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CU-Boulder to fly antibiotic experiment, education project on ants to space station

The International Space Station (Photo courtesy NASA) A University of Colorado Boulder research center will launch two payloads aboard Orbital Sciences Corp.’s...
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Economist: Smartphone users value their privacy, are willing to pay for it

Average smartphone users are willing to pay up to $5 extra for a typical application—or “app”—that won’t monitor their locations, contact lists and other...
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Grant to support pediatric stroke research at CU

Richard J. Traystman, Ph.D., and his research group have been awarded $2.5 million over four years from the American Heart/Stroke Association and the Bugher...
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MAVEN successfully launches from Florida

A $671 million NASA mission to Mars led by the University of Colorado Boulder thundered into the sky Monday from Cape Canaveral, Fla., the first step on its 10...
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Five questions for Robert Roach

Being able to predict who will and who won’t get altitude sickness can make a Sunday morning 14er climb easier and more enjoyable, but the knowledge also will...
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Faculty may apply for Boettcher Investigator status

The program supports early career investigators whose research has a direct impact on human health.
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Economic Outlook Forum to be presented Dec. 9 by CU-Boulder’s Leeds School of Business

The University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business will present its 49th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at...
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Using morphine after abdominal surgery may prolong pain, researchers find

Using morphine to fight the pain associated with abdominal surgery may paradoxically prolong a patient’s suffering, doubling or even tripling the amount of...
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Marks reviews Anschutz campus responses to array of challenges

Lilly Marks delivering the State of the Campus address at the Anschutz Medical Campus. Oct. 30, 2013 As the environment for academic health centers changes...
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National science report highlights CU-Boulder spinoff companies

CU-Boulder physics professor and JILA Fellow Dana Anderson, center, in his JILA laboratory with research assistants Kai Hudek, left, and Seth Caliga. (Photo by...
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Altitude Research Center showcases latest findings

Over the last year, Robert Roach and his fellow researchers have traveled the world’s high places searching for clues into how people adjust to the challenges...
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NIH’s $48.4 million will advance translational research

Research has found that what is most important to an aging senior citizen is independence. A collaborative study through the Colorado Clinical and...
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Poorly camouflaged insects can kick off a cascade of ecological impacts, new study finds

A walking stick insect camouflages with a chamise shrub in southern California. The ability of the the insect, Timema cristinae, to be well camouflaged affects...
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Five questions for Peter McGraw

Have you ever laughed at an epic FAIL? Or that klutzy moment when someone awkwardly falls down? Why was it so funny? Peter McGraw has traveled around the world...
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Researchers use climate model to better understand electricity in the air

A lightning bolt strikes Boulder, as seen from the National Center for Atmospheric Research mesa west of town. Photo courtesy of John Jorgensen. Electrical...
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Leeds Index: Colorado business confidence falls slightly going into fourth quarter

Leeds Business Confidence Index (click to view report) The confidence of Colorado business leaders has slightly declined going into the fourth quarter as...
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Young men needed for a research project about protecting their sexual health

Project PrEPare provides individuals with an FDA-approved drug called Truvada to protect them from becoming infected with HIV. This prevention method is called...
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New CU-Boulder-led study: ‘Microbial clock’ may help determine time of death

An intriguing study led by the University of Colorado Boulder may provide a powerful new tool for forensic scientists attempting to determine the time of death...
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Nanoly Bioscience to develop CU-Boulder vaccine stabilization technology

Nanoly Bioscience of Boulder and the University of Colorado recently entered into an option agreement that will enable the startup company to develop a...
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Ability to delay gratification may be linked to social trust, new study finds

A person’s ability to delay gratification — forgoing a smaller reward now for a larger reward in the future — may depend on how trustworthy the person...
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Five questions for Judith Regensteiner

Women’s physiology is different from that of their male counterparts in many aspects, but scientific research hasn’t always included both men and women in...
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Rare western bumblebees netted on Front Range during survey

A western bumblebee. Photo by Stephen Ausmus, U.S. Department of Agriculture A white-rumped bumblebee that has been in steep decline across its native range in...
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Researchers link obesity and the body’s production of fructose

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine reported Tuesday that the cause of obesity and insulin resistance may be tied to the fructose your...
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CU researchers attract $774 million in sponsored funding

That investment in CU maintains the university’s place as one of the top research institutions in the country, the total ranking as fourth-highest in CU...
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CU study relies on twins and their parents to understand height-IQ connection

The fact that taller people also tend to be slightly smarter is due in roughly equal parts to two phenomena—the same genes affect both traits and taller people...

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