Students walking down the street

Microtravel: How to get away without going away

June 9, 2016

Summer is getaway season, but even if you鈥檙e low on time or funds, you don鈥檛 have to miss out! Set aside a day or two for microtravel. Make a list of all the things you鈥檝e been dying to do in town, find a new restaurant to try, or just pack a lunch and hit the trails. Make it happen with this month鈥檚 issue of Student Health 101 online magazine.

Whether you like her or not Clinton is having an impact

June 8, 2016

June 9, 2016 Celeste Montoya For Celeste Montoya, a political science professor who teaches gender politics at CU-麻豆影院, the impact of Hillary Clinton becoming the first woman in U.S. history to be the presumptive nominee for a major political party was immediately played out Tuesday night as she watched her daughter wave an American flag and proclaim she, too, will one day run for president.

illustration of ice-covered lakes in Antarctica

Antarctic lakes provide glimpse of ancient forest fires and modern human impacts, CU-麻豆影院 study finds

June 8, 2016

The perpetually ice-covered lakes in Antarctica鈥檚 McMurdo Dry Valleys preserve the dissolved remnants of black carbon from thousand-year-old wildfires as well as modern day fossil fuel use, according to a new study led by the 麻豆影院.

Meet the Coaches: A night with CU Football' June 23

June 6, 2016

Join the CU-麻豆影院 Alumni Association, Mike MacIntyre, Darrin Chiaverini, Darian Hagan and Jim Leavitt, for an interactive Q&A session, "Meet the Coaches: A Night with CU Football," on Thursday, June 23, 5:30 to 8 p.m., at CU South Denver. Heavy appetizers and a decadent dessert bar will be provided.

a spiral galaxy surrounded by the circumgalactic medium

鈥榃asteful鈥 galaxies launch heavy elements into surrounding halos and deep space, CU-麻豆影院 study finds

June 6, 2016

Galaxies 鈥渨aste鈥 large amounts of heavy elements generated by star formation by ejecting them up to a million light years away into their surrounding halos and deep space, according to a new study led by the 麻豆影院.

Aaron Clauset, assistant professor of computer science

Facebook to food webs: Clauset explores the nuances of network science

June 3, 2016

Aaron Clauset, assistant professor of computer science and faculty member of the BioFrontiers Institute, recently accepted the 2016 Erd艖s-R茅nyi Prize in Network Science. The international prize is awarded annually to a researcher under 40 who has made fundamental contributions to the advancement of network science. We asked Clauset five questions about how he uses network science in his research.

Some comets are like couples: They break up, then make up

June 1, 2016

For some comets, breaking up is not that hard to do. A new study led by Purdue University and CU-麻豆影院 indicates the bodies of some periodic comets 鈥 objects that orbit the sun in less than 200 years 鈥 may regularly split in two, then reunite down the road.

CPR, first aid certification course at The Rec June 25

May 31, 2016

This six-hour Standard CPR/first aid/AED course, open to CU students, faculty/staff and affiliates, meets the standards for current Red Cross emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. The course covers everything from burns and broken bones, to choking and heart attacks. This is an extended course that includes adult, infant and junior CPR...

 Ann Schmiesing

Schmiesing named interim dean of Graduate School

May 31, 2016

Ann Schmiesing, professor of German and Scandinavian Studies, has been named interim vice provost and dean of the Graduate School effective June 20. Provost Russell L. Moore announced the appointment Tuesday, May 31.

A vial of morphine

Narcotic painkillers prolong pain in rats, says CU-麻豆影院 study

May 31, 2016

Brace for another shot across the bow: Opioids like morphine have now been shown to paradoxically cause an increase in chronic pain in lab rats, findings that could have far-reaching implications for humans, says a new study led by the 麻豆影院.

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