International Conference on Islam and the Media to be Held at CU Jan. 7-10

Dec. 31, 2009

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Center for Media, Religion and Culture will host an international conference Jan. 7-10 on "Islam and the Media: Who Speaks for Islam?"

European Space Observatory With CU-Boulder Connection Looks Back to Early Galaxies

Dec. 30, 2009

An instrument package developed in part by the University of Colorado at Boulder for the $2.2 billion orbiting Herschel Space Observatory launched in May by the European Space Agency has provided one of the most detailed views yet of space up to 12 billion years back in time.

NASA Awards CU-Boulder $3.3 Million for Concept Study for Mission to Venus

Dec. 29, 2009

NASA has awarded the University of Colorado at Boulder $3.3 million for a detailed, one-year concept study for a lander mission to Venus to study the history of its surface, climate and atmosphere and to predict its ultimate fate in the solar system.

CU Students to Build Tiny Spacecraft to Observe 'Space Weather' Environment

Dec. 28, 2009

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $840,000 from the National Science Foundation for students to build a tiny spacecraft to observe energetic particles in space that should give scientists a better understanding of solar flares and their interaction with Earth's atmosphere.

Three CU-Boulder Faculty Members Elected AAAS Fellows for 2009

Dec. 17, 2009

Three University of Colorado at Boulder faculty members have been elected fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2009.

Graduating Film Student Creates Two-Hour Feature Film for Final Project

Dec. 16, 2009

When David Marek graduates from the University of Colorado at Boulder on Friday, Dec. 18, he will have accomplished the goal he set out with when he decided to work on a master's of fine arts degree in art and art history: he wrote, directed and produced a feature film.

India's 'Big Gulp' is Depleting Groundwater Supplies at Unsustainable Rate, CU Prof Finds

Dec. 15, 2009

Northern India's groundwater is being pumped onto farm fields faster than it can be replenished by monsoons, and the rate of loss is accelerating, a study co-authored by a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher found.

Nobel Laureate Tom Cech to Speak at CU-Boulder Winter Commencement Dec. 18

Dec. 14, 2009

Nobel laureate Tom Cech will give the University of Colorado at Boulder commencement address during the winter commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 18.

Portions of Arctic Coastline Eroding, No End in Sight, Says New CU-Boulder Study

Dec. 14, 2009

The northern coastline of Alaska midway between Point Barrow and Prudhoe Bay is eroding by up to one-third the length of a football field annually because of a "triple whammy" of declining sea ice, warming seawater and increased wave activity, according to new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Innovative Program Turns CU Students and Future K-12 Teachers on to Science and Math

Dec. 14, 2009

Sarah Berger eyes a chalkboard crammed with notes on chemistry -- prefixes for carbon chains, functional groups of organic compounds and indications of chirality of molecules.

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