Movement, Earthquake Risks Of Rio Grande Rift Are Focus Of CU-Boulder Study

Sept. 11, 2005

A team of University of Colorado at Boulder geophysicists is leading a study funded by the National Science Foundation to precisely measure the ground movement and earthquake potential of the Rio Grande Rift in Colorado and New Mexico. Using state-of-the-art Global Positioning System instruments at 24 sites in Colorado and New Mexico, the research team will track the rift's movement in millimeters during most of the next three years. The study will provide unprecedented data about the volcanically active region.

CU Leeds School Of Business Hosts Corporate Governance Seminar

Sept. 7, 2005

Leading local and national corporate governance experts will speak on the growing challenges of board liability and oversight during a University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business seminar in September. The 2005 Corporate Governance Seminar is being offered by the Leeds School's executive development program and will be held Sept. 22-23 at the Denver Country Club.

Methane Gyrations In Past 2,000 Years Show Human Influence On Atmosphere

Sept. 7, 2005

Humans have been tinkering with greenhouse gas levels in Earth's atmosphere for at least 2,000 years and probably longer, according to a surprising new study of methane trapped in Antarctic ice cores conducted by an international research team.

New Orleans Disaster Forecast In 2004 CU-Boulder Publication

Sept. 7, 2005

The Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder commissioned a series of six articles in 2004 titled "Disasters Waiting to Happen," one of which focused on a major hurricane striking New Orleans.

Nixon White House Science Adviser To Speak At CU-Boulder Sept. 12

Sept. 7, 2005

Edward E. David, Jr., science adviser to former President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973, will speak on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus on Sept.12. Sponsored by CU-Boulder's Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, the talk is part of a year-long series titled "Policy, Politics and Science in the White House: Conversations with Presidential Science Advisers."

CU-Boulder Reminds Â鶹ÒùÔº To Keep Computers Secure

Sept. 7, 2005

Campus officials at the University of Colorado at Boulder are reminding students, faculty and staff about the importance of computer security as part of a yearlong effort to raise awareness. The warnings come on the heels of a number of serious security breaches at the university over the summer.

Book Drive To Benefit Hurricane Victims Among Relief Efforts At CU-Boulder

Sept. 6, 2005

Children displaced by Hurricane Katrina will soon receive a shipment of books donated by Coloradans through a book drive organized at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU-Boulder Law Professor Recalls Chief Justice William Rehnquist

Sept. 6, 2005

NEWS TIP SHEET Clare Huntington, associate law professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law, recalls the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist as a man who "administered the court with terrific efficiency." Huntington clerked for U.S. Supreme Court justices Harry A. Blackmun and Stephen Breyer from 1998 to 1999. She said no clerk could spend time working with the court without getting to know Rehnquist.

CU-Boulder Assists Partner Campus, New Orleans' Dillard University, With Technology Support, Fund-Raiser

Sept. 6, 2005

The University of Colorado at Boulder has established a "CU Campaign for Dillard University" to assist the New Orleans university in its rebuilding effort and has secured a $10,000 challenge grant from two anonymous donors in the first few days of the drive. The challenge grant will match the first $10,000 in donations received by the campaign, which would ensure a total of $20,000 in contributions once the goal is met. The campaign aims to exceed this goal. Anyone interested in assisting Dillard University is welcome to contribute.

More Hurricane-Displaced Â鶹ÒùÔº Admitted To CU-Boulder

Sept. 5, 2005

The University of Colorado at Boulder has welcomed 138 new students from universities damaged by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast region since last week. According to Kevin MacLennan, interim director of admissions for CU-Boulder, 136 undergraduate students have been through the admissions process and are already attending classes or will be shortly. The School of Law also admitted two students.

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