CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Selected as Partner in New FAA Commercial Space Transportation Center

Aug. 19, 2010

A team of eight institutions that includes the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to participate in a newly formed Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Team to Assess Air Quality and Respiratory Health Risks Stemming From Gulf Oil Spill

Aug. 19, 2010

Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students from Professor Mark Hernandez's environmental engineering lab at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will travel to the Gulf Coast this week to begin studying the effect of this summer's oil spill on air quality along impacted shores.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Campus, Programs Ranked in Magazine's 2011 'Best Colleges' issue

Aug. 17, 2010

DENVER—University of Colorado campuses and undergraduate programs remain well-regarded at the regional and national levels among public and private universities, according to the 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges.

Telescope Project Involving CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Selected as Top Priority for Construction

Aug. 16, 2010

A planned $110 million telescope in Chile that the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø is partnering on to probe distant galaxies and stellar nurseries has been named as the top construction priority for mid-sized, ground-based telescopes by the National Research Council in the coming decade.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's New Center for Community Building a One-Stop Shop for Student Services

Aug. 11, 2010

Anchored by a 900-seat street-market style dining hall offering freshly prepared food in nine specialty dining stations, including sushi, Italian, Brazilian and Persian dishes, the nearly completed Center for Community at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø is set to open for students this fall.

Texas Petrochemical Emissions Down But Still Underestimated, Says Study

Aug. 11, 2010

A thick blanket of yellow haze hovering over Houston as a result of chemical pollution produced by manufacturing petroleum products may be getting a little bit thinner, according to a new study.

CU and NREL Name New Director of Joint Energy Institute

Aug. 10, 2010

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden today named Michael L. Knotek as director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, or RASEI.

CU Scientists Secure More Than $847 Million in Sponsored Research Funding in FY 2009-10

Aug. 5, 2010

CU Scientists Secure More Than $847 Million in Sponsored Research Funding in FY 2009-10

Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels Awarded $336,534 for Student Research

Aug. 4, 2010

A joint renewable energy center of the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and industry has been awarded $336,534 from the National Science Foundation so that undergraduates can conduct research related to the conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals.

Ice Core Drilling Effort Involving CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Should Help Assess Abrupt Climate Change Risks

Aug. 2, 2010

An international science team involving the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø that is working on the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling project hit bedrock July 27 after two summers of work, drilling down more than 1.5 miles in an effort to help assess the risks of abrupt future climate change on Earth.

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