Stunning variety of microbes in Central Park soils mirrors global microbial diversity

Sept. 30, 2014

Soil microbes that thrive in the deserts, rainforests, prairies and forests of the world can also be found living beneath New York City鈥檚 Central Park, according to a surprising new study led by Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder. The research team analyzed 596 soil samples collected from across Central Park鈥檚 843 acres and discovered a stunning diversity of below-ground life, most of which had never been documented before.

CU Law School to host discussions on privacy, the Second Amendment, gay marriage

Sept. 26, 2014

The University of Colorado Law School will host two conferences, beginning with the Gathering of the Bench and Bar at the Wolf Law Building and the St. Julien Hotel in Boulder. The Bench and Bar Conference Oct. 1-3 will bring lawyers and jurists from across the nation to discuss some of the most important issues facing the legal profession today including the future of privacy law in the era of big data. On Oct. 2, the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law will host the 22nd Annual Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Conference at CU-Boulder鈥檚 Wolf Law Building.

Syrian-American musician brings message of peace to Boulder

Sept. 26, 2014

As his country continues to suffer from civil war, terrorism and atrocities, renowned Syrian-American composer and pianist Malek Jandali will bring his message of peace and human rights to CU-Boulder with a lecture and public concert on Sept. 29.

A view of the Fourmile Canyon Fire

Colorado鈥檚 Front Range fire severity today not much different than in past, says CU-Boulder study

Sept. 24, 2014

The perception that Colorado鈥檚 Front Range wildfires are becoming increasingly severe does not hold much water scientifically, according to a massive new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder and Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif.

State policies are effective in reducing power plant emissions, CU-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 CU-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 CU-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 CU-Boulder prof

Sept. 19, 2014

The gradual fall cooling on Colorado鈥檚 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鈥檚 aspen forests, according to a University of Colorado Boulder plant ecologist.

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

Sept. 18, 2014

Pioneering genomics researcher J. Craig Venter鈥攂est known for leading the privately funded team that sequenced the first human genome鈥攚ill give a keynote talk at the University of Colorado Boulder on Sept. 29 about the scientific potential of and future products derived from 鈥渟ynthetic life.鈥�

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.

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