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Three University of Colorado at Boulder faculty members have been elected fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2009.

When David Marek graduates from the University of Colorado at Boulder on Friday, Dec. 18, he will have accomplished the goal he set out with when he decided to work on a master's of fine arts degree in art and art history: he wrote, directed and produced a feature film.

Northern India's groundwater is being pumped onto farm fields faster than it can be replenished by monsoons, and the rate of loss is accelerating, a study co-authored by a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher found.

Nobel laureate Tom Cech will give the University of Colorado at Boulder commencement address during the winter commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 18.

The northern coastline of Alaska midway between Point Barrow and Prudhoe Bay is eroding by up to one-third the length of a football field annually because of a "triple whammy" of declining sea ice, warming seawater and increased wave activity, according to new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Sarah Berger eyes a chalkboard crammed with notes on chemistry -- prefixes for carbon chains, functional groups of organic compounds and indications of chirality of molecules.

The University of Colorado at Boulder will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit Feb. 22-24 next year by a team representing The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. CU-Boulder has been accredited by the commission since 1913.

Our entire university community is saddened by the death of Alex H. Singer. By all accounts, Alex was a good student and a valued member of our community. Coming on the heels of the passing of Transito "Tito" Torres last week, this is an extra blow to our community and our student body. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Alex's family, friends and classmates. We will make counseling resources available to any who are affected by this terrible loss through our Office of Counseling and Psychological Services.

It's no secret that the emissions leaving a car tailpipe or factory smokestack affect climate and air quality. Even trees release chemicals that influence the atmosphere. But until now, scientists have struggled to know where these organic molecules go and what happens to them once they leave their source, leading to models for predicting climate and air quality that are incomplete or less than accurate.

When Time magazine listed Margaret Mead as one of the 20th century's 100 most influential scientists and thinkers, it described the American icon as the world's "foremost woman anthropologist."