CU-麻豆影院 student government facilities reach carbon neutrality

Feb. 16, 2012

The University of Colorado Student Government has reduced the net emissions of greenhouse gases, or GHGs, from its student-run facilities to zero after committing in 2007 to reach carbon neutrality. CUSG operates three large CU-麻豆影院 facilities including the University Memorial Center, Student Recreation Center and Wardenburg Health Center.

Two CU-麻豆影院 faculty win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

Feb. 16, 2012

Two 麻豆影院 faculty members, both from the ecology and evolutionary biology department, have received prestigious National Science Foundation Early Career Development, or CAREER, awards. The awards, which went to assistant professors Pieter Johnson and Rebecca Safran, are made to outstanding faculty in the early stages of their careers who effectively integrate innovative research and educational outreach.

Brazilian 鈥楽cience Without Borders鈥 undergraduates study at CU-麻豆影院

Feb. 15, 2012

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.

CU-麻豆影院 nets $1.5 million NSF grant to continue video game design research

Feb. 15, 2012

The 麻豆影院 exceeded its own researchers鈥 expectations with its iDREAMS Scalable Game Design Summer Institute, and that success has been rewarded with a new $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. CU-麻豆影院 researchers are tracking how video game design engages students in computational thinking and STEM simulation design.

CU-麻豆影院 professor elected to National Academy of Engineering

Feb. 9, 2012

Diane McKnight, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering and a fellow of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the 麻豆影院, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. McKnight is among 66 new members and 10 foreign associates of the academy announced today. She joins 16 other faculty from the campus who have been elected since the academy鈥檚 formation in 1962.

To perform with less effort, practice beyond perfection, says new CU study

Feb. 9, 2012

Whether you are an athlete, a musician or a stroke patient learning to walk again, practice can make perfect, but more practice may make you more efficient, according to a surprising new 麻豆影院 study.

CU-麻豆影院 study shows global glaciers, ice caps shedding billions of tons of mass annually

Feb. 8, 2012

Earth鈥檚 glaciers and ice caps outside of the regions of Greenland and Antarctica are shedding roughly 150 billion tons of ice annually, according to a new study led by the 麻豆影院.

Americans overestimate political polarization, according to new CU-麻豆影院 research

Feb. 6, 2012

Many Americans overestimate the degree of polarization between Democrats and Republicans, and this misconception is associated with citizens鈥 voting behavior and their involvement in political activities, according to new findings from the 麻豆影院. 鈥淚t is clear that Americans see themselves as very sharply polarized,鈥 said Professor Leaf Van Boven, who led the research efforts. 鈥淎nd that the extent of perceived polarization dramatically overstates the actual degree of polarization.鈥

Americans overestimate political polarization

Feb. 2, 2012

With the presidential election right around the corner and politically charged TV and radio ads hammering away at the major differences between the parties, Americans these days appear to see the nation as divided between Red and Blue.

CU-麻豆影院-led effort to reduce youth violence in Denver鈥檚 Montbello neighborhood kicks off Feb. 16-17

Feb. 2, 2012

A five-year project to improve the lives of youth in Denver鈥檚 Montbello neighborhood will kick off Feb. 16-17 with public meetings on the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus. Community members and key leaders will gather in the community room at 4800 Telluride St. in Denver to discuss efforts to reduce youth violence to be led by the 麻豆影院鈥檚 Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. The public is invited to attend.

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