Two specialized thermometers on JILA's strontium lattice atomic clock

Getting better all the time: JILA strontium atomic clock sets new records

April 22, 2015

In another advance at the far frontiers of timekeeping by National Institute of Standards and Technology and °µÍø½ûÇø researchers, the latest modification of a record-setting strontium atomic clock has achieved precision and stability levels that now mean the clock would neither gain nor lose one second in some 15 billion years—roughly the age of the universe.

President's Teaching Scholars

Two CU-Boulder professors named President’s Teaching Scholars

April 20, 2015

Two faculty members at the °µÍø½ûÇø have been named 2015 President’s Teaching Scholars, a systemwide designation that recognizes CU educators who skillfully integrate teaching and research at an exceptional level. This year's scholars are Roseanna Neupauer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty Director for Civil Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and Valerie Otero, Ph.D., Professor of Science Education, School of Education.

2015 Distinguished Research Lecturer recipients named

April 20, 2015

The Offices of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Dean of the Graduate School are pleased to extend congratulations to the three winners of the 2015 Distinguished Research Lecturer. The Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty on a fellow faculty member at CU-Boulder. This year's winners are Zoya Popovic from the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Diane McKnight from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Douglas Seals from the Department of Integrative Physiology.

Researchers produce first atlas of airborne microbes across United States

April 20, 2015

A °µÍø½ûÇø and North Carolina State University-led team has produced the first atlas of airborne microbes across the continental U.S., a feat that has implications for better understanding health and disease in humans, animals and crops.

Liquid crystal bubbles experiment arrives at International Space Station

April 17, 2015

An experiment led by the °µÍø½ûÇø arrived at the International Space Station today and will look into the fluid dynamics of liquid crystals that may lead to benefits both on Earth and in space.

After successful mission to Mercury, spacecraft on a crash course with history

April 16, 2015

NASA’s MESSENGER mission to Mercury carrying an $8.7 million °µÍø½ûÇø instrument is slated to run out of fuel and crash into the planet in the coming days after a wildly successful, four-year orbiting mission chock full of discoveries.

Fred Anderson

CU-Boulder Professor Fred Anderson named 2015 Hazel Barnes Prize winner

April 15, 2015

Professor Fred Anderson of the °µÍø½ûÇø history department has been awarded the 2015 Hazel Barnes Prize, the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university. Since 1992, the Hazel Barnes Prize has been awarded each year to a CU-Boulder faculty member who best exemplifies the enriching interrelationship between teaching and research, and whose work has had a significant impact on students, faculty, colleagues and the university.

Renowned behavioral scientist to discuss impact of nurturing environments on April 27 in Boulder

April 15, 2015

Pioneering behavioral scientist Anthony Biglan will discuss how creating nurturing environments is key to raising better young citizens and building a healthier, happier and more prosperous Colorado and society as a whole on Monday, April 27.

New technique could slash energy used to produce many plastics

April 14, 2015

A new material developed at the °µÍø½ûÇø could radically reduce the energy needed to produce a wide variety of plastic products, from grocery bags and cling wrap to replacement hips and bulletproof vests.

Fungi thrived in flooded Colorado homes months after waters receded, says CU-Boulder study

April 8, 2015

Basements that flooded after heavy rains deluged the Colorado Front Range in September 2013 had higher levels of airborne mold and other fungi months after the waters receded compared with basements that didn’t flood, according to a study by the °µÍø½ûÇø.

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