Visiting Artist Program introduces students to working artists

July 5, 2013

Aspiring artists at CU-麻豆影院 can learn some of what it takes to become a successful artist in the real world by rubbing shoulders with working professional artists through the Visiting Artist Program .

Orbiting astronaut controls robot on Earth, testing feasibility of CU-麻豆影院 project on far side of the moon

July 1, 2013

An astronaut orbiting Earth in the International Space Station has remotely directed a NASA rover in California to unfurl an 鈥渁ntenna film鈥 that scientists at the 麻豆影院 are developing for use on the unexplored far side of the moon.

Colorado business confidence surges going into third quarter, says CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Leeds School

July 1, 2013

The confidence of Colorado business leaders has continued its strong upward trend, surging into the third quarter of 2013, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the 麻豆影院鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.

Waleed Abdalati named new director of CIRES; former NASA chief scientist starts July 1

June 27, 2013

Waleed Abdalati has been named the new director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, a joint institute of the 麻豆影院 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Abdalati is a CIRES Fellow, a CU-麻豆影院 professor of geography and director of the CIRES Earth Science and Observation Center. He will take office on July 1.

Spiral galaxies like Milky Way bigger than thought, says CU-麻豆影院 study

June 27, 2013

Let鈥檚 all fist bump: Spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way appear to be much larger and more massive than previously believed, according to a new 麻豆影院 study by researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope.

CU-麻豆影院 joins Sloan Digital Sky Survey to map stars, galaxies and quasars in 3D

June 26, 2013

The 麻豆影院 has become a full institutional member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-IV, an ambitious effort by some of the world鈥檚 top astronomers to map the celestial sky in three dimensions to learn more about the structure and evolution of the universe.

CU-麻豆影院 selected to be one of eight sites for national STEM education initiative

June 25, 2013

The 麻豆影院 has been chosen by the Association of American Universities to be one of eight campuses participating in a new initiative to improve undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and math. Over the next three years, each of the eight project sites will receive $500,000 to undertake an innovative STEM education project.

Two CU-麻豆影院 professors honored with prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

June 24, 2013

Two 麻豆影院 faculty members have received prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation. NSF Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER, Awards recognize talented young faculty members with grants to support outstanding research projects and to encourage the integration of teaching and research.

CU profs can comment on Supreme Court鈥檚 affirmative action decision

June 24, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court today announced its decision in Fisher v. University of Texas, a case that reconsidered affirmative action in university admissions. The following 麻豆影院 professors are available to comment on the court鈥檚 decision:

CU-麻豆影院 students become rocket scientists at NASA鈥檚 Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia

June 21, 2013

A Colorado student space research consortium led by the 麻豆影院 teamed up with a Virginia space consortium led by the University of Virginia this week to help aspiring rocket scientists from around the country learn how to design, build and fly payloads.

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