Rings Around The Planets: Recycling Of Material May Extend Ring Lifetimes

Dec. 7, 2003

Although rings around planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are relatively short-lived, new evidence implies that the recycling of orbiting debris can lengthen the lifetime of such rings, according to University of Colorado researchers. Strong evidence now implies small moons near the giant planets like Saturn and Jupiter are essentially piles of rubble, said Larry Esposito, a professor at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. These re-constituted small bodies are the source of material for planetary rings.

Physics Of Sound Is Topic Of Dec. 20 CU Wizards Show

Dec. 7, 2003

The scientific properties of sound and air pressure are explained when CU Wizard Michael Dubson presents his show, "Boom! The Physics of Sound and Air Pressure," on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 9:30 a.m. in Duane Physics, room G1B30. During the free hour-long show, Dubson, a senior instructor in the physics department at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, will implode a 50-gallon steel drum using air pressure, create a sonic boom with a bullwhip and stage a tug-of-war with the pressure of the atmosphere.

Earth Radiation Belts Spectacular Following Halloween Solar Storm

Dec. 7, 2003

The belt of high-energy electrons that normally cradles Earth from afar was greatly enhanced and pushed unusually close to our atmosphere during the violent solar activity that occurred in late October, University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø researchers say.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Schools, Colleges Announce Commencement Recognition Events

Dec. 3, 2003

Special recognition ceremonies to commemorate individual students will be held by most University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø schools and colleges in addition to the main university commencement ceremony on Dec. 19. Following is a schedule of special events in the schools and colleges. * School of Journalism and Mass Communication recognition ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 18, at 2:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium. Fred Brown, former chief of the Denver Post's capitol bureau and one of the authors of the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics, is the speaker.

Party School Survey Conclusions Questioned By CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Students

Dec. 3, 2003

The student leaders of an effort to debunk the party school image at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø believe questionable social surveys on campus are harmful to both incoming freshmen and outgoing graduates in the job market. And, no, they don't fit the antisocial stereotype some might expect.

Eric Cornell To Speak At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Winter Commencement Ceremony

Dec. 3, 2003

Nobel laureate Eric Cornell will give the commencement address and the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will confer 2,051 degrees during its winter commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 19. Cornell is a senior scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Â鶹¹ÙÍø and an adjoint professor of physics at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø.

More Than $10,000 Up For Grabs In CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Business Plan Competition

Dec. 3, 2003

A biological terror attack defense system, a supersensitive cancer-detecting device and a rotary demolition hammer delivering 1,600 blows per minute are among the products and services proposed by University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø students in a business plan competition that will award more than $10,000 to winning teams Dec. 10 and 11. The finals of the 2003 Business Plan Competition, hosted by the Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the Leeds School of Business, will take place Dec. 10 for undergraduate teams and Dec. 11 for graduate teams.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Graduation Rates Hit New High; Most Graduates Earn Degrees In Four Years

Dec. 1, 2003

Graduation rates at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø are the highest in decades and, contrary to popular belief, most graduating students are earning their degrees in four years, university officials said. Sixty-eight percent of students who enrolled in 1997 as full-time freshmen at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø graduated within six years, according to university statistics. And of those students who graduated within six years, more than half -- 54 percent -- graduated within four years.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Student To Document Construction Of $10 Billion Central American Road Project

Dec. 1, 2003

Editors: Jacob Pritchard can be reached while he is in Central America by e-mail and by telephone at about 5 p.m. MST each day at 011-52-33-3631-5279. A University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø student leaves for Honduras Dec. 6 to document a $10 billion Central American road project that will connect the city of Puebla, located about 60 miles southeast of Mexico City, with Panama City, Panama.

Economic Outlook Forum Dec.15 Presented By CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School Of Business

Nov. 30, 2003

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business will present its 39th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, at the Denver Marriott City Center. The event at 1701 California St. in Denver is free and open to the public. No reservations are required. The comprehensive state economic outlook for 2004 features trends and forecasts prepared by more than 80 key business, government and industry professionals and is compiled by the Business Research Division at the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business.

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