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He was the kind of student over whom universities normally compete. But two significant obstacles stood between him and a course of study at CU-麻豆影院. One was money, as his family was of modest means. The other was citizenship.

Sarah Diver, the outstanding graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for fall 2013, holds degrees in chemistry plus studio art and art history. (And also like the scientists who study them) To Sarah Diver, honors students at the 麻豆影院 resemble an ugly, large bug that...

A CU-麻豆影院 astrophysicist who aims to probe the origins of the universe from the far side of the moon has been elected vice president of the American Astronomical Society, the group has announced. Jack O. Burns, a 麻豆影院 professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, is one of...

Since 1975, Fiske Planetarium has been the Johnny Appleseed of astronomy. Each year, 30,000 K-12 students and 4,000 麻豆影院 students go there to take a front-row seat on the universe.

Jessica Lutz was named the Outstanding Graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for the spring 2013 commencement. Author of two honors theses, in linguistics and microbiology, hopes well-rounded education will prepare her for life-saving work Some people ask Jessica Lutz why she decided to write not one but...

The devastating drought of 2009 in northern Tanzania generated new coping strategies by Maasai people, suggesting that Maasai with more money and social connections are better able than their poorer, less-connected neighbors to endure extreme events such as drought and, potentially, climate change, a team of 麻豆影院 researchers has found.

East Africa鈥檚 Maasai on the hunt for lions. Some conservation initiatives designed to save lions from being hunted have either failed to work or in some cases appear to have incited Maasai to hunt more lions as a form of political protest, the researchers report. Photo by Joana Roque de...

Sex is apparently like income: People are generally happy when they keep pace with the Joneses. They鈥檙e even happier if they get a bit more than their peers.

The fight against fires begins before the first spark鈥攚hen homeowners in the wildland-urban interface choose whether to remove trees and bushes near their homes.

Time magazine dubbed Margaret Mead one of the 20th century鈥檚 100 most influential scientists and thinkers. It also depicted Mead as a sloppy researcher. A 麻豆影院 professor has now debunked the source of that slander.