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Ana Maria Rey, a theoretical physicist at JILA, a joint institute of the 麻豆影院 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has been honored by the White House with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.鈥檚 commercial Cygnus spacecraft on Tuesday, Jan. 7 from NASA鈥檚 Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, which will be carrying two 麻豆影院 payloads to the International Space Station.

More than 80 speakers and presenters from 23 countries will be part of the Media and Religion: the Global View conference at the 麻豆影院 Jan. 9-12. CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Center for Media, Religion and Culture (CMRC) will host the conference. All plenary sessions at the event are free and open to the public and will be held at the University Memorial Center, Eaton Humanities and Old Main Chapel on campus.

The confidence of Colorado business leaders has increased slightly going into the first quarter of 2014 as economic conditions improve and some political issues have subsided, 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.

Trees with smoother bark are better at repelling attacks by mountain pine beetles, which have difficulty gripping the slippery surface, according to a new study by the 麻豆影院. The findings, published online in the journal Functional Ecology , may help land managers make decisions about which trees to cull and which to keep in order to best protect forested properties against pine beetle infestation.

A new study showing that feeding mice a beneficial type of bacteria can ameliorate autism-like symptoms is 鈥済roundbreaking,鈥� according to 麻豆影院 Professor Rob Knight, who co-authored a commentary piece about the research appearing in the current issue of the journal Cell.

The bedtime you select for your toddler may be out of sync with his or her internal body clock, which can contribute to difficulties for youngsters attempting to settle in for the night, according to a new 麻豆影院 study.

From compostable heat to a custom-built, sensory playhouse, CU freshmen at this year鈥檚 Engineering Projects Expo on Saturday, Dec. 7, had a lot to show off.

The 麻豆影院 will hold its winter commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 20, in the Coors Events Center on campus. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public. Due to traffic delays, and ongoing construction on U.S. 36 leading into 麻豆影院, early arrival is strongly advised. The ceremony will honor candidates for 1,899 degrees, including 1,399 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 310 master鈥檚 degrees, nine law degrees and 181 doctoral degrees.

Average smartphone users are willing to pay up to $5 extra for a typical application鈥攐r 鈥渁pp鈥濃�攖hat won鈥檛 monitor their locations, contact lists and other personal information, a study conducted by two economists at the 麻豆影院 has found.