CU-Boulder law professors can comment on Supreme Court's decision to hear challenge to health care legislation

Nov. 14, 2011

Richard Collins, professor of law at the CU-Boulder Law School, is an expert in constitutional law. He can be reached at 303-492-5493 or Richard.collins@colorado.edu .

Ancient bronze artifact from East Asia unearthed at Alaska archaeology site

Nov. 14, 2011

A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered the first prehistoric bronze artifact made from a cast ever found in Alaska, a small, buckle-like object found in an ancient Eskimo dwelling and which likely originated in East Asia.

CU-Boulder professor awarded Ireland's top science prize

Nov. 3, 2011

University of Colorado Boulder Distinguished Professor Margaret Murnane has been awarded Ireland's top science award, the RDS Irish Times Boyle Medal for Scientific Excellence, for her pioneering work that has transformed the field of ultrafast laser and X-ray science.

CU-Boulder python study may have implications for human heart health

Oct. 27, 2011

A surprising new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that huge amounts of fatty acids circulating in the bloodstreams of feeding pythons promote healthy heart growth, results that may have implications for treating human heart disease.

CU-Boulder students to host 'Spacevision' conference Oct. 27-30, featuring Bill Nye, industry leaders

Oct. 24, 2011

Aerospace engineering students at the University of Colorado Boulder will host the annual Â鶹ÒùÔº for the Exploration and Development of Space conference, SpaceVision 2011, in Boulder Oct. 27-30.

CU-Boulder aims to boost technology workforce with more women in computer science

Oct. 24, 2011

The University of Colorado Boulder today announced that it has implemented several new programs over the past three years designed to make computer science more female-friendly, with the larger goal of increasing the number of women employed in technology roles nationwide.

UCCS, CU-Boulder to lead electric vehicle development studies

Oct. 17, 2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Boulder faculty will join with University of Colorado Colorado Springs faculty to teach courses in the design and implementation of electric vehicle drivetrains to new and retraining engineers.

Magnetic attraction: NIST/CU microchip demonstrates concept of 'MRAM for Biomolecules'

Oct. 17, 2011

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of Colorado Boulder (CU) have developed a low-power microchip that uses a combination of microfluidics and magnetic switches to trap and transport magnetic beads. The novel transport chip may have applications in biotechnology and medical diagnostics.

CU-Boulder physics professor awarded Packard Fellowship

Oct. 14, 2011

Cindy Regal, a University of Colorado Boulder assistant professor of physics and associate fellow of JILA, has been awarded a prestigious David and Lucile Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.

New technologies challenge old ideas about early hominid diets

Oct. 13, 2011

ENew assessments by researchers using the latest high-tech tools to study the diets of early hominids are challenging long-held assumptions about what our ancestors ate, says a study by the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Arkansas.

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