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Using simulation to walk in the shoes of a person who is blind -- such as wearing a blindfold while performing everyday tasks -- has negative effects on people鈥檚 perceptions of the visually impaired, according to a 麻豆影院 study.

Any number of reasons can cause a student at CU-麻豆影院 to be put on academic probation. The Bounce Back program helps those students recover from academic difficulties and get back on track.

A new $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to a coalition of organizations including the 麻豆影院 will be used to help improve wind energy forecasting in mountain and valley regions.

A new study led by the 麻豆影院 finds that when we use our thoughts to dull or enhance our experience of pain, the physical pain signal in the brain鈥攕ent by nerves in the area of a wound, for example, and encoded in multiple regions in the cerebrum鈥攄oes not actually change. Instead the act of using thoughts to modulate pain, a technique called 鈥渃ognitive self-regulation鈥� that is commonly used to manage chronic pain, works via a separate pathway in the brain.

The 麻豆影院 has announced William Voegeli as a finalist for the position of Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy in the 2015-16 academic year. Voegeli (pronounced 藞v艒伞-l膿 ) will visit the CU-麻豆影院 campus on Jan. 14 and will give a public talk. He will discuss 鈥淟iberalism, Conservatism and Compassion鈥� at 5 p.m. in Hale 230 on campus.

Two new studies involving the 麻豆影院 and the University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane, Australia have identified a unique molecule that not only gobbles up bad cells, but also has the ability to repair damaged nerve cells.

Six members of the 麻豆影院 School of Education faculty were recognized in the 鈥淓du-Scholar Public Influence Rankings鈥� released today as being among the nation鈥檚 top 200 researchers whose scholarship bridges academic and public audiences.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Hazel Barnes Prize. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 13. The Hazel Barnes Prize is one of the most prestigious awards at the 麻豆影院 and focuses on the enriching relationship that occurs between teaching and research. Nominees should be regionally and nationally recognized, tenured faculty members who are not only outstanding teachers but also have distinguished records in research and scholarship over a substantial period of time at CU-麻豆影院.

The confidence of Colorado business leaders has increased slightly going into 2015, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) released today by the 麻豆影院鈥檚 Leeds School of Business. The index also is more stable than ever in its 11-year history.

On Dec. 20, 2014, the 麻豆影院 honored candidates for 1,707 degrees, including 1,194 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 340 master鈥檚 degrees, 10 law degrees and 163 doctoral degrees. CU-麻豆影院 Professor and 2014 Hazel Barnes Award recipient Robert S. Anderson gave the commencement address. See photos, video and more from this special occasion.