Snow covered landscape

Earlier snowmelt reduces forests’ ability to regulate atmospheric carbon, decreases streamflow volume

Aug. 3, 2016

Earlier snowmelt periods associated with a warming climate may hinder subalpine forest regulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the results of a new ²ÊÃñ±¦µä study. The findings, which were recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters , predict that this shift in the timing...

Jay McMahon

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's an asteroid named after a ²ÊÃñ±¦µä prof

Aug. 1, 2016

Nearly 750,000 asteroids and comets have been discovered in the solar system, but most are known only by relatively bland numerical designations. This is not the case for the asteroid formerly known as 1998 OS14. The rocky binary asteroids orbiting the sun are now officially dubbed (46829) McMahon after ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Professor Jay McMahon.

$1 million gift to BioFrontiers Institute to aid graduate students

July 29, 2016

The University of Colorado’s BioFrontiers Institute has received a $1 million gift from John F. Milligan and Kathryn Bradford-Milligan of Hillsborough, California to establish a fund for graduate students participating in an interdisciplinary bioscience program.

Electrical student working on project

²ÊÃñ±¦µä-CMU add civil engineering to partnership

July 19, 2016

Colorado Mesa University and ²ÊÃñ±¦µä announced the expansion of their engineering program partnership to allow students to earn a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from ²ÊÃñ±¦µä by taking classes delivered at Colorado Mesa.

SpaceX Dragon capsule.

Hardware developed by CU-Boulder launched by SpaceX rocket

July 18, 2016

High-tech space hardware designed and built at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä for biomedical experiments was successfully launched aboard the commercial SpaceX Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) July 18.

Pre-collegiate Program event

Diversity, learning and student success shine in summer pre-collegiate programs

July 18, 2016

No summer slowdown exists for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement (ODECE). In partnership with academic departments across campus, ODECE hosts more than 1,500 middle and high school students, and soon-to-be freshmen in a variety of summer pre-collegiate programming.

Rich Wobbekind

State economy in mostly positive territory, as expected

July 15, 2016

The Colorado economy continues to expand, outperforming the U.S. economy, according to a midyear economic update released July 15 by the Leeds School's Business Research Division (BRD). Employment in the state was up by 2.4 percent in May 2016. A total gain of 62,000 jobs in Colorado is expected for 2016, nearly reaffirming the estimate given in December at the BRD's 51st annual Business Economic Outlook Forum .

Oil well

Studying natural gas leakage in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg Basin

July 11, 2016

The rate of groundwater contamination due to natural gas leakage from oil and gas wells has remained largely unchanged in northeastern Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg Basin since 2001, according to a new ²ÊÃñ±¦µä study based on public records and historical data.

Electric bike

Electric assist bikes provide meaningful exercise, cardiovascular benefits

July 7, 2016

A new ²ÊÃñ±¦µä study shows that using an electrically-powered bicycle on a regular basis can provide riders with an effective workout while improving some aspects of cardiovascular health, especially for riders who previously had been sedentary.

Cynthia Settje, owner and creative mind of Redthreaded

Corsets are a foundation for costume maker’s business

July 5, 2016

Think corsets went out with hoop skirts? Corsets have been used in period plays and movies for decades, but they’ve become popular again with women wanting the look of a nipped-in waist, and with historical costume enthusiasts and cosplayers. Cynthia Settje, owner and creative mind of Redthreaded, specializes in high quality corsets and costumes with a historical focus, including theatrical costuming, costume recreation, luxury corsetry and reproduction clothing.

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