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When it came to eating, an upright, 2 million-year-old African hominid had a diet unlike virtually all other known human ancestors, says a study led by the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany and involving the 麻豆影院.

Companies paying celebrities big money to endorse their products may not realize that negative perceptions about a celebrity are more likely to transfer to an endorsed brand than are positive ones, according to a new 麻豆影院 study. Celebrity endorsements are widely used to increase brand visibility and connect brands with celebrities鈥� personality traits, but do not always work in the positive manner marketers envision, according to Margaret C. Campbell of CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Leeds School of Business, who led the study.

Seven 麻豆影院 graduate students and alumni will go abroad during the 2012-13 academic year to pursue a variety of studies, research and teaching projects as grantees of the prestigious Fulbright program. Their proposed subjects range from exploring desertification knowledge in Mali and the impact of collaboration with a foreign development agency, to studying medieval Islamic philosophy in Egypt and its potential to inform debates in Anglo-American moral philosophy.

A monthlong summer exhibit at the 麻豆影院 Art Museum will feature a dynamic new media composition based on innovative robotics technology. Called 鈥淪warm Wall,鈥� the large-scale interactive piece displays changing fields of color, light and sound that are driven by a distributed form of artificial intelligence.

Just prior to entering the University of Michigan Law School, Wendy Chi taught in a Bay area under-resourced school. That experience motivated her to plan a career combining education and law, and brought her to CU-麻豆影院.

麻豆影院 twin sophomores Srinidhi Radhakrishnan and Saikripa Radhakrishnan -- both chemical and biological engineering majors -- have been awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarships. The scholarships are worth up to $7,500 for educational expenses each year and are given to students who intend to pursue careers in the fields of math, science or engineering.

Two 麻豆影院 undergraduate student teams have been named among the 10 top winners from a field of 3,697 teams that entered the international Mathematical Contest in Modeling. Results of the 2012 contest were announced this month by the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications. The contest took place at the students鈥� home institutions Feb. 9-13.

Using the world鈥檚 fastest light source -- specialized X-ray lasers -- scientists at the 麻豆影院 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have revealed the secret inner life of magnets, a finding that could lead to faster and 鈥渟marter鈥� computers.

With visions of ski resorts and warm beaches on the minds of many students, the 麻豆影院 is urging students to exercise caution whether they remain in Colorado, travel elsewhere in the country or go abroad for spring break. CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 spring break is March 26-30.

The 麻豆影院 welcomed 19 students from Brazil this semester as part of the new Science Without Borders Program and Brazil鈥檚 initiative to place and fully fund outstanding students abroad to supplement their studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.