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CU-led team receives $9.2 million DOE grant to engineer E. coli into biofuels

A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has been awarded $9.2 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Energy to research modifying E. coli...
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President’s Teaching and Learning Collaborative seeks research proposals

Faculty from all disciplines are invited to become investigators in the CU President’s Teaching and Learning Collaborative (PTLC), now beginning its eighth...
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Study: Drought helped fuel Rocky Mountain pine beetle epidemic

Mountain Pine Beetle (Photo courtesy Jeff Mitton) A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows for the first time that episodes of reduced precipitation in...
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Five questions for John Weihaupt

In a new book about exploring uncharted areas of East Antarctica, the CU Denver professor emeritus recalls 1959's four-month journey, fraught with danger and...
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BioFrontiers researchers uncover new target for cancer research

Telomeres sit at the ends of chromosomes to protect their genetic data. Image Credit: Jane Ades, NHGRI In a new paper released Oct. 24 in Nature , Tom Cech and...
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Five questions for Kurt Beam

As a child, Kurt Beam wanted to be a scientist. By high school, he knew he wanted independence – wearing a suit every day to an office would not be a fit – and...
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CU lecturer and NIST scientist Wineland wins Nobel

Faculty member becomes fifth CU researcher to be honored with the Nobel Prize in science.
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CU study: Graphene membranes may lead to efficient, cleaner energy

Findings are significant step toward realization of more energy-efficient membranes for natural gas production and for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from...
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Update: CU lecturer and NIST scientist Wineland wins Nobel

Physicist David J. Wineland, (Photo: National Institute of Standards and Technology) David J. Wineland, a lecturer in the University of Colorado Boulder...
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Women’s Health Research Day highlights diabetes

The Fifth Annual Women’s Health Research Day was held Sept. 20 on the Anschutz Medical Campus, hosted by the School of Medicine. The keynote speaker was...
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Five questions for Nikolaus Correll

“Let’s change the world” was a message he often heard during his post-doctoral work at MIT, and he came to understand that this was not just another well-used...
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Study: Chemical used in hand soaps may impair muscle function

A widely used antibacterial chemical found in hand soaps and other personal care products hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, reduces muscular...
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Study provides evidence of wildfire smoke’s heat-trapping effect

When the Fourmile Canyon Fire erupted west of Boulder in 2010, smoke from the wildfire poured into parts of the city including a site housing scientists from...
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Five questions for Lori James

Memory is attached to language, which is the focus of her research. James is an associate professor and director of undergraduate training at the University of...
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Analysis of election factors points to Romney win, CU study says

“For the last eight presidential elections, this model has correctly predicted the winner,” said CU Denver's Michael Berry.
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Evolutionary increase in size of the human brain explained

Researchers have found what they believe is the key to understanding why the human brain is larger and more complex than that of other animals. The human brain...
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New study shows heroin, morphine addiction can be blocked

In a major breakthrough, an international team of scientists from the University of Adelaide and University of Colorado Boulder has proven that addiction to...
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CU research attracts $815.3 million in sponsored funding

Preliminary figures for the critical funding stream indicate one of the highest research totals in CU history.
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Five questions for Ken Foote

The Boulder geography professor spent more than 10 years visiting about 200 sites before writing "Shadowed Ground," which focuses on the U.S. and how...
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CU research helped propel amputee-sprinter to Olympics

CU-Boulder research helped propel South African amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius into the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Photo courtesy Press Association...
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Five questions for Diane McKnight

The CU-Boulder professor's research has taken her to some of the most spectacular places on Earth, where she studies relationships between freshwater organisms...
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Five questions for Rebecca Safran

Her research on barn swallows includes examining phenotype (observable characteristics) and how these traits differ in sub-species. A particular interest is in...
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Five questions for Rhonda Williams

Along with research on bullying and adolescent girls, the UCCS associate professor is heavily involved in the Smart Girl program, which teaches young girls how...
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Five CU-based companies selected for state grants

Five CU licensees recently were selected to receive matching grants through Colorado’s Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program ( BDEG-Co ). The state of...
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Brain circuitry differs between women with anorexia, those with obesity

Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward...

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