Lake Powell, a reservoir on the Colorado River.

Reservoir evaporation a big challenge for water managers in West

Dec. 28, 2015

Water managers in Colorado and the West scrambling to meet the growing demand for increasingly scarce water supplies caused by large populations far from water resources, climate change and drought need to focus more effort on conserving water, including addressing reservoir evaporation, say University of Colorado Boulder researchers.

A light-enabled microprocessor installed on a circuit board

Breakthrough light-based microprocessor chip could lead to more powerful computers, network infrastructure

Dec. 23, 2015

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking microprocessor chip that uses light, rather than electricity, to transfer data at rapid speeds while consuming minute amounts of energy.

Ebola virus under a microscope

CU-Boulder study reveals evolutionary arms race between Ebola virus, bats

Dec. 21, 2015

The Ebola virus and fruit bats have been waging a molecular battle for survival that may have started at least 25 million years ago.

Valley of Oaxaca

Religion and politics led to social tension and conflict 2,000 years ago

Dec. 21, 2015

Humans haven鈥檛 learned much in 2,000 years when it comes to religion and politics. Religion has led to social tension and conflict, not just in today鈥檚 society, but dating back to 700 B.C., according to a new study published today in Current Anthropology .

Arms of elderly person in handcuffs

Rapid growth in elderly inmate population raises complex policy questions

Dec. 15, 2015

While it may not be a surprise that the number of elderly inmates is growing in the United States, the pace of that growth and the complexity of the inmates鈥� health problems is posing new challenges to researchers, policymakers and correctional employees.

a male athlete runs uphill in mountainous terrain

CU-Boulder researchers discover optimal range of slopes for extreme uphill running

Dec. 14, 2015

Running uphill on steep inclines is never easy, but researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered a range of slope angles that would allow an athlete to ascend a mountain most quickly.

Crime scene tape

Vertebrate decomposition study provides potential new tool for forensic science

Dec. 10, 2015

A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of California, San Diego indicates unique and changing microbial communities present during the decomposition of human cadavers look to be a reliable 鈥渃lock鈥� for forensic scientists.

Wrongly convicted 鈥楥entral Park Five鈥� defendant makes gift renaming CU-Boulder鈥檚 Innocence Project

Dec. 9, 2015

A man exonerated in a high-profile case in which five New York City teenagers were wrongly convicted has pledged $190,000 to support the Innocence Project at the University of Colorado Law School. The Korey Wise Innocence Project at Colorado Law, now named for the donor, is a student-led volunteer program that investigates claims of wrongful convictions after traditional methods of appealing a conviction have failed.

Colorado鈥檚 economy to continue to expand in 2016, says CU-Boulder鈥檚 Leeds School

Dec. 6, 2015

Colorado employment will continue to expand in 2016, adding a variety of jobs in almost every business sector, but at a slower pace than in the previous two years, according to CU-Boulder economist Richard Wobbekind. The announcement is part of the 51st annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum presented by the Leeds School鈥檚 Business Research Division .

House

CU-Boulder awarded $4 million for novel energy-saving technology

Dec. 3, 2015

A research effort led by the University of Colorado Boulder to develop an inexpensive, 鈥渄o-it-yourself鈥� coating to retrofit energy-inefficient windows in residential and commercial buildings has been given a $4 million boost over three years by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

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