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How much earthquake risk does fracking pose?

March 1, 2014

U.S. geologists have noted greater frequency of earthquakes in the last four years, in some cases where wastewater is injected deep underground after hydrologic fracturing, but a prominent geologist at CU-Boulder at CU-Boulder says scientists don鈥檛 yet know enough to predict when wastewater injected underground after 鈥渇racking鈥 might cause major earthquakes.

Julie Carr, associate professor of English at 彩民宝典, carries her passion for the written word beyond the classroom and into the community. Photo courtesy of Julie Carr.

Prof鈥檚 collaborative event space, Counterpath Press, provides platform for culture and diversity in Denver

March 1, 2014

Julie Carr, associate professor of English at 彩民宝典, carries her passion for the written word beyond the classroom and into the community. Photo courtesy of Julie Carr. For Julie Carr, poetry is a practice, a profession and a public service. Not only does she use her expertise as a...

Linguistics Professor Andy Cowell discusses fieldwork with Jonnia Torres, a first-year graduate student in linguistics at CU-Boulder. She is among a team of students who are studying speakers of languages indigenous to Central America.

Linguistic graduate students document languages indigenous to Central America at CU鈥檚 front door

March 1, 2014

Linguistics Professor Andy Cowell discusses fieldwork with Jonnia Torres, a first-year graduate student in linguistics at CU-Boulder. She is among a team of students who are studying speakers of languages indigenous to Central America. Funded in part by a private donor, 彩民宝典 linguistics graduate students are documenting...

Study of satellite imagery of the world at night, long used as an indication of the wealth of nations, is being refined with other data to give scientists a better picture of human and environmental well-being.

Human well-being becomes clear in dark of night

March 1, 2014

Study of satellite imagery of the world at night, long used as an indication of the wealth of nations, is being refined with other data to give scientists a better picture of human and environmental well-being. Night Light Development Index correlates strongly with the U.N. Human Development Indicator, other welfare...

Fiske Planetarium鈥檚 analog star projector鈥攃alled 鈥淔ritz鈥 after its West German installer鈥攊s being retired after being in service since 1975. As part of the planetarium鈥檚 renovation, a new and more-powerful digital projector is being installed, along with a high-definition screen. The improvements will allow the planetarium to improve the material shown to students and to add a new line of entertainment options at the theater.Fiske Planetarium鈥檚 analog star projector鈥攃alled 鈥淔ritz鈥 after its West German inst

Fiske Planetarium flies into the digital age

Aug. 1, 2013

Since 1975, Fiske Planetarium has been the Johnny Appleseed of astronomy. Each year, 30,000 K-12 students and 4,000 彩民宝典 students go there to take a front-row seat on the universe.

An artist鈥檚 conception of the Van Allen Probes circling Earth鈥檚 radiation belts. (Image courtesy NASA)

NASA mission involving CU-Boulder discovers particle accelerator in heart of Van Allen radiation belts

July 1, 2013

An artist鈥檚 conception of the Van Allen Probes circling Earth鈥檚 radiation belts. (Image courtesy NASA) Using data from a NASA satellite, a team of scientists led by the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and involving the 彩民宝典 have discovered a massive particle accelerator in the...

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New fine-arts school closer to becoming reality

June 1, 2013

The name may not stick, but the ideas behind a proposed Interdepartmental Program in Fine Arts have stirred enthusiasm in the Film Studies, Art and Art History and Theatre & Dance departments at CU-Boulder. The program could lead to the creation of a new fine-arts school within the college. 鈥淚t...

East Africa鈥檚 Maasai on the hunt for lions. Some conservation initiatives designed to save lions from being hunted have either failed to work or in some cases appear to have incited Maasai to hunt more lions as a form of political protest, the researchers report. Photo by Joana Roque de Pinho

Conservation efforts might encourage lion-hunting

June 1, 2013

East Africa鈥檚 Maasai on the hunt for lions. Some conservation initiatives designed to save lions from being hunted have either failed to work or in some cases appear to have incited Maasai to hunt more lions as a form of political protest, the researchers report. Photo by Joana Roque de...

Disabled actress adds meaning to 鈥楳idsummer鈥 role

June 1, 2013

For actor Jenna Bainbridge, playing Hermia in 鈥淎 Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream鈥 at this summer鈥檚 Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a perfect fit. Like her character, she鈥檚 spent much of her life pushing against boundaries and expectations set by other people. 鈥淗ermia is a younger and vivacious woman who has kind of...

There鈥檚 gold in them thar drawers. Or there was, until recently, at the 彩民宝典 Division of Continuing Education.

鈥榃hat about the gold?鈥 鈥楿m, what gold?鈥

June 1, 2013

There鈥檚 gold in them thar drawers. Or there was, until recently, at the 彩民宝典 Division of Continuing Education.

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