Fall aspen tree colors setting up for prime time, says CU-Boulder prof

Sept. 19, 2014

The gradual fall cooling on Colorado’s Front Range this September is helping to set up what could well be a prime-time show of gold, yellow and red leaves in the region’s aspen forests, according to a °µÍø½ûÇø plant ecologist.

Genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter to give free talk at CU-Boulder on Sept. 29

Sept. 18, 2014

Pioneering genomics researcher J. Craig Venter—best known for leading the privately funded team that sequenced the first human genome—will give a keynote talk at the °µÍø½ûÇø on Sept. 29 about the scientific potential of and future products derived from “synthetic life.â€

MAVEN at Mars

CU-Boulder-led Mars mission set for orbit insertion Sept. 21

Sept. 17, 2014

A NASA mission to Mars led by the °µÍø½ûÇø is set to slide into orbit around the red planet Sept. 21 to investigate how its climate has changed over the eons, completing a 10-month interplanetary journey of 442 million miles. The orbit-insertion maneuver will begin with six thruster engines firing to shed some of the velocity from the spacecraft, known as the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN mission. The thruster engines will ignite and burn for 33 minutes to slow the spacecraft, allowing it to be captured into an elliptical orbit around Mars.

Cost-share programs encourage most to mitigate wildfire danger but not some at greatest risk

Sept. 15, 2014

Most homeowners are willing to take part in cost-sharing that helps pay for wildfire risk mitigation on their properties, but some of those with the highest wildfire risk are the least likely to participate in those programs, according to a collaborative study by the °µÍø½ûÇø and partnering institutions.

Student life: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program allows students to gain research experience

Sept. 12, 2014

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, or UROP , is one unique program that offers CU-Boulder students an opportunity to follow academic curiosities in every field. Designed to provide grant-writing experience, connect students to faculty and explore interests beyond the classroom, the program is open to all CU-Boulder undergraduates.

CU-Boulder to host free event Sept. 21 to watch orbit insertion of Mars spacecraft

Sept. 10, 2014

The public is invited to attend a watch party at the °µÍø½ûÇø on Sunday, Sept. 21, when NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft, designed to understand past climate change on Mars, inserts itself into orbit after a 10-month journey to the planet.

Water drops from a faucet

EPA awards CU-Boulder $4 million for new center on drinking water safety

Sept. 10, 2014

Continuing its commitment to improving America’s drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 9 announced more than $8 million in grants to create two national centers for research and innovation in small- to medium-sized drinking water systems.

CU-Boulder alum and NASA astronaut Steve Swanson set for return to Earth

Sept. 9, 2014

After spending nearly six months on the International Space Station, °µÍø½ûÇø astronaut-alumnus Steve Swanson is slated to drift back to Earth in a Russian space capsule Sept. 10 before banging down on the steppe of Kazakhstan.

MAVERIC team

Two CU-Boulder student teams win awards for space mission design contests to Mars, moon

Sept. 4, 2014

Two °µÍø½ûÇø student aerospace engineering science teams have won prestigious international and national awards for the design of real-world space missions to Mars and the moon.

Tweets during 2013 Colorado floods gave engineers valuable data on infrastructure damage

Sept. 3, 2014

Tweets sent during last year’s massive flooding on Colorado’s Front Range were able to detail the scope of damage to the area’s infrastructure, according to a study by the °µÍø½ûÇø. The findings can help geotechnical and structural engineers more effectively direct their reconnaissance efforts after future natural disasters—including earthquakes, tsunamis and tornadoes—as well as provide them data that might otherwise be lost due to rapid cleanup efforts.

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