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Last year the City of Â鶹ӰԺ adopted a new city ordinance that requires trash to be secured in bear-resistant trash cans or carts for residents in designated areas within Â鶹ӰԺ. Enforcement of the new ordinance began in fall 2014, and unsecured trash can potentially lead to a $250 fine to property owners or tenants for failing to utilize approved bear resistant trash cans.

The humble dust collecting in the average American household harbors a teeming menagerie of bacteria and fungi, and as researchers from the Â鶹ӰԺ and North Carolina State University have discovered, it may be able to predict not only the geographic region of a given home, but the gender ratio of the occupants and the presence of a pet as well.

Aug. 26, 2015 Noah Fierer The dust collecting in your average American household harbors a menagerie of bacteria and fungi, and as researchers from CU-Â鶹ӰԺ and North Carolina State University have discovered, it may be able to predict not only the geographic region of a given home, but how many men and women live there and the presence of a pet as well, says CU-Â鶹ӰԺ researcher Noah Fierer (Fear).

A first-of-its-kind, nationally representative study of siblings supports previously published research on unrelated individuals that links specific genotypes to educational attainment among adults in their mid-20s to early 30s.

The Â鶹ӰԺ has received a $3 million federal grant to develop cooling technology that will enable efficient, low-cost supplementary cooling for thermoelectric power plants.

Â鶹ӰԺ Provost Russell L. Moore today announced that Dean Philip J. Weiser will step down as dean and return to the faculty of the University of Colorado Law School on July 1, 2016.

As a new academic year begins, I am awed by the energy, excitement, and anticipation around me at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ. In all my years here – I now begin my 42nd year on campus – it never ceases to amaze me how the start of the new academic year brings out the best in our community.

The Â鶹ӰԺ today made the Top 25 LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list issued by Campus Pride , a leading nonprofit national educational organization for LGBTQ and ally students and campus groups.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Vice Chancellor for Administration Steve Thweatt has announced he will retire from the university on Oct. 16, 2015.

From Colorado, across the United States and around the world students made their way to Â鶹ӰԺ. In trucks and station wagons, mini vans and sedans the class of 2019 rolled onto campus with family and friends, and celebrated their new home and the beginning of their academic journey. Their families and our campus leadership are thankful for our community's support.