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The University of Colorado at Boulder will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit Feb. 22-24 next year by a team representing The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. CU-Boulder has been accredited by the commission since 1913.

Our entire university community is saddened by the death of Alex H. Singer. By all accounts, Alex was a good student and a valued member of our community. Coming on the heels of the passing of Transito "Tito" Torres last week, this is an extra blow to our community and our student body. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Alex's family, friends and classmates. We will make counseling resources available to any who are affected by this terrible loss through our Office of Counseling and Psychological Services.

It's no secret that the emissions leaving a car tailpipe or factory smokestack affect climate and air quality. Even trees release chemicals that influence the atmosphere. But until now, scientists have struggled to know where these organic molecules go and what happens to them once they leave their source, leading to models for predicting climate and air quality that are incomplete or less than accurate.

When Time magazine listed Margaret Mead as one of the 20th century's 100 most influential scientists and thinkers, it described the American icon as the world's "foremost woman anthropologist."

The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a topping-off ceremony for the highly anticipated Center for Community building on Monday, Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the site of the new structure.

University of Colorado at Boulder political science professor and CU President Emeritus Hank Brown will retire on Dec. 31 but plans to continue teaching a class each fall that takes his students to Washington, D.C.

A University of Colorado at Boulder professor has designed a free, online four-hour course for journalists and others who want to learn more about climate change.

A researcher at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Colorado Cancer Center competed against more than 400 U.S. scientists to win one of 13 highly sought after Stand Up to Cancer Innovative Research Grants.

Colorado's economy will return to stability but not growth in 2010, according to economist Richard Wobbekind of the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

A social media idea dubbed "Tweak the Tweet" earned University of Colorado at Boulder graduate student Kate Starbird second place in a national technology competition focused on improving communication during disasters.