NASA will point a power-packed $8.7 million University of Colorado at Boulder space instrument at some of the last unexplored terrain in the inner solar system when the MESSENGER spacecraft whips within 125 miles of Mercury's surface Jan. 14 at a mind-boggling 141,000 miles per hour.
A new study by University of Colorado at Boulder researchers indicates older, multi-year sea ice in the Arctic is giving way to younger, thinner ice, making it more susceptible to record summer sea-ice lows like the one that occurred in 2007.
University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Konrad Steffen, who has conducted climate research in Greenland annually since 1990, says dynamic processes on the massive Greenland ice sheet as a result of warming temperatures may affect estimates for global sea rise during the 21st century and beyond.
In the aftermath of America's poor infrastructure report card on dams, as well as the levee failures in New Orleans and the August bridge collapse in Minnesota, a group of dam experts is calling for more research funding to develop better investigative and inspection techniques to identify unsafe dams.
Health care administrators looking for ways to improve service and increase efficiency may want to consider overbooking clinic appointments, according to a study by the University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business.
The University of Colorado at Boulder's Program for Teaching East Asia is sponsoring a 28-day study-tour to Japan for Colorado elementary teachers this summer.
An installation of interactive, motorized moths that respond to human touch – created by nationally known artist Jen Lewin – will be on display at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s ATLAS Center from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15.
University of Colorado at Boulder faculty members Lawrence Carlson and Jacquelyn Sullivan have been selected to receive the National Academy of Engineering's top educational honor, the 2008 Bernard M. Gordon Prize, recognizing innovation in engineering and technology education.
A study by University of Colorado at Boulder researcher Lecia Barker on encouraging girls to engage in computing education and careers will be featured on the public radio program "The Best of Our Knowledge" on Jan. 7.