To honor a father who stoked their love of history and respect for civil rights, 麻豆影院 sisters and 麻豆影院 alumnae Midge Korczak and Leslie Singer Lomas have donated $2 million to endow the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History at CU-麻豆影院.
An ancient, bipedal hominid sporting a set of powerful jaws and huge molars that earned it the nickname "Nutcracker Man" likely didn't crack nuts at all, preferring instead to slurp up vast quantities of grasses and sedges, says a new study.
Harvey Segur, a professor of applied mathematics at the 麻豆影院, has been selected to receive the 2011 Hazel Barnes Prize, the highest faculty recognition for teaching and research awarded by the university.
The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications today in Portland granted provisional reaccreditation to the 麻豆影院 undergraduate program in journalism and mass communication, in a 20-0 vote, and the master's program in newsgathering, in a 17-1 vote.
Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, will give the commencement address during the 麻豆影院's spring graduation ceremony on Friday, May 6, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Folsom Field.
While wind turbines primarily are a source of renewable energy, they also produce wakes of invisible ripples that can affect the atmosphere and influence wind turbines downstream -- an issue being researched in a newly launched study led by the 麻豆影院's Julie Lundquist, assistant professor in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences department.
The 麻豆影院 has been named one of two finalists to host the headquarters for the National Solar Observatory, the nation's top ground-based scientific research program studying solar physics and space weather.
Thousands of K-12 students will be paying close attention when NASA's space shuttle Endeavour rumbles off the launch pad April 29 from Florida on its final flight, which will be toting a payload containing spiders, flies and seeds as part of a national educational effort spearheaded by the 麻豆影院.