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10 things to do this week: Spring break edition

March 20, 2015

For those of you not making it out to Cabo or Cancun for spring break, don't despair; Colorado has plenty to offer. Whether you're looking for outdoor adventures or something to distract you from the inevitable beach photos clouding Facebook, these events will provide plenty of opportunity to get out and enjoy the week off.

Majority of forested land carved up by human development, says new study involving CU-麻豆影院

March 20, 2015

Seventy percent of forested lands remaining in the world are within a half mile of the forest edge, where encroaching urban, suburban or agricultural influences can cause any number of harmful effects, according to a new study involving CU-麻豆影院 scientists.

Research on small cellular changes may lead to big cancer solutions

March 20, 2015

Among cancers, scientists have spent their entire research careers looking for cellular similarities that may lead to a single cure for many cancers 鈥撯 the rare chance to have a single answer to a multifaceted problem. In 1997, scientists discovered a gene that they believed was the key to cellular immortality. Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase, or TERT, is a catalytic piece of telomerase, and while cellular immortality sounds like a good idea, it is actually how cancerous tumors grow and proliferate in cancer patients. In a recent paper published in Science, Tom Cech, director of the BioFrontiers Institute , worked with collaborators at CU's Anschutz Medical Campus to study mutations in bladder cancer that may lead to better treatments for many types of cancers.

Plan accordingly: Many IT services unavailable tonight

March 20, 2015

Many campus IT Services will be unavailable from 10 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow morning. The outage was extended due to electrical contractors needing additional time. We anticipate that major services will be available starting at 9 a.m. We appreciate your patience as we work through this complex initiative. Please understand an outage of this size impacts many moving parts, including over 140 services. MyCUInfo will remain available until midnight to ensure students can add/drop classes before the deadline. Read more.

Explorer who discovered RMS Titanic wreckage to speak at CU

March 20, 2015

Ocean explorer Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreckage of the RMS Titanic in 1985, will speak at CU-麻豆影院 on Tuesday, April 21, in the Glenn Miller Ballroom. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and Ballard will begin speaking at 7 p.m.

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CU Money Sense: Free 'staycation' ideas for spring break

March 18, 2015

Spring break is right around the corner鈥攄o you have plans yet? Traveling can be expensive. Instead, grab some friends and plan a 鈥渟taycation鈥 right in 麻豆影院. Click through for few ideas from CU Money Sense on how to have a frugal spring break "staycation" without breaking the bank.

Conference on World Affairs

CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Conference on World Affairs now accessible from anywhere

March 18, 2015

When the 麻豆影院鈥檚 annual Conference on World Affairs鈥 featuring 200 panel discussions, performances and plenaries鈥攔eturns to campus for the 67th time April 6-10, you won鈥檛 need to be in 麻豆影院 to enjoy it.

Staff Council Update: Helpful information regarding staff logins and name changes

March 18, 2015

Staff Council recently looked into login name changes because a number of staff members have inquired about changing their logins due to personal name changes. The good news is that employees can likely change their logins if they have had legal name changes; OIT and UIS will determine on a case-by-case basis if an individual login can be modified.

CU-麻豆影院 study: Beetles beat out extinction

March 18, 2015

Today鈥檚 rich variety of beetles may be due to an historically low extinction rate rather than a high rate of new species emerging, according to a new study. These findings were revealed by combing through the fossil record.

NASA spacecraft detects aurora and mysterious dust cloud around Mars

March 18, 2015

NASA鈥檚 Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has observed two unexpected phenomena in the Martian atmosphere: an unexplained high-altitude dust cloud and aurora that reaches deep into the Martian atmosphere.

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