MAVEN spacecraft鈥檚 first look at Mars holds surprises, says CU-麻豆影院 mission leader

Oct. 14, 2014

NASA鈥檚 MAVEN spacecraft has provided scientists their first look at a storm of energetic solar particles at Mars and produced unprecedented ultraviolet images of the tenuous oxygen, hydrogen and carbon coronas surrounding the Red Planet, said 麻豆影院 Professor Bruce Jakosky, the mission鈥檚 principal investigator.

Lt. Gov. Garcia commends programs aimed at increasing student success

Oct. 13, 2014

Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia visited campus on Friday to learn about 麻豆影院 programs that focus on student success and graduation, including the CU LEAD Alliance and CU Complete .

Academic advisors: Your No. 1 resource for all things CU-麻豆影院

Oct. 10, 2014

As we approach the midpoint of the fall semester, you might be looking for some guidance and support. Did you know that every CU student is assigned an academic advisor, and that your advisor can help you with so much more than academic schedule planning? Your academic advisor is essentially your 鈥減oint person鈥 on this very large campus.

Ritters endow classical guitar program in College of Music

Oct. 10, 2014

CU-麻豆影院 alumni Michele (Mikhy) and Mike Ritter have a deep love for CU-麻豆影院. They've recently made a trailblazing gift to the classical guitar program in the College of Music that, combined with a commitment from the Office of the Chancellor, will endow and name the program.

Hubble Telescope project involving CU-麻豆影院 maps temperature, water vapor on wild exoplanet

Oct. 9, 2014

A team of scientists including a 麻豆影院 professor used NASA鈥檚 Hubble Space Telescope to make the most detailed global map yet of the glow from a giant, oddball planet orbiting another star, an object twice as massive as Jupiter and hot enough to melt steel.

Battle of the bars: Is your nutrition bar all health or all hype?

Oct. 9, 2014

Between classes or running to work and realizing you just don鈥檛 have time to eat? We鈥檝e all grabbed the snack bar instead. But with so many options鈥擫una, Clif, a classic Snickers鈥攚hich bar is the best for you and your budget? This month in Student Health 101 online magazine, we鈥檙e comparing all the classics to see how each one measures up. Check it out and find your new go-to.

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Biomedical research lands CU-麻豆影院 prof coveted award for $3.7 million from NIH

Oct. 9, 2014

麻豆影院 Associate Professor Amy Palmer of the BioFrontiers Institute was awarded a coveted Director鈥檚 Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health this week, a five-year, $3.7 million grant made to select researchers showing exceptional creativity in solving pressing biomedical and behavioral research problems.

University Libraries launches open access repository, CU Scholar

Oct. 8, 2014

麻豆影院 Libraries is celebrating the launch of the open access repository CU Scholar, housed online at scholar.colorado.edu . This new institutional repository will aggregate and disseminate the wealth of scholarly knowledge created under the auspices of the 麻豆影院 and its research units. CU Scholar welcomes materials of scholarly focus, including published journal articles, working papers, technical reports, multimedia content and datasets.

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NASA awards CU-麻豆影院-led team $7 million to study origins, evolution of life in universe

Oct. 7, 2014

NASA has awarded a team led by the 麻豆影院 more than $7 million to study aspects of the origins, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.

Acknowledging appearance reduces bias when beauties apply for masculine jobs, says CU-麻豆影院-led study

Oct. 7, 2014

Past research shows physical beauty can be detrimental to women applying for masculine jobs. But belles can put the brakes on discrimination by acknowledging their looks during an interview, according to a new study led by the 麻豆影院. The paper, published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes , is the first to provide a method for curtailing such prejudice against attractive women.

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