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CU-Boulder Exploratory Committee Named on Information, Communication and Technology
The University of Colorado at Boulder today announced the charge and membership of an exploratory committee to consider the structure and organization of a new interdisciplinary academic program of information, communication and technology.
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CU to Host Suicide Prevention and Awareness Events Sept. 7-9
The University of Colorado at Boulder will offer a series of free events on campus Sept. 7-9 aimed at suicide awareness and prevention.
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CU-Boulder, Montana State and Idaho State Receive $3.85 Million to Study Fire, Climate Change
Faculty at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Montana State University, the University of Idaho and collaborators at the U.S. Forest Service received a $3.85 million grant to study fire and climate change in sensitive forests in the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
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CU Faculty Develop New 'Living Wall' Concept to Slash Energy Use
A multidisciplinary team of University of Colorado faculty has been awarded $1.97 million by the National Science Foundation to develop a "living wall" system based on biomimicry, or the imitation of nature, to slash energy use in buildings.
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CU-Boulder Law School Dean Announces Intention to Resign in 2011
David Getches, dean of the Law School at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has announced that he intends to resign as dean effective June 2011.
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CU Students, Staff Help NASA Decommission Satellite Toting Failed Science Payload
University of Colorado at Boulder undergraduates, who have been helping to control five NASA satellites from campus, participated in the unusual decommissioning of a functioning satellite with a failed science payload in recent days, bringing the craft into Earth re-entry to burn up yesterday.
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Study Shows Shrinking Atmospheric Layer Linked to Low Levels of Solar Radiation
Large changes in the sun's energy output may drive unexpectedly dramatic fluctuations in Earth's outer atmosphere, new research indicates. A study published today links a recent, temporary shrinking of a high atmospheric layer with a sharp drop in the sun's ultraviolet radiation levels.
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CU-Boulder Committee to Study Future of Journalism Course and Degree Offerings
The University of Colorado at Boulder today announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider the structure and organization of a new interdisciplinary academic program of information and communication technology.
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New International Study Shows Some Asteroids Live in Own 'Little Worlds'
While the common perception of asteroids is that they are giant rocks lumbering about in orbit, a new study shows they actually are constantly changing "little worlds" that can give birth to smaller asteroids that split off to start their own lives as they circle around the sun.
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New Study Shows How Tortoises, Alligators Thrived in High Arctic Some 50 Million Years Ago
A new study of the High Arctic climate roughly 50 million years ago led by the University of Colorado at Boulder helps to explain how ancient alligators and giant tortoises were able to thrive on Ellesmere Island well above the Arctic Circle, even as they endured six months of darkness each year.
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CU-Boulder Selected as Partner in New FAA Commercial Space Transportation Center
A team of eight institutions that includes the University of Colorado at Boulder has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to participate in a newly formed Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation.
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CU-Boulder Team to Assess Air Quality and Respiratory Health Risks Stemming From Gulf Oil Spill
Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students from Professor Mark Hernandez's environmental engineering lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder will travel to the Gulf Coast this week to begin studying the effect of this summer's oil spill on air quality along impacted shores.
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CU-Boulder Campus, Programs Ranked in Magazine's 2011 'Best Colleges' issue
DENVER�University of Colorado campuses and undergraduate programs remain well-regarded at the regional and national levels among public and private universities, according to the 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges.
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CU and City to Continue Party Registration Pilot Program
The University of Colorado at Boulder and the city of Boulder today announced a second pilot party registration program designed to help students become better informed about how to host responsible gatherings while giving police and neighbors other options for resolving noise complaints. The fall program will run Friday and Saturday nights from Aug. 20 to Sept. 25.
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Telescope Project Involving CU-Boulder Selected as Top Priority for Construction
A planned $110 million telescope in Chile that the University of Colorado at Boulder is partnering on to probe distant galaxies and stellar nurseries has been named as the top construction priority for mid-sized, ground-based telescopes by the National Research Council in the coming decade.
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A Statement From University of Colorado at Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano
On behalf of the entire University of Colorado at Boulder community, I want to extend my heartfelt sympathies to the family, friends and teammates of Spencer Nelson, who was lost tragically in a climbing accident near Aspen yesterday.
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City and CU Welcome Students During Back-to-School 'Walkabouts'
Student leaders will join City of Boulder and University of Colorado at Boulder officials next week to welcome students to the community and provide information on being good neighbors. "Walkabout" teams will walk the streets of neighborhoods, including University Hill, Goss Grove and portions of Martin Acres and East Aurora.
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CU-Boulder's New Center for Community Building a One-Stop Shop for Student Services
Anchored by a 900-seat street-market style dining hall offering freshly prepared food in nine specialty dining stations, including sushi, Italian, Brazilian and Persian dishes, the nearly completed Center for Community at the University of Colorado at Boulder is set to open for students this fall.
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Texas Petrochemical Emissions Down But Still Underestimated, Says Study
A thick blanket of yellow haze hovering over Houston as a result of chemical pollution produced by manufacturing petroleum products may be getting a little bit thinner, according to a new study.
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CU and NREL Name New Director of Joint Energy Institute
The University of Colorado at Boulder and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden today named Michael L. Knotek as director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, or RASEI.
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