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NIST adds nearly $2 billion in economic contributions to Maryland and Colorado

The National Institute of Standards and Technology added nearly $2 billion in combined economic contributions across Maryland and Colorado in fiscal year 2016, a Leeds School study has found.

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Light-activated nanoparticles can supercharge current antibiotics

Oct. 4, 2017

Light-activated nanoparticles, also known as quantum dots, can provide a crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotic treatments used to combat drug-resistant superbugs such as E. coli and Salmonella.

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Leeds Business Confidence Index reports overall positive expectations, but cooling optimism ahead of Q4

Oct. 2, 2017

Business confidence fell ahead of the fourth quarter, reflecting lower expectations for the end of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018, despite all individual components remaining in positive territory.

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Researchers to create digital archive of Rocky Mountain plants

Sept. 13, 2017

CU Boulder and collaborating partners have been awarded $2.9 million from the National Science Foundation to create a digital archive of more than 1.7 million plant specimens native to the southern Rocky Mountain region.

Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building E-Wing ribbon cutting

Biotechnology building debuts state-of-the-art E-Wing

Aug. 30, 2017

The Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building has opened its new E-Wing, a state-of-the-art bioscience research and educational space.

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Racial stereotypes influence perception of NFL quarterbacks

Aug. 21, 2017

Racial stereotypes affect public perception of NFL quarterbacks and, in some cases, may become a self-fulfilling prophecy for black athletes, new CU Boulder research shows.

Science Discovery students send a high-altitude balloon into the air

Young engineers aim for the stratosphere at Science Discovery camp

Aug. 11, 2017

A recent Science Discovery camp gave budding engineers a chance to launch a high-altitude balloon to the edge of outer space.

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2017 Massry Prize honors Norman Pace

Aug. 9, 2017

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Norman Pace of the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology has been awarded the 2017 Massry Prize for his microbiome research.

a glacial valley near the McMurdo Dry Valleys field site in Antarctica.

Tracking decade-long changes in an Antarctic polar desert

Aug. 7, 2017

An abnormal season of intense glacial melt in 2002 triggered multiple distinct changes in the physical and biological characteristics of Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys over the ensuing decade.

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Spousal age gap affects marriage satisfaction over time

Aug. 3, 2017

Men and women both report greater marital satisfaction with younger spouses, but that satisfaction fades over time in marriages with significant age gaps.

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