CU-鶹-led team finds microbes in extreme environment on South American volcanoes

June 8, 2012

A team led by the 鶹 looking for organisms that eke out a living in some of the most inhospitable soils on Earth has found a hardy few. A new DNA analysis of rocky soils in the Martian-like landscape on some volcanoes in South America has revealed a handful of bacteria, fungi and other rudimentary organisms called archaea, which seem to have a different way of converting energy than their cousins elsewhere in the world.

CU-鶹 physicists use ultrafast lasers to create first tabletop X-ray device

June 7, 2012

An international research team led by the 鶹 has generated the first laser-like beams of X-rays from a tabletop device, paving the way for major advances in many fields including medicine, biology and nanotechnology development.

CU-鶹 students to help NASA develop plant food production for deep space

June 4, 2012

鶹 students and faculty have been selected to develop a remotely operable, robotic garden to support future astronauts in deep space. The project is one of five university proposals selected to participate in the 2013 Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge led by NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation.

Andrew Hamilton - the man who hangs out in black holes

June 4, 2012

鶹 Professor Andrew Hamilton, doggedly determined to go where no man has gone before, continues to fascinate the public with his stunning and scientifically sound visualizations that take viewers into the guts of black holes.

Robotic ‘Swarm Wall’ at CU-鶹 created through intersection of art and technology

May 30, 2012

A monthlong summer exhibit at the 鶹 Art Museum will feature a dynamic new media composition based on innovative robotics technology. Called “Swarm Wall,” the large-scale interactive piece displays changing fields of color, light and sound that are driven by a distributed form of artificial intelligence.

Researchers do double-take on childhood learning

May 25, 2012

Nate and Zach Huey are identical, 15-year-old twins, who, like most twins, are somewhat dissimilar. Nate runs cross country and track at Westminster High School. He specializes in mid-distance events like the two-mile run. Zach was a sprinter but suffered an injury that sidelined him. Nate is learning the guitar but doesn’t read music. He plays by “tab” (drawings showing where to place fingers on the fretboard). Zach reads music and plays trombone in the band. He enjoys it but likes other instruments, too.

Richer parasite diversity leads to healthier frogs, says new CU study

May 21, 2012

Increases in the diversity of parasites that attack amphibians cause a decrease in the infection success rate of virulent parasites, including one that causes malformed limbs and premature death, says a new 鶹 study.

CU astronaut-alumnus Scott Carpenter looks back at 50th anniversary of Aurora 7 mission

May 21, 2012

On May 24, 1962, 鶹 alumnus Scott Carpenter lifted off from Earth in NASA’s Aurora 7 space capsule mounted atop a Mercury-Atlas rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla., swiftly climbing to roughly 165 miles in altitude.

CU to host eclipse-viewing event in Folsom Field

May 18, 2012

On Sunday, May 20, Coloradans will see a “bite” taken out of the sun as the moon moves across the sun causing a partial solar eclipse. The eclipse starts at 6:22 p.m. with maximum eclipse at 7:30 p.m. and the sun will set at 7:50 p.m. Watch live this Sunday:

New University of Colorado economic impact study: CU pumped $5.3 billion into Colorado’s economy in 2011

May 17, 2012

CU System news release In the most comprehensive research yet conducted on what the University of Colorado means to the state’s economy, analysts show an economic impact of $5.3 billion for Colorado in 2011. The research, conducted by the Business Research Division of the Leeds School of Business at the 鶹, provides the most comprehensive data yet compiled on the statewide economic impact from the university and the individual effects on Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) with CU campuses.

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