State policies are effective in reducing power plant emissions, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder-led analysis finds

Sept. 23, 2014

A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder found that different strategies used by states to reduce power plant emissions -- direct ones such as emission caps and indirect ones like encouraging renewable energy -- are both effective. The study is the first analysis of its kind.

Bruce Montgomery

Visiting Kurdish delegation to receive Iraqi secret police documents from ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder human rights archive

Sept. 22, 2014

A Kurdish delegation will visit the University of Colorado Boulder campus Sept. 29 and 30 to deliver a public talk on the political situation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and receive an electronic copy of important documents captured by Kurdish rebels in 1991 but removed from Iraq for safekeeping and analysis.

NASA mission led by ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder achieves Martian orbit Sept. 21

Sept. 21, 2014

The spacecraft for a NASA mission to probe the climate history of Mars led by the University of Colorado Boulder slid seamlessly into orbit at about 8:24 p.m. MDT on Sunday, Sept. 21, the last major hurdle of the 10-month, 442-million-mile journey.

Fall aspen tree colors setting up for prime time, says ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder prof

Sept. 19, 2014

The gradual fall cooling on Colorado’s Front Range this September is helping to set up what could well be a prime-time show of gold, yellow and red leaves in the region’s aspen forests, according to a University of Colorado Boulder plant ecologist.

Genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter to give free talk at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder on Sept. 29

Sept. 18, 2014

Pioneering genomics researcher J. Craig Venter—best known for leading the privately funded team that sequenced the first human genome—will give a keynote talk at the University of Colorado Boulder on Sept. 29 about the scientific potential of and future products derived from “synthetic life.â€

Do you always get what you pay for? How consumers mispredict product quality

Sept. 18, 2014

Consumers are willing to spend thousands of dollars for luxury brand watches such as Rolex and Cartier because they are synonymous with high quality. But does this mean that inexpensive watches made by low-cost rivals must always be low quality? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research , consumers mistakenly predict product quality based on quality consistency in other price ranges.

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder expands assistance to hundreds of low-income students through ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Promise

Sept. 18, 2014

The University of Colorado Boulder greatly expanded its ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Promise program for low-income students this fall resulting in funding assistance becoming available for more than 700 additional students. The ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Promise program guarantees that ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder students with Colorado resident status from low-income families can receive enough grants and work-study employment to pay for their share of tuition, fees and estimated book expenses.

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder freshman class sets record for academic qualifications and diversity

Sept. 18, 2014

The University of Colorado Boulder welcomed a freshman class of 5,869 students, a slight increase by 0.4 percent over last year, and in the process achieved the most academically qualified and diverse incoming class in the campus’s history. Fall 2014 census figures show a total enrollment of 29,772 degree- and licensure-seeking students, 447 students more than last year. A total of 3,083 Colorado residents enrolled as new freshmen in the fall class, as well as 2,786 from out of state and a record 386 freshman international students, a 41 percent increase from last year.

Cost-share programs encourage most to mitigate wildfire danger but not some at greatest risk

Sept. 15, 2014

Most homeowners are willing to take part in cost-sharing that helps pay for wildfire risk mitigation on their properties, but some of those with the highest wildfire risk are the least likely to participate in those programs, according to a collaborative study by the University of Colorado Boulder and partnering institutions.

Student life: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program allows students to gain research experience

Sept. 12, 2014

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, or UROP , is one unique program that offers ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder students an opportunity to follow academic curiosities in every field. Designed to provide grant-writing experience, connect students to faculty and explore interests beyond the classroom, the program is open to all ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder undergraduates.

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