title

Sept. 17, 2010

The University of Colorado Board of Regents today awarded three professors the university's highest faculty honor, designation as Distinguished Professor.

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