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Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ (CU-Â鶹ӰԺ), have applied their expertise in ultracold atoms and lasers to produce the first high-density gas of ultracold molecules-two different atoms bonded together-that are both stable and capable of strong interactions.

William Kittredge and Patty Limerick are among 10 well-known Western authors scheduled to give public readings in Â鶹ӰԺ Oct. 1-4 as part of Western Literature Week.

Following a 24-year career with NASA that included four space shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, former astronaut Joe Tanner has set his sights on a new challenge: helping University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ students reach their academic and lifetime goals.

Astronomers will use a $70 million instrument designed by the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ now set for installation on the Hubble Space Telescope in mid-October to probe the "fossil record" of gases in the early universe for clues to the formation and evolution of galaxies, stars and planets.

The National Science Foundation has renewed its support of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, awarding the university a $7.2 million grant.

The University of Colorado's sportsmanship program "Compete Like a Buffalo" continues this week at Folsom Field with Thursday's gridiron matchup against West Virginia University at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday's University of Colorado vs. West Virginia University football game at Folsom Field will follow the model for all home games of recent years in which violations of banned substances and materials, or disruptive and unruly behavior, could result in fans being ejected from the game, according to CU Police officials.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ today released its carbon inventory, showing that the campus's total greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions from all sources during fiscal year 2007-08 was 170,240 metric tons CO2e -- an amount equal to the yearly total emissions from about 9,000 U.S. households.

The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the second-lowest extent recorded since satellite record-keeping began in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's National Snow and Ice Data Center, or NSIDC.

On Sept. 9, the chairs and co-chairs of the nine task forces charged with implementing CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's Flagship 2030 Strategic Plan presented their final reports with recommendations for implementing the initiatives to the Chancellor's Executive Committee and the Council of Deans at the 2030 Summit.