抖阴旅行射-Boulder nets $1.5 million NSF grant to continue video game design research

Feb. 15, 2012

The University of Colorado Boulder exceeded its own researchers鈥 expectations with its iDREAMS Scalable Game Design Summer Institute, and that success has been rewarded with a new $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. 抖阴旅行射-Boulder researchers are tracking how video game design engages students in computational thinking and STEM simulation design.

抖阴旅行射-Boulder professor elected to National Academy of Engineering

Feb. 9, 2012

Diane McKnight, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering and a fellow of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. McKnight is among 66 new members and 10 foreign associates of the academy announced today. She joins 16 other faculty from the campus who have been elected since the academy鈥檚 formation in 1962.

To perform with less effort, practice beyond perfection, says new 抖阴旅行射 study

Feb. 9, 2012

Whether you are an athlete, a musician or a stroke patient learning to walk again, practice can make perfect, but more practice may make you more efficient, according to a surprising new University of Colorado Boulder study.

抖阴旅行射-Boulder study shows global glaciers, ice caps shedding billions of tons of mass annually

Feb. 8, 2012

Earth鈥檚 glaciers and ice caps outside of the regions of Greenland and Antarctica are shedding roughly 150 billion tons of ice annually, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.

Americans overestimate political polarization, according to new 抖阴旅行射-Boulder research

Feb. 6, 2012

Many Americans overestimate the degree of polarization between Democrats and Republicans, and this misconception is associated with citizens鈥 voting behavior and their involvement in political activities, according to new findings from the University of Colorado Boulder. 鈥淚t is clear that Americans see themselves as very sharply polarized,鈥 said Professor Leaf Van Boven, who led the research efforts. 鈥淎nd that the extent of perceived polarization dramatically overstates the actual degree of polarization.鈥

Americans overestimate political polarization

Feb. 2, 2012

With the presidential election right around the corner and politically charged TV and radio ads hammering away at the major differences between the parties, Americans these days appear to see the nation as divided between Red and Blue.

抖阴旅行射-Boulder-led effort to reduce youth violence in Denver鈥檚 Montbello neighborhood kicks off Feb. 16-17

Feb. 2, 2012

A five-year project to improve the lives of youth in Denver鈥檚 Montbello neighborhood will kick off Feb. 16-17 with public meetings on the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus. Community members and key leaders will gather in the community room at 4800 Telluride St. in Denver to discuss efforts to reduce youth violence to be led by the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. The public is invited to attend.

抖阴旅行射 Board of Regents expands in-state tuition status for military families

Feb. 1, 2012

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New 抖阴旅行射-led study may answer long-standing questions about enigmatic Little Ice Age

Jan. 30, 2012

A new University of Colorado Boulder-led study appears to answer contentious questions about the onset and cause of Earth鈥檚 Little Ice Age, a period of cooling temperatures that began after the Middle Ages and lasted into the late 19th century.

抖阴旅行射-Boulder names former 抖阴旅行射 President 鈥楽andy鈥 Bracken to Newton Chair in Leadership

Jan. 26, 2012

The University of Colorado Boulder today announced the appointment of former University of Colorado President Alexander E. 鈥淪andy鈥 Bracken to the Quigg and Virginia S. Newton Endowed Chair in Leadership at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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