U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to Speak at CU Law Conference

Aug. 7, 2009

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will deliver a keynote speech at the 2009 North American Biochar Conference sponsored by the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law's Center for Energy and Environmental Security, or CEES.

CU Student Shares Her Culture at Summer Heritage Camps

Aug. 6, 2009

Summertime usually allows students to relax and have a little more "me" time. But University of Colorado at Boulder senior Trish Leung decided that some of her summer is better spent volunteering -- not only her time, but also her culture.

CU-Boulder Sponsored Research Awards Hit Record-Setting $339.7 Million for 2009

Aug. 6, 2009

The University of Colorado at Boulder received nearly $340 million in sponsored research awards in fiscal year 2009, surpassing last year's record-breaking total by a whopping $60 million and making it the largest jump in university history.

Stimulus Package Funds CU-Boulder Technology Development to Combat Obesity, Chronic Illness

Aug. 4, 2009

A University of Colorado at Boulder faculty member is developing technological solutions to help address the increase in obesity and related chronic illnesses among low-income communities, thanks to funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Federal Stimulus Funds Help Keep CU Students in Summer Lab Jobs

Aug. 4, 2009

While many students head home for summer break to recuperate after the school year, University of Colorado at Boulder junior Makenzie Lewis spent her summer in a laboratory studying new approaches to control chronic pain.

Chaco Royalty Ordered 'Catered' Food at Colorado's Chimney Rock Site 1,000 Years Ago

July 28, 2009

Elite priests living in a spectacular spiritual outpost built high on a southwestern Colorado mountain ridge a thousand years ago likely had their meals catered by commoners living in the valley below, according to preliminary new research by a University of Colorado at Boulder archaeology team.

Noise Pollution Negatively Affects Woodland Bird Communities, According to CU-Boulder Study

July 23, 2009

A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows the strongest evidence yet that noise pollution negatively influences bird populations, findings with implications for the fate of ecological communities situated amid growing urban clamor.

Future of Western Water Supply Threatened by Climate Change, Says New CU-Boulder Study

July 20, 2009

As the West warms, a drier Colorado River system could see as much as a one-in-two chance of fully depleting all of its reservoir storage by mid-century assuming current management practices continue on course, according to a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.

NASA, CU-Boulder Airborne Expedition Chases Arctic Sea Ice Questions

July 17, 2009

A small NASA aircraft completed its first successful science flight Thursday in partnership with the University of Colorado at Boulder as part of an expedition to study the receding Arctic sea ice and improve understanding of its life cycle and the long-term stability of the Arctic ice cover. The mission continues through July 24.

CU School of Education Receives Federal Funding for Program Aiding Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers

July 13, 2009

When Ludivina Calderon enrolled in the University of Colorado at Boulder BUENO Center's High School Equivalency Program, or HEP, courses, she likely had no idea how far the program would take her from working the fields between Texas and Colorado.

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