'Rocks Karma Arrows' Explores Sensitive Parts of Boulder's History

July 13, 2009

"Rocks Karma Arrows," a multimedia theater piece that explores some of the disturbing history of race and class in Boulder, will open July 23 in the Black Box Studio at the University of Colorado at Boulder ATLAS Institute.

CU-Boulder Awarded $42 Million by NASA for Design and Construction of Instrument to Measure Solar Radiation, Climate Change

July 10, 2009

NASA has awarded the University of Colorado at Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics a $42 million contract for the development of a sophisticated instrument that will orbit Earth to monitor changes in the sun's radiation and help evaluate climate change.

'What Is Physics?' Lecture Set for July 15 at CU-Boulder

July 10, 2009

A public lecture exploring the potential of physics to help people understand the "magic" of the world around them will be the topic of a free public lecture to be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder on July 15.

New European Space Telescope With CU-Boulder Connection Makes First Observations, Targets Nearby Galaxies

July 10, 2009

A scientific instrument package developed in part by the University of Colorado at Boulder for the $2.2 billion orbiting Herschel Space Observatory that was launched in May by the European Space Agency has made its first successful observations, targeting two star-forming galaxies near the Milky Way.

CU Graduate School Attracts Record Number of National Science Foundation Fellows

July 9, 2009

The University of Colorado at Boulder has attracted 23 new graduate students who have received prestigious National Science Foundation fellowships, a record for the campus.

Colorado Job Losses to Slow in Second Half of 2009, CU-Boulder Economist Says

July 9, 2009

Colorado's economy will continue to shed jobs in the third quarter of 2009 before leveling off toward the end of the year, according to Richard Wobbekind, an economist with the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

New FEMA Head to Address International Assembly at CU's Natural Hazards Workshop July 16

July 8, 2009

The new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will speak to an international gathering of about 400 people who deal with disasters at the annual workshop of the University of Colorado at Boulder's Natural Hazards Center on July 16.

CU-Boulder Sources on the Ethnic Clashes in Western China

July 8, 2009

History Professor William Wei at the University of Colorado at Boulder is an expert on China and can discuss the current ethnic clashes in western China. According to Wei, the people in Urumqi have many legitimate grievances that are being ignored by the government.

Statement by CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano on the Ward Churchill Case Ruling

July 7, 2009

CU-Boulder Study Finds Brain's Immune System May Cause Chronic Seizures

July 6, 2009

Chronic seizures caused by traumatic head injuries may result from chemicals released by the brain's immune system attempting to repair the injured site, according to a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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