Collecting spectral reflectance measurements of surface snow with corresponding snow samples in Northern Svalbard

Coal mine dust hastens Arctic snow melt

Feb. 1, 2017

Dust released by an active coal mine in Svalbard, Norway, reduced the spectral reflectance of nearby snow and ice by up to 84 percent, according to new 麻豆影院-led research.

Neil Gorsuch sits at a courtroom bench. (Photo courtesy of Colorado Law.)

Trump's pick for Supreme Court a visiting professor at CU 麻豆影院

Jan. 31, 2017

Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch has taught, advised and mentored law students on campus for eight years, supporting student success and the development of tomorrow鈥檚 leaders. Both of his parents graduated from Colorado Law in 1964.

black and dead trees at the site of the Hayman fire

Colorado's wildfire-stricken forests showing limited recovery

Jan. 30, 2017

A study of Front Range forests burned by wildfires between 1996 and 2003 shows they are not regenerating as well as expected and large portions may become grasslands or shrub lands in coming years.

an illustration of hydrogen escaping mars

High-altitude water acts as atmospheric escape route for Martian hydrogen

Jan. 30, 2017

麻豆影院 researchers have discovered an atmospheric escape route for hydrogen on Mars, a mechanism that may have played a significant role in the 麻豆影院 loss of liquid water.

a map showing recent snow totals in California's Sierra Nevada range

Recent storms recouped 37 percent of California鈥檚 five-year snow-water deficit

Jan. 27, 2017

The recent 鈥渁tmospheric river鈥 weather pattern that pummeled California with storms from late December to late-January may have recouped 37 percent of the state鈥檚 five-year snow-water deficit.

collared pika shown in a rocky habitat

Rapid trait evolution crucial to species growth, CU 麻豆影院 study finds

Jan. 27, 2017

Rapid evolution at the edges of a given species habitat may play a larger role in population expansions than previously suspected, according to the results of a new 麻豆影院-led study.

A computer monitor, smart phone and newspapers.

Legacy media giants give way to new and partisan outlets in agenda-setting

Jan. 26, 2017

While no one media type controls the broader news agenda, partisan media now has the strongest influence, followed by emerging non-partisan media outlets 鈥 like BuzzFeed and Gawker 鈥 over longtime traditional outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Greg Rieker, project with team members while atop their mobile laboratory in rural Colorado

CU 麻豆影院 team to track methane leaks using lasers

Jan. 26, 2017

A team of 麻豆影院 researchers has secured a $1.3 million grant from the Department of Energy to monitor potentially dangerous emissions from natural gas storage facilities across the U.S.

Woman holds head in hand | iStock photo credit to RapidEye

Public seminar series to focus on bipolar disorder

Jan. 25, 2017

The CU 麻豆影院 Robert D. Sutherland (RDS) Center for the Evaluation and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder hopes to increase understanding about bipolar disorder through a free public seminar series that begins Jan. 30.

a traditional cookstove in rural India

Targeting cookstove pollution using supercomputers and NASA satellites

Jan. 23, 2017

New air quality research is investigating a major, but often overlooked contributor to outdoor pollution and climate: burning of solid fuel for cooking and heating.

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