Metro Area High School Â鶹ÒùÔº Build 'Mars Rovers' As Part Of CU-Boulder Program

July 13, 2005

More than two-dozen metro-area high school juniors and seniors are designing and building Mars rover models this week at the University of Colorado at Boulder's eighth annual Success Institute.

CU-Boulder Expert: Chronic Pain, Repetitive Motion Injury Helped By Brainpower

July 12, 2005

Office workers, musicians and golfers are among those who can benefit from a unique form of balance and movement training used by actors including Hillary Swank, Robin Williams and Paul Newman, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder professor. The Alexander Technique has been used by dozens of successful actors, athletes, musicians and others to combat chronic pain and repetitive motion injury, according to James Brody, a professor at the CU-Boulder College of Music.

Five NASA Earth Science Fellowships Awarded To CU-Boulder, Tops In Nation

July 12, 2005

NASA has awarded graduate fellowships to five University of Colorado at Boulder students for earth system science studies in 2005, the most awarded to any university in the nation. A total of 65 Earth System Science Graduate Student Fellowships awarded to 41 universities by NASA for 2005-2006 are now pending acceptance by applicants at their respective institutions. Each graduate fellowship carries a one-year, $24,000 award that is renewable annually for up to three years based on academic progress and performance.

Future Of Shrinking Technologies To Be Explored At CU-Boulder July 26

July 12, 2005

The world of shrinking technologies and the opportunities and challenges faced when building at the "nanoscale" will be explored in a July 26 lecture at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Cornell University physics Professor Paul McEuen will present the free public lecture "Small is All: Nano, Bio and the Future of Technology" at 7 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B20.

CU-Boulder And South Carolina Study Sheds New Light On Infant Learning

July 11, 2005

New findings from a study conducted by psychologists at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of South Carolina could change scientists' basic understanding of how infants learn.

CU-Boulder Smoking Study Reveals Details Of Cigarettes And Mortality

July 7, 2005

Cigarette smoking causes as many as 340,000 deaths a year in the United States and poses a greater relative risk to women than men, according to a new detailed analysis of smokers and mortality led by a University of Colorado at Boulder sociologist.

25 CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº Studying In London Are Safe Following Terrorist Attack

July 6, 2005

Twenty-five students from the University of Colorado at Boulder studying international business in London are safe and accounted for in their flats in the city's financial district following today's terrorist attack, CU-Boulder officials said. All of the students also have contacted or attempted to contact their families following the terrorist attack.

CU-Boulder Terrorism Experts Analyze London Bombings

July 6, 2005

Today's bombings of three subway stations and a bus in London "shows that there was some degree of planning and there is probably the presence of some headquarters or planning cell of terrorists involved," said University of Colorado at Boulder political science instructor Michael Kanner. Frank Beer, a political science professor of international relations and conflict, said the attack "will have a chilling effect on Western life and graphically shows the vulnerability of complex modern societies."

The Power Of Quantum Computing To Be Discussed At CU-Boulder July 13

July 5, 2005

The ideas behind building a quantum computer and the power of such a device will be explored July 13 in a lecture at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Charles Marcus, scientific director of Harvard University's Center of Imaging and Mesoscale Structures and physics professor, will present the free public lecture "Quantum Physics and Computation" at 7 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B30. Marcus will discuss the possibility of building a quantum computer and the technological advancements that could be expected from it. He also will talk about his research.

CU-Boulder To Hold Public Meeting On State Stormwater Permit July 19

July 5, 2005

The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a public meeting July 19 to receive community input on its state-issued stormwater permit related to protecting the water quality of Boulder's creeks. The permit deals with surface water, irrigation water, storm drains and any other conveyances on campus that run into local waterways without going through a sewage treatment plant. The meeting to solicit public comment will be held on campus in the Environmental Health and Safety Center at 1000 Regent Drive from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the second floor conference room.

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