Colorado business leaders' economic outlook turns negative, says CU Leeds School Index

Oct. 3, 2011

Colorado business leaders' outlook on the economy has turned negative heading into the fourth quarter, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business.

NSF awards $4.5 million to CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø-led team to study electrical processes in Earth's atmosphere

Sept. 30, 2011

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant to a team led by the Â鶹¹ÙÍø to better understand the electrical processes that connect the Earth with the atmosphere and with space.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø wins bid to host National Solar Observatory headquarters

Sept. 30, 2011

The Â鶹¹ÙÍø was selected today to host the headquarters for the National Solar Observatory, the nation's leading scientific research program in ground-based solar astronomy.

CU-developed Android app helps people tweet during disasters

Sept. 28, 2011

Just as codes once were developed for public safety communication via citizens band radios, a common language now is being formulated for disaster communication via Twitter -- posing a challenge for people who haven't yet learned or can't recall it.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø physics professor named Presidential Early Career Award winner

Sept. 27, 2011

A Â鶹¹ÙÍø physics faculty member was among 13 U.S. Department of Energy researchers named by President Obama yesterday as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø to lead five-year, $6.5 million effort to reduce youth violence in Denver's Montbello neighborhood

Sept. 22, 2011

The Â鶹¹ÙÍø is receiving $6.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund a five-year effort to reduce youth violence in Denver's Montbello neighborhood.

CU's Leeds School of Business MBA program named one of the best in Colorado and the nation

Sept. 21, 2011

The Leeds School of Business at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø is a local and national leader in preparing MBA students for social and environmental stewardship, according to the just released ranking by Beyond Grey Pinstripes.

Gulf oil spill fires released 1 million pounds of soot into the atmosphere, study finds

Sept. 20, 2011

The black smoke that rose from the water's surface during controlled burns of surface oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill last year pumped more than 1 million pounds of soot pollution into the atmosphere, according to a new study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Â鶹¹ÙÍø.

Suvica Inc. of Â鶹¹ÙÍø to commercialize CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø cancer screening technology

Sept. 19, 2011

SuviCa Inc. of Â鶹¹ÙÍø and the University of Colorado recently completed an exclusive license agreement for a CU drug screening technology to identify novel therapies for cancer.

NASA's 'Destination: Station' brings public talks to CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Sept. 15, 2011

The Â鶹¹ÙÍø and NASA will host public talks exploring space science and life aboard the International Space Station on Sept. 20 and 21. These campus events are being held in conjunction with NASA's traveling multimedia exhibit "Destination: Station," which immerses visitors in the story of the space station and includes hands-on activities, imagery and audio and visual technology. The exhibit runs from Sept. 17 through Oct. 28 at the Wings Over the Rockies museum in Denver.

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