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The University of Colorado Law School is now accepting applications for the newly established, one-year, 28-credit Master of Studies in Law degree. This program will enable students who hold at least an undergraduate degree to obtain legal training short of a full Juris Doctor. "There are a range of opportunities for professionals interested in legal-related fields who are not practicing lawyers," said Dean Phil Weiser. "The MSL degree is a targeted program that will prepare students to obtain and excel in such positions."

Our grand challenge steering committee has received 30 proposals, representing a wide variety of units and disciplines. Now comes the exciting work of reviewing submissions, and we invite you to join a campus Town Hall on Feb. 5 to further discuss the grand challenge and its initiatives.

NASA鈥檚 fallen astronauts, including 麻豆影院 alumni Ellison Onizuka and Kalpana Chawla, who died in space shuttle accidents 17 years apart, will be remembered both on campus and in a special NASA online tribute this week.

As Jane Menken steps down from her role as Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) director, we sat down with her and asked her to reflect on her tenure and the role and importance of IBS.

Myron Gutmann, a prominent historical demographer, has taken the helm of the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) at the 麻豆影院. Gutmann, who became the institute鈥檚 director on Jan. 1, succeeds Jane Menken, a distinguished professor of sociology, who has led IBS since 2001.

Arctic sea ice extent plunged precipitously from 2001 to 2007, then barely budged between 2007 and 2013. Even in a warming world, researchers should expect such unusual periods of no change鈥攁nd rapid change鈥攁t the world鈥檚 northern reaches, according to a new paper.

Cities that host bike-to-work events as their sole effort to increase commuter travel by bicycle may be missing a larger -- perhaps more valuable -- opportunity, according to a study involving the 麻豆影院 and led by the University of Colorado Denver . Local governments should use bike-to-work days to find out from participants why they鈥檙e attending and -- more importantly -- what prevents them from biking more often, according to the study.

Jan. 29, 2015 Kevin Gould The latest research shows that speech is inherently linked to gesturing. With that in mind, two CU-麻豆影院 doctoral students in cognitive linguistics have created a language game app combining gesturing and words with the latest technology that they say will make it easier to learn a second language. It鈥檚 called 鈥淣ano Nano,鈥� and co-inventor Kevin Gould says it鈥檚 a more efficient way to learn a new language.

The 麻豆影院 will host a campus visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Oct. 20 and 21, 2015. CU Student Government (CUSG), the CU Cultural Events Board and the Tibetan Association of Colorado are hosting the campus visit, with the support of CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 administration.

When evacuees become separated from their pets while fleeing hurricanes, wildfires or other natural disasters, they鈥檙e often difficult to reunite. Computer scientists at the 麻豆影院 hope to change that with a new online tool designed to leverage the work of crowds to reconnect pets with their human families.