A report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded that a novel Â鶹ӰԺ method of producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight is the only approach among eight competing technologies that is projected to meet future cost targets set by the federal agency.
Interactive teaching methods significantly improved attendance and doubled both engagement and learning in a large physics class, according to a University of British Columbia study involving Â鶹ӰԺ Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman that is being published today in Science.
Two faculty members from the Â鶹ӰԺ have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a top honor recognizing scientists and engineers for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
After six years of helping operate NASA spacecraft and satellites, Andrew Poppe will receive his doctoral degree in physics from the Â鶹ӰԺ on May 6.
To honor a father who stoked their love of history and respect for civil rights, Â鶹ӰԺ sisters and Â鶹ӰԺ alumnae Midge Korczak and Leslie Singer Lomas have donated $2 million to endow the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ.
An ancient, bipedal hominid sporting a set of powerful jaws and huge molars that earned it the nickname "Nutcracker Man" likely didn't crack nuts at all, preferring instead to slurp up vast quantities of grasses and sedges, says a new study.
Harvey Segur, a professor of applied mathematics at the Â鶹ӰԺ, has been selected to receive the 2011 Hazel Barnes Prize, the highest faculty recognition for teaching and research awarded by the university.
Shane Baldauf, a sophomore in architecture and planning at the Â鶹ӰԺ who is dedicated to ‘green' and affordable housing, has been awarded a prestigious Udall Scholarship.