Balkarn (Kern) Shahi with 2 students

Puksta Scholar bridges Lafayette’s digital divide

May 20, 2016

According to the 2013 census, one in four Americans does not have internet access at home, and those with the lowest median income rates are most affected. The digital divide problem in Lafayette puts low-income students at a disadvantage, a reality that hit close to home for Balkarn (Kern) Shahi, who grew up in Lafayette and attended local public schools.

Weld County high school students present air quality research at symposium

CU Â鶹ӰԺ helps high schoolers conduct air quality research

May 19, 2016

CU Â鶹ӰԺ Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Michael Hannigan conducts air quality research with Delta and Weld County high schoolers.

 Boy and girl reading a book in the writing class

Kids weave tales of snakes and eagles and bears

May 19, 2016

Two first graders walk into a class. They open a science book they wrote together. They read it to college students, who clap and ask questions. This is no joke. It’s a joint effort of a writing class at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ and a first-grade class at Bear Creek Elementary School.

Kevin Alfonso Alas Enriquez

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ researchers examine climate change’s role in kidney disease

May 19, 2016

Global warming will likely exacerbate epidemics of chronic kidney disease seen recently in hot, rural regions of the world, according to a new assessment by an international team of researchers, including two from the Â鶹ӰԺ.

Keane Southward in front of trail signs

Doing the leg work to write a symphony

May 17, 2016

Anyone living in Â鶹ӰԺ, in the shadow of the Flatirons, could understand the allure of taking your work into the mountains. Keane Southard (MMus'11) has a hunch that the wind blowing through the trees, the sound of critters and the very contour of the earth will set a unique scene as he writes his first symphony.

Keane Southward in front of trail signs

Gifts establish new CU-Â鶹ӰԺ capital markets program

May 17, 2016

A new Â鶹ӰԺ program will enhance undergraduate curriculum offerings in property rights at the Leeds School of Business.

HR Corner: Summer and fall 2016 training schedule

May 17, 2016

The Office of Organizational and Employee Development invites CU-Â鶹ӰԺ employees to attend upcoming seminars and courses. "Real Colors", "Emotional Intelligence", "Maximizing Generational Talent in Your Organization", and "StrengthsQuest" sessions are scheduled for the remainder of 2016. Programs are offered free of charge to CU-Â鶹ӰԺ employees. Space is limited and sessions are filling up fast.

Hung Liu (Chinese b. 1948), The Martyr, 2001, lithograph and collage

CU Art Museum kicks off fundraising campaign to acquire Sharkive print collection

May 16, 2016

The CU Art Museum (CUAM) at the Â鶹ӰԺ has kicked off an initiative to raise $2 million to purchase and manage the Sharkive, a distinguished collection comprising 40 years of printmaking collaborations between renowned artists and Shark’s Ink of Lyons, Colorado.

Christopher Lowry

Immunization with bacteria promotes stress resilience, coping behaviors in mice, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ study finds

May 16, 2016

Injections of the soil bacterium "Mycobacterium vaccae" ("M. vaccae" NCTC 11659) promote stress resilience and improve coping behaviors in mice, according to a new study led by the Â鶹ӰԺ.

Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ-led MinXSS CubeSat to deploy from ISS, study sun’s soft X-rays

May 13, 2016

The bread loaf-sized Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer, or MinXSS, CubeSat will be deployed from an airlock on the International Space Station (ISS) at 4 a.m. MDT on Monday, May 16, beginning its journey into space where it will study emissions from the sun that can affect ground-based communications systems.

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