CU-麻豆影院 physicists use ultrafast lasers to create first tabletop X-ray device

June 7, 2012

An international research team led by the 麻豆影院 has generated the first laser-like beams of X-rays from a tabletop device, paving the way for major advances in many fields including medicine, biology and nanotechnology development.

CU students to help NASA develop astronaut food

June 5, 2012

麻豆影院 students and faculty have been selected to develop a remotely operable, robotic garden to support future astronauts in deep space. The project is one of five university proposals selected to participate in the 2013 Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge led by NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation.

7 CU-麻豆影院 students win Fulbright grants for 2012-13

June 4, 2012

Seven 麻豆影院 graduate students and alumni will go abroad during the 2012-13 academic year to pursue a variety of studies, research and teaching projects as grantees of the prestigious Fulbright program. Their proposed subjects range from exploring desertification knowledge in Mali and the impact of collaboration with a foreign development agency, to studying medieval Islamic philosophy in Egypt and its potential to inform debates in Anglo-American moral philosophy.

CU Law School conference explores low-carbon energy future

June 4, 2012

The University of Colorado Law School on June 6-8 will host the Natural Resources Law Center鈥檚 2012 Martz Summer Conference, 鈥淎 Low-Carbon Energy Blueprint for the American West鈥 in the Wolf Law Building. Former Gov. Bill Ritter, executive director of the Center for the New Energy Economy, will be the keynote speaker. Ritter鈥檚 keynote address will provide an overview of the trends and future of energy in the upcoming decades.

CU-麻豆影院 students to help NASA develop plant food production for deep space

June 4, 2012

麻豆影院 students and faculty have been selected to develop a remotely operable, robotic garden to support future astronauts in deep space. The project is one of five university proposals selected to participate in the 2013 Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge led by NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation.

Andrew Hamilton - the man who hangs out in black holes

June 4, 2012

麻豆影院 Professor Andrew Hamilton, doggedly determined to go where no man has gone before, continues to fascinate the public with his stunning and scientifically sound visualizations that take viewers into the guts of black holes.

CU鈥檚 first LEED-certified athletic facility earns platinum rating

May 30, 2012

The 麻豆影院鈥檚 volleyball and basketball practice facility has received a LEED platinum rating -- the highest designation -- from the United States Green Building Council. It is the first LEED-certified athletic facility on the CU-麻豆影院 campus and one of only two platinum-rated athletic facilities in the Pac-12. LEED certification is a U.S. benchmark for sustainable design and construction.

Robotic 鈥楽warm Wall鈥 at CU-麻豆影院 created through intersection of art and technology

May 30, 2012

A monthlong summer exhibit at the 麻豆影院 Art Museum will feature a dynamic new media composition based on innovative robotics technology. Called 鈥淪warm Wall,鈥 the large-scale interactive piece displays changing fields of color, light and sound that are driven by a distributed form of artificial intelligence.

CU-麻豆影院 administration spent $124,561 and CUSG spent $154,236 to curtail 4/20 gathering on CU campus

May 25, 2012

The 麻豆影院鈥檚 administration and CU鈥檚 student government together spent a combined $278,797.52 to curtail the 4/20 gathering on the CU-麻豆影院 campus this year, according to figures released today by the university. The administration spent $124,561.34 and the CU Student Government spent $154,236.18.

Researchers do double-take on childhood learning

May 25, 2012

Nate and Zach Huey are identical, 15-year-old twins, who, like most twins, are somewhat dissimilar. Nate runs cross country and track at Westminster High School. He specializes in mid-distance events like the two-mile run. Zach was a sprinter but suffered an injury that sidelined him. Nate is learning the guitar but doesn鈥檛 read music. He plays by 鈥渢ab鈥 (drawings showing where to place fingers on the fretboard). Zach reads music and plays trombone in the band. He enjoys it but likes other instruments, too.

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