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Research at CU Â鶹ӰԺ encompasses thousands of scholarly, scientific and creative endeavors at any given time, resulting in new knowledge, technologies and creative work that advance the economy, culture and health of Colorado, the nation and the world. Here isÌýa selection of the top CU research stories of the week.

The Arctic’s ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent on Sept.Ìý10, 2016, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), part of CIRES and the Â鶹ӰԺ.

Researcher untangling cell signals in effort to stop cancer

Chalk up two more prestigious awards in 2016 for CU Â鶹ӰԺ Assistant Professor Sabrina Spencer, who continues on the fast track as a top-drawer, international biomedical researcher in the arena of cancer.ÌýSpencer’s team studies signaling responses to conditions like cell stress, cell growth factors and targeted cancer therapeutics.

'False' biosignatures may complicate search for ancient life on Earth, other planets

Self-assembling carbon microstructures created in a lab by Â鶹ӰԺ researchers could provide new clues – and new cautions – in efforts to identify microbial life preserved in the fossil record, both on Earth and elsewhere in the solar system.

The difficulty of predicting an ice-free Arctic

The Arctic is nearing its seasonal sea ice minimum this month, but predicting exactly when the region will see its first ice-free summer may be more difficult than previously believed, according to the results of new Â鶹ӰԺ research.

Education center recognizes 20 schools, including Â鶹ӰԺ's New Vista H.S.

Â鶹ӰԺ'sÌýNational Education Policy Center (NEPC) recently recognized 20 inspiring high schools across the U.S., as part of itsÌýÌýannual Schools of OpportunityÌýproject. The programÌýidentifies and recognizes excellent public high schools that actively strive to close opportunity gaps — the differences in opportunities and resources that drive the well-known achievement gaps, said NEPC Director and CU Â鶹ӰԺ Professor Kevin Welner.

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