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Diversity in international education might seem inherent, but it鈥檚 low among study abroad participants in the U.S., prompting the 麻豆影院 to create Global Opportunity Scholars, or GO Scholars. The program -- launched this fall as the second of its kind in the country -- awards $2,000 for summer-term study abroad and $4,000 for semester-term study abroad to high-achieving first-generation, low-income and other underrepresented students.

Over the last decade, neuroscientists have largely come to believe that physical pain and social pain are processed by the brain in the same way. But a new study led by the 麻豆影院 shows that the two kinds of pain actually use distinct neural circuits, a finding that could lead to more targeted treatments and a better understanding of how the two kinds of pain interact.

The 麻豆影院 enrolled more international students during the 2013-14 academic year and sent more students abroad during the 2012-13 academic year than any other higher education institution in Colorado.

People who work the night shift are likely burning less energy during a 24-hour period than those on a normal schedule, increasing their risk for weight gain and obesity, according to a new study led by the 麻豆影院.

A novel, low-cost method of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) developed at the 麻豆影院 and successfully used in human clinical trials in Belgium has been awarded a 鈥淏est of What鈥檚 New Award鈥� from Popular Science magazine in 2014 in the health category.

The 鈥渟urfactant鈥� chemicals found in samples of fracking fluid collected in five states were no more toxic than substances commonly found in homes, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by researchers at the 麻豆影院.

In my State of the Campus address, I invited all faculty, staff and students to undertake a grand challenge in which we leverage our unique strengths in Earth and space science and technology. My vision for the grand challenge is to create a collaborative environment among Earth and space sciences, engineering, business, law, social sciences and humanities faculty members, students and staff as well as public and private sector partners in order to explore, understand and influence how space-based innovations and technologies impact business, law and society. I have named a steering committee to help make this vision a reality, and plan for a Dec. 9 "Imagination Summit."

The structure of a soccer player鈥檚 face can predict his performance on the field鈥攊ncluding his likelihood of scoring goals, making assists and committing fouls鈥攁ccording to a study led by a researcher at the 麻豆影院.

A massive new 麻豆影院 study indicates there is a statistical link between hotter temperatures generated by climate change and the risk of armed conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa. CU-麻豆影院 Professor John O鈥橪oughlin led a research team that assessed more than 78,000 armed conflicts between 1980 and 2012 in the Sahel region of Africa 鈥� a semi-arid belt just south of the Saharan Desert that spans about 3,000 miles and more than a dozen countries from the Atlantic to the Indian oceans.

Two NASA and one European spacecraft, including NASA鈥檚 MAVEN mission led by the 麻豆影院, have gathered new information about the basic properties of a wayward comet that buzzed by Mars Oct. 19, directly detecting its effects on the Martian atmosphere.