CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty, students part of NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter

Aug. 1, 2011

Several Â鶹ӰԺ faculty and students are participating in NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter, now slated for launch Aug. 5 from Florida's Kennedy Space Center and which is expected to help steer scientists toward the right recipe for planet-making.

Farthest, largest water mass in universe found, says study involving Caltech, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ

July 22, 2011

An international team of astronomers led by the California Institute of Technology and involving the Â鶹ӰԺ has discovered the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe.

NASA mission to Mars led by CU-Â鶹ӰԺ completes major milestone

July 22, 2011

A $670 million NASA orbiting mission to probe the past climate of Mars led by the Â鶹ӰԺ reached a major milestone last week when it successfully completed its Mission Critical Design Review by the space agency.

Latino teens key for campaigns reaching out to immigrant families, CU study finds

July 12, 2011

Latino adolescents who share knowledge from the classroom, new media and information technology among immigrant families function as "civic information leaders," a new study by the Â鶹ӰԺ shows.

Cooler than ever: Mechanical micro-drum chilled to quantum ground state at JILA

July 6, 2011

NIST news release Showcasing new tools for widespread development of quantum circuits made of mechanical parts, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Â鶹ӰԺ have demonstrated a flexible, broadly usable technique for steadily calming the vibrations of an engineered mechanical object down to the quantum "ground state," the lowest possible energy level.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ and NASA's space shuttle program: triumphs and tragedies

July 5, 2011

When NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program is shuttered following the Atlantis mission in July, the Â鶹ӰԺ will look back at a rich relationship filled with triumph and tragedy and look ahead to an evolving international program of government and private efforts that will send humans and cargo into orbit.

Colorado business leaders' confidence wanes slightly, says CU Leeds School Index

July 1, 2011

Colorado business leaders remained confident, although generally less optimistic about the economy looking ahead to the third quarter, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the Â鶹ӰԺ's Leeds School of Business.

CU researchers develop new software to advance brain image research

June 27, 2011

A Â鶹ӰԺ research team has developed a new software program allowing neuroscientists to produce single brain images pulled from hundreds of individual studies, trimming weeks and even months from what can be a tedious, time-consuming research process.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ names steering committee, discussion groups to plot future of ICJMT

June 24, 2011

Â鶹ӰԺ Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the formation of a five-member steering committee and eight campus discussion groups that will take the next key steps toward creating a school or college in the area of information, communication, journalism, media and technology, or ICJMT.

Heidelberg Instruments to develop novel CU nanotechnology platform

June 23, 2011

A novel Â鶹ӰԺ technique to shrink the size of circuitry used in nanotechnology devices like computer chips and solar cells by zapping a substrate with two separate colors of light beams has been optioned to Heidelberg Instruments headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

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