DiStefano announces new steps in filling key administrative posts

March 8, 2012

麻豆影院 Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano announced today new steps in filling two key administrative posts on the 麻豆影院 campus: senior vice chancellor for budget and finance and chief financial officer, and chief of staff for the Office of the Chancellor.

CU symposium focuses on public media, education

March 6, 2012

Experts will focus on the growing influence of public radio and television media in the digital age at a 麻豆影院 symposium, which is free and open to the public, March 13-14. Journalism and Mass Communication at CU-麻豆影院 is sponsoring 鈥淭he Content and Context of Digital Culture.鈥 The symposium will be held at various sites across campus and a complete schedule is available at http://icjmtsymposium.org/schedule .

President Benson鈥檚 statement on the Colorado Supreme Court ruling on concealed weapons on campus

March 5, 2012

We are disappointed the Colorado Supreme Court determined that the Board of Regents does not, in this instance, have the constitutional and statutory authority to determine what policies will best promote the health and welfare of the university鈥檚 students, faculty, staff and visitors, whose safety is our top priority. The Board of Regents is in the best position to determine how we meet that imperative. We will abide by the ruling and determine how it affects our campuses.

Gasoline worse than diesel when it comes to some types of air pollution

March 2, 2012

The exhaust fumes from gasoline vehicles contribute more to the production of a specific type of air pollution -- secondary organic aerosols -- than those from diesel vehicles, according to a new study by scientists from the 麻豆影院鈥檚 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, NOAA鈥檚 Earth System Research Laboratory and other colleagues.

Four CU-麻豆影院 faculty members elected American Geophysical Union Fellows in 2012

Feb. 29, 2012

Four 麻豆影院 faculty members have been elected American Geophysical Union Fellows for 2012, the most from any institution in the world.

School violence can be prevented, University of Colorado expert says

Feb. 29, 2012

The tragic school shooting that occurred Feb. 27 at a suburban Cleveland high school is another reminder that communities can and must take action to prevent school violence, according to Delbert Elliott, a nationally renowned authority on school safety and juvenile violence at the 麻豆影院.

CU-麻豆影院 urges spring break safety for students traveling or staying put

Feb. 27, 2012

With visions of ski resorts and warm beaches on the minds of many students, the 麻豆影院 is urging students to exercise caution whether they remain in Colorado, travel elsewhere in the country or go abroad for spring break. CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 spring break is March 26-30.

CU team鈥檚 efficient unmanned aircraft jetting toward commercialization

Feb. 23, 2012

Propulsion by a novel jet engine is the crux of the innovation behind a 麻豆影院-developed aircraft that鈥檚 accelerating toward commercialization. Jet engine technology can be small, fuel-efficient and cost-effective, at least with Assistant Professor Ryan Starkey鈥檚 design. The CU-麻豆影院 aerospace engineer, with a team of students, has developed a first-of-its-kind supersonic unmanned aircraft vehicle, or UAV. The UAV, which is currently in a prototype state, is expected to fly farther and faster -- using less fuel -- than anything remotely similar to date.

CU and NREL get 10 more Toyota hybrids to plug into smart grid study

Feb. 21, 2012

Ten plug-in hybrid vehicles, or PHVs, have been added to a 麻豆影院 study that has been examining user experiences and system interactions since September 2010 in the local smart-grid environment.

CU undergrads design toys for children who are blind

Feb. 20, 2012

A small smile appeared on the young girl鈥檚 face as she listened to the high-pitched sound coming from the whiffle ball. The sound helped the elementary student locate the ball after her classmate hit it from a specially designed baseball tee. Both of the students are blind. On a recent afternoon, they were in a classroom at the 麻豆影院鈥檚 Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory testing toys designed by first-year engineering students. The students are enrolled in CU engineering instructor Seth Murray鈥檚 freshman projects class.

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