CU Team Aids in Record-Breaking Subatomic Particle Collisions

March 30, 2010

A group of University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ faculty and students involved in the international Large Hadron Collider project in Europe are celebrating the most powerful smashing of subatomic particles into each other today in a quest to discover the physical conditions immediately following the Big Bang.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ to Test Campus Text-Messaging System on April 2

March 30, 2010

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will test the Campus Alerts text-messaging system on April 2 at noon in advance of annual flood siren testing, which begins Monday, April 5.

CU's 62nd Annual Conference on World Affairs to be Held April 5-9

March 25, 2010

From April 5 through 9, for the 62nd time since 1948, distinguished guests from throughout the United States and the world will pay their own way to participate in a unique event film critic Roger Ebert refers to as the "Conference on Everything Conceivable."

U.S. Supreme Court Molds Agenda, Rulings by 'Signaling' Litigants, CU Professor Finds

March 25, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court justices indicate -- or 'signal' -- their priorities and preferences to potential litigants, and about four to six years later, the justices receive the cases they requested, research by University of Colorado Associate Professor Vanessa Baird has found.

Climate Science Expert Richard Alley to Speak at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ March 29

March 24, 2010

Pennsylvania State University Professor Richard Alley, an internationally known glaciologist and climate change expert, will give the 2010 George Gamow Memorial Lecture at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ on Monday, March 29.

Statement on White House's Nomination of Carl Wieman From CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano

March 23, 2010

I am extremely gratified at the White House's nomination of Dr. Carl Wieman to serve as associate director for science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. If confirmed by Congress, Dr. Wieman will be a dynamic leader in helping to form effective science and technology policies for our nation. He has been a peerless researcher and teacher, and has been tireless in his devotion to science education over the last decade, revolutionizing how we teach at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ and changing the landscape of teaching globally and nationally. March 22 White House News Release

Greenland Ice Sheet Losing Ice Mass on Northwest Coast, Says New International Study

March 23, 2010

Ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet, which has been increasing during the past decade over its southern region, is now moving up its northwest coast, according to a new international study.

Six CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Professors Win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

March 18, 2010

Six University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ faculty -- including three in a single department -- have been selected to receive National Science Foundation CAREER Awards.

Job Searches for New Graduates Starting Earlier and Going Longer, Says CU Career Services Director

March 16, 2010

With a struggling economy still gripping the nation, college students graduating this spring are faced with long, competitive job searches, according to Lisa Severy, director of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's Career Services office.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Students Develop Educational Initiative to Inspire Youth Through Space Exploration

March 16, 2010

Aerospace engineering students at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ have developed an initiative called "We Want Our Future" to inspire the nation's youth and strengthen their interest in science, technology, engineering and math.

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