Student testifying on the economic impact of bills

Students get real-world experience analyzing legislative bills

May 12, 2016

The seven undergraduate students in Professor Jeffrey Zax鈥檚 Applied Economic Analysis and Public Policy class didn鈥檛 stop at analyzing the economic impact of bills considered during the recently concluded legislative session. They even showed up to testify. The students also created a legislative scorecard, evaluating all bills considered by legislators this session and giving the Colorado General Assembly mixed reviews in terms of proposed bills鈥 impact on the state鈥檚 economy.

Christopher Lowry

Raising body temperature relieves depression, study finds

May 12, 2016

Raising the body temperature of depressed volunteers to the equivalent of a mild fever improved their symptoms of major depression for as long as six weeks after a single treatment, results from a new study show.

 Ashley Brandin conducting

Principles of gaming give music students a one-up

May 12, 2016

College of Music alumna Ashley Brandin (MMus'13) is bringing the principles of video games into her music classrooms to get her students excited about learning.

Alan Kent, PhD

Wardenburg welcomes new Counseling and Psychiatric Services director

May 12, 2016

Wardenburg Health Services is pleased to announce that Alan Kent, PhD, has accepted the position of the director of Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at Wardenburg Health Services effective July 18, 2016.

鈥渟oft鈥 robotic hand

Octopus-inspired 鈥榮oft鈥 robot wins international challenge

May 11, 2016

An octopus tentacle can perform tasks as complex as opening a jar and can continue to function after being severed from its body, thanks to a concentration of neurons in the tentacle itself. Researchers in the Correll Lab at CU-麻豆影院 created a robotic hand nearly as dexterous and self-contained, winning the RoboSoft Grand Challenge manipulation competition in Livorno, Italy, April 29-30.

A 3-D animation created by NASA鈥檚 Scientific Visualization Studio using data from the MAVEN mission to Mars

MAVEN data used for award-winning NASA Scientific Visualization Studio video

May 11, 2016

A 3-D animation created by NASA鈥檚 Scientific Visualization Studio using data from the MAVEN mission to Mars is the corporate winner of the inaugural Data Stories video contest sponsored by Science magazine for videos that tell stories about data. The video explains how the solar wind is driving particles from the upper atmosphere of Mars into space, which may have caused the planet to dry out and cool over the eons.

National report finds school leaders value, widely use educational research

May 11, 2016

A new, sweeping national study of educational research use among school and district leaders finds generally positive attitudes toward the value of research and frequent use of research for decision-making. The report was published by the National Center for Research in Policy and Practice (NCRPP), which is funded by Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education and housed at the 麻豆影院 School of Education.

Common, abundant bacteria may hold key to treating stress disorders

May 11, 2016

May 16, 2016 Christopher Lowry It lives in dirt and it鈥檚 good for you, so says CU-麻豆影院 researcher Christopher Lowry who is lead author of a study showing that a common and abundant bacteria found in soil can boost the immune system to help fight stress and inflammation.

Students from the advertising program

CU-麻豆影院 advertising students win seven awards at top international competition

May 10, 2016

Thirteen students from the CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 advertising program have won seven awards in a major international advertising contest. Their ad campaign entries range from a Lego fund to teach children about wildlife extinction to a LinkedIn platform designed to allow workplaces to address positive change around inequality.

Open Enrollment ends at 5 p.m. Friday

May 10, 2016

If you've been holding off on enrolling in CU benefits, now is the time. Open Enrollment ends at 5 p.m. Friday, May 13. It's time to select the coverage you want for you and your family from July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017.

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