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Colorado employment will continue to expand in 2016, adding a variety of jobs in almost every business sector, but at a slower pace than in the previous two years, according to CU-Â鶹ӰԺ economist Richard Wobbekind. The announcement is part of the 51st annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum presented by the Leeds School’s Business Research Division .

The Â鶹ӰԺ Leeds School of Business will present its 51st annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at the Grand Hyatt Denver.

Ask Â鶹ӰԺ faculty and staff for entrepreneurial project proposals and they will deliver. Eleven teams of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty and staff from across campus have been offered seed funding, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each, after a call went out in September for applications. The 11 awards granted are out of 26 total submittals.

The recent addition of specialized landscaping on the Â鶹ӰԺ campus has solved some logistical matters. And, from butterflies to bees, pollinator species seem to be buzzing their approval.

Using simulation to walk in the shoes of a person who is blind -- such as wearing a blindfold while performing everyday tasks -- has negative effects on people’s perceptions of the visually impaired, according to a Â鶹ӰԺ study.

Diversity in international education might seem inherent, but it’s low among study abroad participants in the U.S., prompting the Â鶹ӰԺ 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.

Scientists who study patterns in survey results might be dealing with data on language rather than what they’re really after -- attitudes -- according to an international study involving the Â鶹ӰԺ.

Playing in schoolyards that feature natural habitats and trees and not just asphalt and recreation equipment reduces children’s stress and inattention, according to a Â鶹ӰԺ study.

Chicago is the funniest city in the United States, according to a Â鶹ӰԺ study. Boston is the No. 2 wise guy, followed by Atlanta in third place. Denver made the top 10 list at No. 8.

Applied mathematics student Stephen Kissler has received the highly competitive Gates Cambridge Scholarship for doctoral studies at Cambridge University, funded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.