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10 things to do this week: Jan. 30 edition

Jan. 30, 2017

Howdy, Buffaloes! I hope you鈥檙e all thriving this week. It feels a little bit like spring today, but if you're suffering from the winter blues check out some of our events this week, including the Student Involvement Fair, movie screenings and a nutrition clinic.

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Register today: Software Carpentry Workshop, March 13 and 14

Jan. 27, 2017

Join Research Computing (RC) on March 13 and 14 for the next Software Carpentry Workshop, which aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills.

College of Engineering and Applied Science Assistant Dean for Communications, Strategy and Planning Phil Larson

White House, SpaceX veteran Larson joining CU 麻豆影院

Jan. 27, 2017

Dean Bobby Braun has announced Phil Larson's appointment to assistant dean for communications, strategy and planning in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, where he will lead strategic relations.

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Top three CU 麻豆影院 research stories of the week: Jan. 27 edition

Jan. 27, 2017

This week's top research stories include a study that sheds light on what causes schizophrenia, a look at the recent "atmospheric river" weather pattern's affect on California's snow-water deficit and a study that points to legacy media giants giving way to new and partisan outlets when it comes to the agenda-setting of other news outlets.

Matthew Hurst and Christine Reilly

Two aerospace students make '20 Twenties' to watch

Jan. 27, 2017

Aerospace undergraduates Matthew Hurst and Christine Reilly are being recognized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' awards program "Tomorrow's Engineering Leaders: The 20 Twenties."

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Six friends choose love over fear in 'Unspoken' play

Jan. 27, 2017

CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 2016-17 theatre season continues with Unspoken, a 2016 work by New Play Festival winner and PhD candidate Kevin Crowe. The intimate portrait of six friends living in New York City runs Feb. 15 to 19 in CU鈥檚 Loft Theatre.

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Visiting journalist tracks investigative reporting from Obama era to Trump

Jan. 27, 2017

The CWA along with CMCI will host journalist Lee Fang on February 2nd in a discussion titled "Investigative Journalism: From the Obama Era to Trump."

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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.

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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.

Richard Johnson, MD

Johnson to lecture on climate change, evolution of humans

Jan. 26, 2017

On Friday, Jan. 27, the Distinguished Lecture Series will feature Richard Johnson, MD. The lecture, titled "Climate Change and the Evolution of Humans," discusses a mutation in uric acid metabolism that likely occurred in Europe as a survival advantage for apes living there.

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