Chancellor's Veterans Day Message

Nov. 11, 2008

Each day as I arrive at my office, I am privileged to be greeted by veterans. On the wall immediately outside my office is a photo of 44 young Navy men who studied Japanese at the University of Colorado at Boulder during World War II. The photo serves to remind me of the university's long connection to national service and to our many veterans who have given so much.

CU-Boulder to Launch Butterfly, Spider K-12 Experiments Nov. 14 on Space Shuttle

Nov. 10, 2008

A NASA space shuttle mission carrying a University of Colorado at Boulder payload of web-spinning spiders and wannabe butterflies will be closely monitored by hundreds of K-12 students from Colorado's Front Range after Endeavour launches from Florida for the International Space Station Nov. 14.

CU Hosts International Environmental Journalism Summit Nov. 12-15

Nov. 7, 2008

Whether European nations acted more quickly than the United States on climate change because of better press coverage will be up for discussion at an International Environmental Journalism Summit sponsored by the Center for Environmental Journalism Nov. 12-15 at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU Reminding Students of Safety Precautions and Community Resources Following Recent Off-Campus Assaults

Nov. 6, 2008

In the wake of a Nov. 4 off-campus assault against a female CU student, University of Colorado at Boulder officials are reminding students of important personal and community safety measures.

Web, Media Access is Focus of Annual Assistive Technology Conference at CU-Boulder Nov. 11-14

Nov. 6, 2008

An annual assistive technology conference co-sponsored by the University of Colorado at Boulder will highlight the availability and potential benefits of assistive technology in education and business with more than 50 workshops.

Mike Coffman to Join CU-Boulder in Honoring Veterans at Nov. 11 Ceremony

Nov. 6, 2008

The University Memorial Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado's official memorial to war veterans, will host a Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

CU Boulder professor Jack Burns named chair of NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee

Nov. 5, 2008

°µÍø½ûÇø Professor Jack Burns of the astrophysical and planetary sciences department has been named chair of the NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee.

CU Prof Finds Nitrogen Pollution Increases Negative Impacts of Acid Precipitation in Soil

Nov. 5, 2008

Vegetation and soils already subjected to long-term acid rain could face even more stress in the form of nitrogen-laden precipitation, according to William D. Bowman, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU's Center of the American West Takes on Immigration with 'Words to Stir the Soul'

Nov. 4, 2008

Immigration is the subject of the 12th annual Words to Stir the Soul event to be presented by the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel.

Women Have More Diverse Hand Bacteria Than Men, According to CU-Boulder Study

Nov. 3, 2008

A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates that not only do human hands harbor far higher numbers of bacteria species than previously believed, women have a significantly greater diversity of microbes on their palms than men.

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