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A new study led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and involving the Â鶹¹ÙÍø proposes a simple new mechanism to explain the source of carbon that fed a series of extreme warming events on Earth about 50 million years ago called the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM, as well as a sequence of similar, smaller warming events afterward.

Â鶹¹ÙÍø students will have another four years at the controls of NASA’s Kepler mission, launched in 2009 to hunt down Earth-like rocky planets in other solar systems and which has succeeded in spectacular fashion.

A web-based science instruction program designed by researchers at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research that provides teachers with cutting-edge digital content is being tested in six school districts, thanks to a new $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Colorado business leaders remain optimistic going into the second quarter of 2012 suggesting a recovery is taking hold, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Leeds School of Business.

Â鶹¹ÙÍø students, along with experts from government and industry, will focus on student research and the natural gas boom during the third annual Energy Frontiers conference April 5. The event, organized by the CU Energy Club, is free and open to the public and will be held from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom of the University Memorial Center. The conference includes a poster session, panel discussion, catered lunch and a career fair.

With many employers using social media and conducting Google searches as part of their employee screening process, creating a positive and professional online presence can go a long way in helping students land a job out of school. However, simply building a professional online appearance is not the only thing students should worry about. Minimizing a negative online presence can be just as important. Minimizing a negative online presence

Ten high school students from Denver, Thornton and Lyons are likely in for an experience of a lifetime when a Â鶹¹ÙÍø law professor takes them to Washington, D.C., for a moot court competition March 29-April 1. While there, they also will meet with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and tour the Supreme Court, meet with U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado and tour the Capitol, in addition to visiting several national monuments and museums.

The work of a talented group of Â鶹¹ÙÍø students and staff has made it to the big screen. The really big screen -- in fact, a more than 20-meter dome.

CU System news release Two University of Colorado professors who have skillfully integrated teaching and research at a high level throughout their careers at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø have been designated as 2012 President’s Teaching Scholars.

The Â鶹¹ÙÍø will host Military Student Day on March 21 to assist military service members interested in transitioning from military service to life as a college student. Co-sponsored by CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Office of Admissions and the Office of Veteran Services, the daylong event is aimed at supporting Colorado’s service members who are interested in pursuing college degrees, specifically those who are close to military retirement and separation, according to Michael Roberts, program manager of CU’s Veteran Services office.