CU-麻豆影院 co-leading new severe weather research group

Dec. 15, 2014

Building on years of collaboration using unmanned aircraft to fly into the storms that create the massive tornadoes that rip across the Midwest, scientists at the 麻豆影院 and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have formed a new research consortium.

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NASA鈥檚 MAVEN mission scientists identify links in chain leading to Mars atmospheric loss

Dec. 15, 2014

Early discoveries by NASA鈥檚 newest Mars orbiter are starting to reveal key features about the loss of the 麻豆影院 atmosphere to space over time. The findings are among the first returns from NASA鈥檚 Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, which achieved orbit Sept. 21 and entered its science phase on Nov. 16. The observations reveal a new process by which the solar wind -- an intense stream of hot, high-energy particles blowing off the sun at more than 1 million mph -- can penetrate deep into a planetary atmosphere.

CU Police arrest suspect in fondling, harassment case

Dec. 12, 2014

The 麻豆影院 Police Department has arrested the suspect responsible for a series of attempted fondling and harassment incidents recently near the Euclid Avenue AutoPark at 18th Street and Euclid Avenue. Officers arrested Zack Halle, of 麻豆影院, at 5:30 a.m. today at the Rodeway Inn & Suites 麻豆影院 Broker, where he was staying.

Annual Geminid meteor shower could be a good one in 2014, weather permitting

Dec. 11, 2014

The annual Geminid meteor shower could be a fun show this weekend for Coloradans weather permitting, according to a 麻豆影院 astronomer.

Student life: Pre-leasing and looking for housing next year

Dec. 11, 2014

As students begin to complete finals and prepare plans for the holidays and their winter break, some may already be thinking about where they might want to live next fall.

High-tech hardware to support experiments launching to space station Dec. 19

Dec. 11, 2014

The 麻豆影院 will fly state-of-the-art hardware on the commercial SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launching to the International Space Station (ISS) Dec. 19 to support experiments designed to better understand why the virulence of some pathogens increases in the low gravity of space.

Flansburg: 28 years 'behind the wheel'

Dec. 10, 2014

In 1987, Bryan Flansburg never imagined he would be able to look back on a 28 year career with the University of Colorado where he progressed from washing cars, part time, to being the director of that division. Some might say, he was lucky. Creating luck has been Bryan鈥檚 trademark. He defines his luck as the intersection of experience and opportunity.

Saint Josephs artist rendering

Using prefabrication in construction of new Denver hospital saved $4.3M, say CU-麻豆影院 engineers

Dec. 9, 2014

Using prefabricated elements in the construction of the new Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver 鈥 scheduled to open Dec. 13 鈥 cut 72 workdays off the construction schedule and resulted in $4.3 million in savings, according to a study by 麻豆影院 engineers. The study, by Matthew Morris and doctoral student Eric Antillon, both of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, is one of the first to try and quantify the full costs and benefits of using prefabricated elements in a large-scale construction project.

Colorado Law joins Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative

Dec. 8, 2014

The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative was launched in 2010 with eight universities in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The initiative was established to strengthen the teaching of principle-based ethics, fostering a high standard of ethics in students 鈥 even beyond the campus and into the community.

M. Scott Morris named Chief HR Officer

Dec. 8, 2014

The 麻豆影院 named M. Scott Morris the new Chief HR Officer (CHRO), effective Jan. 5, 2015. Morris comes to CU-麻豆影院 from the Georgia Institute of Technology (鈥淕eorgia Tech鈥) where for the past four years he has served as Associate Vice President of Human Resources.

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