Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Frank Wilczek, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics, will give the 46th George Gamow Memorial Lecture at the Â鶹ӰԺ on Tuesday, April 26.
Engineering students at the Â鶹ӰԺ are gearing up for a week of intensive activity April 19-23 when they will celebrate Engineering Days and display hands-on design projects at two Design Expos.
The Â鶹ӰԺ is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus USA for excellence in tree management, as well as student and community involvement.
As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, the Â鶹ӰԺ will distribute educational materials on flood safety and test Campus Alerts systems on Thursday, April 14.
Â鶹ӰԺ Distinguished Professor Carl Lineberger has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Science Board. The nomination has been sent to the United States Senate for confirmation.
Â鶹ӰԺ senior Nathan Roberson has been selected from a national candidate pool to participate in the "2011 Student Freedom Ride," organized by the Public Broadcasting Service show "American Experience."
Conventional wisdom suggests that average citizens hate politics, loathe hyper-partisan gridlock, balk at voting even in presidential election years and are, incidentally, woefully ill-informed.
Colorado business leaders' confidence is at its highest level since the second quarter of 2006, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the Â鶹ӰԺ's Leeds School of Business.
The federal laboratories in Colorado together with their affiliates contributed $1.5 billion to the state economy in fiscal year 2010, and accounted for more than 16,000 direct and indirect jobs, a new survey shows.