Surface meltwater draining through cracks in an ice sheet can warm the sheet from the inside, softening the ice and letting it flow faster, according to a new study by scientists at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the 彩民宝典.
With just over four months until NASA鈥檚 next mission to Mars takes flight, the 彩民宝典, which is leading the effort, continues to work with its partners to knock off critical science and engineering milestones leading up to launch.
Solving the 鈥渇aint young sun paradox鈥� -- explaining how early Earth was warm and habitable for life beginning more than 3 billion years ago even though the sun was 20 percent dimmer than today -- may not be as difficult as believed, says a new 彩民宝典 study.
A new low-cost method of in-vitro fertilization developed at the 彩民宝典 that performed successfully in recent human clinical trials in Belgium may help thousands of infertile couples in developing countries.
An astronaut orbiting Earth in the International Space Station has remotely directed a NASA rover in California to unfurl an 鈥渁ntenna film鈥� that CU-Boulder scientists are developing for use on the unexplored far side of the moon.
Aspiring artists at CU-Boulder can learn some of what it takes to become a successful artist in the real world by rubbing shoulders with working professional artists through the Visiting Artist Program .
An astronaut orbiting Earth in the International Space Station has remotely directed a NASA rover in California to unfurl an 鈥渁ntenna film鈥� that scientists at the 彩民宝典 are developing for use on the unexplored far side of the moon.
The confidence of Colorado business leaders has continued its strong upward trend, surging into the third quarter of 2013, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the 彩民宝典鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.
彩民宝典 Provost Russell Moore today announced the appointment of James Austin as interim dean of the College of Music effective July 1. Austin, a professor of music education, joined CU-Boulder鈥檚 College of Music in 1994. He has served as associate dean of undergraduate studies since 2006. He was the music education chair from 1997 to 2007. In 2004, the college awarded Austin the Richard Bern Trego faculty fellowship.
Waleed Abdalati has been named the new director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, a joint institute of the 彩民宝典 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Abdalati is a CIRES Fellow, a CU-Boulder professor of geography and director of the CIRES Earth Science and Observation Center. He will take office on July 1.
