Melting Threat From West Antarctic Ice Sheet Less Than Expected but Could Hit U.S. Hardest, Study Says

May 14, 2009

While a total or partial collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet as a result of warming would not raise global sea levels as high as some predict, levels on the U.S. seaboards would rise 25 percent more than the global average and threaten cities like New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, according to a new study.

Conference Brings Leading University Adminstrators to CU-Boulder to Focus on Math, Science Teacher Preparation

May 13, 2009

As a physics professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Noah Finkelstein is concerned about the level of education his future students will have when they arrive at CU. And it's not intelligence or the students' study habits he's worried about, it's their teachers.

CU Graduate Heads to Africa With Peace Corps as Part of Passion to Improve Global Health

May 13, 2009

Before applying to medical schools, University of Colorado at Boulder graduate Nick Breitnauer is taking a two-year hiatus to teach in sub-Saharan Africa with the Peace Corps.

CU Study of Boulder Creek Shows Link Between Water Flow, Nuisance Algae

May 11, 2009

In 2002, Colorado's Front Range was suffering through a historic drought, the worst it had seen in a century. A large snowpack the following year, however, filled the reservoirs and returned life-giving water to streams like Boulder Creek, along with something else local fisherman and environmentalists weren't expecting -- "rock snot."

Soon-To-Be CU-Boulder Graduate Hones Criminology Skills

May 7, 2009

It's not too often that a college student gets to expose criminals as part of their undergraduate education, but Thuy Huynh, a senior at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has done just that.

Three CU-Boulder Undergraduates Win Goldwater Scholarships

May 7, 2009

Three University of Colorado at Boulder students have been named 2009 Goldwater Scholars, the premier national undergraduate award recognizing outstanding students in math, science and engineering.

CU Law School Professor Appointed to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

May 7, 2009

The University of Colorado at Boulder announced today that Nestor Davidson, associate professor of law, has accepted an appointment as principal deputy general counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which works with communities across the country to promote homeownership, affordable rental housing, community development and fair housing.

Early Arrival Recommended for CU-Boulder Commencement May 8

May 6, 2009

People attending the University of Colorado at Boulder commencement ceremony May 8 at 8:30 a.m. at Folsom Field will join a projected crowd of about 20,000 and should plan an early arrival to avoid traffic congestion.

CU-Boulder Confirms Second Case of A(H1N1) in Student Living Off Campus

May 6, 2009

The University of Colorado today confirmed through the Boulder County Health department a second case of A(H1N1) virus in a CU-Boulder student.

Hubble Repair Mission Carrying $70 Million CU Instrument on Track for May 11 Launch

May 6, 2009

A $70 million instrument designed by the University of Colorado at Boulder to probe the evolution of galaxies, stars and intergalactic matter from its perch on the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope is on schedule for its slated May 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard NASA's space shuttle Atlantis.

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