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Diet-mimicking pill could reverse cardiovascular aging

Jan. 3, 2017

CU Â鶹ӰԺ researchers have successfully reversed vascular dysfunction in aging mice with a dietary supplement. The findings have implications for preventing cardiovascular dysfunction and disease during aging in humans.

A worker is seen with a long pole, painting a flagpole in downtown Denver.

Post-election, Colorado business confidence rallies

Jan. 3, 2017

As uncertainty surrounding the recent election has subsided, the optimism of Colorado business leaders has turned sharply up ahead of the first quarter of 2017, according to a Leeds School report.

Meghan Dulsky receives scholarship

A&S scholarship recipients and donors celebrate together

Jan. 2, 2017

Thanks to longtime donor Ann Nichols, senior classics major Meghan Dulsky was awarded two scholarships to fund her upcoming study-abroad adventure. Dulsky was one of many students recognized at the scholarship celebration event, where students shared achievements with donors and staff.

Bears Ears National Monument

Dec. 29, 2016

The Bears Ears National Monument is seen in the distance. Photo courtesy of San Juan County, Utah. President Obama yesterday designated Bears Ears, a set of buttes located in southern Utah, a national monument. Charles Wilkinson , a distinguished professor at Colorado Law , has worked with the Bears Ears...

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Startup Summer internship: Launch your entrepreneurial career

Dec. 29, 2016

Startup Summer is a 10-week paid internship program offered by the CU Â鶹ӰԺ innovation hub, Silicon Flatirons Center, for students with a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation. Graduate students in computer science will also be considered.

Farrand Field oak trees

Nine oak trees on campus to be treated for Allokermes scale

Dec. 29, 2016

Weather permitting, Facilities Management Outdoor Services staff will conduct a broadcast spray application of a dormant oil insecticide to nine oak trees on main campus over the winter break. These trees are infested with Allokermes scale.

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Italian alumna, lifelong learner experiences la dolce vita

Dec. 29, 2016

While Joyce Earickson's career focus has varied, her goals have remained constant: teaching, helping others and leading a meaningful life. "I think I’ve had to come to terms with wondering if everybody might have a wandering life like I’ve had . . . where they start out in something and then it morphs into something else and leads here and there."

Ancient ruins are seen in part of Chaco Canyon.

Ancient Chaco Canyon population likely relied on imported food

Dec. 29, 2016

The ancient Puebloan people, numbered in the thousands, could not have grown enough food where they lived in New Mexico, likely forcing them to import their sustenance, a CU Â鶹ӰԺ scientist has discovered.

Inigo San Milan treating a cyclist with his glycogen testing invention.

CU invention serves as muscular 'gas gauge' for Buffs in training

Dec. 28, 2016

A new ultrasound technology developed by CU researchers and used by CU Â鶹ӰԺ football, track and field, and basketball players, enables athletes to painlessly measure how nourished or depleted their muscles are, real-time, in 15 seconds.

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Middle school music program tuning up for the season

Dec. 27, 2016

CU Â鶹ӰԺ College of Music students are busy fine tuning lesson plans for this year’s CU Middle School Ensemble program, which begins Feb. 1. This program offers an extra-curricular performance opportunity for middle school band, orchestra and choral students.

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