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Space scientists ready for orbital insertion of Mercury spacecraft

NASA's MESSENGER mission , launched in 2004, is expected to slide into Mercury's orbit March 17 after a harrowing 4.7 billion mile journey that involved 15...
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Cancer Center experts take calls in awareness-raising effort

From left, Csaba Gajdos, Susan Rein, Neil Toribara University of Colorado Cancer Center experts participated in a colorectal cancer awareness call-in line at...
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Lafayette company licenses CU solar technology

Phobos Energy of Lafayette recently executed an exclusive license agreement with the University of Colorado for photovoltaic (PV) technology developed by...
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President's Diversity Award includes up to $1,000

Nominations are being accepted for the 2011 President's Diversity Award. The annual honor recognizes significant achievements of faculty, staff, students and...
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Heart Association aims to train 5,000 for CPR in one day

The American Heart Association is asking members of the University of Colorado community to help achieve a goal of 5,000 trainees at a free CPR training event...
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Teach your children well: Crosby, Nash to address CWA

David Crosby and Graham Nash are scheduled to deliver the closing plenary address, titled "Life Matters," at this year's Conference on World Affairs (CWA)...
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Fourmile Canyon fire to be remembered with spoken-word event

The University of Colorado Boulder's Center of the American West will host "Words to Stir the Soul and Reckon With Reality: The Six-Month Anniversary of the...
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College of Arts and Media helps audience meet Twain

Hugh Bingham plays Mark Twain In his signature white suit to match the wild, white tuft of hair, Mark Twain (aka Hugh Bingham) started off the panel discussion...
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Scientist finds super-survivor population for established lung cancer treatment

A discovery at the University of Colorado Cancer Center shows testing lung cancer on a molecular level can produce new insights into this deadly disease. CU...
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Procurement Month means open houses

For the third straight year, the Procurement Service Center (PSC) will celebrate Procurement Month by holding open houses on each CU campus. The CU Denver open...
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Boulder Staff Council sets spring luncheon

Boulder Staff Council's 2011 spring luncheon, featuring a Western barbecue theme, is open to all CU-Boulder classified/professional exempt staff. The lunch is...
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Colloquium to examine high school girls' connection to STEM education

Distinguished Professor Margaret Eisenhart invites university personnel to attend the CU-Boulder School of Education Spring Colloquium, "We Can't Get There...
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Researchers determine benefit of using human cells for spinal cord injury repair

Scientists have discovered that a specific type of human cell, generated from stem cells and transplanted into spinal cord injured rats, provides tremendous...
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Revolution in Egypt: Causes and consequences

By Kristen Chapman Four University of Colorado Boulder faculty members recently gathered for an on-campus panel discussion on the recent protests in Egypt and...
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Meeting summary: Boulder Faculty Assembly

Editor's note: In addition to news coverage of meetings of the systemwide Faculty Council and Staff Council, the Faculty and Staff Newsletter posts meeting...
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Study shows acupressure effective in helping with brain injury

Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado Jin Shin acupressure treatment , an ancient form of medicine, has been shown by a CU-Boulder research team to be...
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High school students gain exposure to careers in biomedicine, cancer research

Some 120 high school students learned about prospective careers in biomedicine and cancer research at the second annual Learn about Cancer Day. Co-sponsored by...
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Movie icon returning to Auraria Campus for women's conference

Pam Grier, movie icon with longtime ties to the Denver area, will return to the Auraria Campus on Friday, March 4, as keynote speaker for the 15th annual Women...
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Conference to highlight role of Spanish-descendant Jews

The historic contributions of Jews to the American Southwest will be the subject of a two-day conference at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs on...
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Chicago company licenses CU-developed software used for efficient energy

Clean Urban Energy (CUE) , a Chicago-based company developing building-efficiency software, has completed an exclusive licensing agreement with the University...
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Entrepreneurship competition seeks business plans

From soup to nuts to hair and clothing and just about everything in between, the Bard Center Business Plan Competition has accelerated entrepreneurial...
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Another way to share cost-saving ideas

The state of Colorado recently introduced an employee-recognition program aimed at generating cost-cutting ideas for state agencies. A similar venture is the...
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Fitzsimons Early Learning Center sets tuition rates

Full- and part-time tuition rates for the under-construction Fitzsimons Early Learning Center on the Anschutz Medical Campus have been announced. View the...
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Nominations needed for most accessible websites

The Universal Design and Accessibility Committee (UDAC) is seeking nominations for best website design among all University of Colorado campuses. The criteria...
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Study: Stresses of unemployed spouse affect job performance of other spouse

Maw-Der Foo Ignoring the stresses of an unemployed spouse's job search does not bode well for the employed spouse's job productivity or home life, says a...

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