Species Extinction Threat Underestimated Due To Math Glitch, Says CU-Boulder Study

July 2, 2008

Extinction risks for natural populations of endangered species are likely being underestimated by as much as 100-fold because of a mathematical "misdiagnosis," according to a new study led by a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher.

Strange World Of Quantum Physics Topic Of July 9 Talk At CU-Boulder

July 1, 2008

The bizarre world that exists at the microscopic level will be discussed at a free public lecture Wednesday, July 9, at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU-Boulder Natural Hazards Center To Address Impacts Of Climate Change At 33rd Annual Workshop July 12-15

July 1, 2008

Post-Katrina changes at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the impacts of climate change will be discussed by an international gathering of experts July 12-15 at the annual workshop of the University of Colorado at Boulder's Natural Hazards Center.

ConocoPhillips Announces Partnership With Colorado Center For Biorefining And Biofuels

July 1, 2008

ConocoPhillips announced today it has signed a $5 million, multiyear sponsored research agreement with the Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, a research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, to develop new ways to convert biomass into low-carbon transportation fuels.

CU-Boulder Students Set To Launch Student Rocket Payloads June 27

June 24, 2008

A NASA sounding rocket launching from Virginia on June 27 will carry one University of Colorado at Boulder student payload to measure greenhouse gases and 19 other payloads developed by teams from around the nation from kits produced by CU-Boulder students.

2008 CU Law School Graduates Win National Moot Court Competition

June 23, 2008

Two spring graduates from the University of Colorado School of Law won the American Constitution Society's Constance Baker Motley National Moot Court Competition.

Greenland Ice Core Analysis Shows Drastic Climate Change Near End Of Last Ice Age

June 19, 2008

Information gleaned from a Greenland ice core by an international science team shows that two huge Northern Hemisphere temperature spikes prior to the close of the last ice age some 11,500 years ago were tied to fundamental shifts in atmospheric circulation.

CU-Boulder Returns Nearly $3 Million In Cost Savings To NASA For Design And Operation Of Satellite

June 17, 2008

The University of Colorado at Boulder took an unusual step today by returning nearly $3 million in cost savings to NASA for an award-winning satellite mission designed, built and controlled by the university to study how the sun's variation influences Earth's climate and atmosphere.

CU-Boulder Friends Of The Libraries Present Local Author Ingrid Law

June 12, 2008

The CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries will present an "Author Meet & Greet" with local novelist Ingrid Law for her debut novel on Friday, June 20.

Student Leaders From Across The Globe To Attend CU Leadership Institute

June 9, 2008

Student leaders from around the world are on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus through July 6 to participate in an institute focused on creating global social change.

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