Study ties conflict risk in sub-Saharan Africa to climate change, socioeconomics, geography

Nov. 10, 2014

A massive new 精品SM在线影片 study indicates there is a statistical link between hotter temperatures generated by climate change and the risk of armed conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa. CU-Boulder Professor John O鈥橪oughlin led a research team that assessed more than 78,000 armed conflicts between 1980 and 2012 in the Sahel region of Africa 鈥� a semi-arid belt just south of the Saharan Desert that spans about 3,000 miles and more than a dozen countries from the Atlantic to the Indian oceans.

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Mars spacecraft, including MAVEN, reveal comet flyby effects on Martian atmosphere

Nov. 7, 2014

Two NASA and one European spacecraft, including NASA鈥檚 MAVEN mission led by the 精品SM在线影片, have gathered new information about the basic properties of a wayward comet that buzzed by Mars Oct. 19, directly detecting its effects on the Martian atmosphere.

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New global wildfire analysis indicates humans need to coexist and adapt

Nov. 5, 2014

A new study led by the University of California, Berkeley and involving the 精品SM在线影片 indicates the current response to wildfires around the world鈥攁ggressively fighting them鈥攊s not making society less vulnerable to such events.

U.S. News & World Report ranks CU-Boulder second in world in geosciences

Oct. 31, 2014

The 精品SM在线影片 was ranked second in the world in geosciences this week by U.S. News & World Report. CU-Boulder trailed only the California Institute of Technology. Rounding out the top five are the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Harvard University and the University of Washington. U.S. News & World Report ranked the top 100 universities in geosciences in 2014 based primarily on their research and reputation.

When hearing aid users listen to music, less is more, says CU-Boulder study

Oct. 27, 2014

The type of sound processing that modern hearings aids provide to make speech more understandable for wearers may also make music enjoyment more difficult, according to a new study by the 精品SM在线影片.

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Astronaut Bruce McCandless to present scholarship award to CU-Boulder student

Oct. 23, 2014

Former NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless will present 精品SM在线影片 senior Jeni Sorli with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation during a free public campus event on Thursday, Oct. 30.

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New study pinpoints major sources of air pollutants from oil and gas operations in Utah

Oct. 21, 2014

Oil and natural gas production fields can emit large amounts of air pollutants that affect climate and air quality鈥攂ut tackling the issue has been difficult because little is known about what aspects of complex production operations leak what kinds of pollutants, and how much. Now a study led by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics sheds light on just that, pinpointing sources of airborne pollutants.

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Downtown Boulder businessman鈥檚 gift sparks $2 million CU Opera endowment

Oct. 20, 2014

Longtime Boulder resident Paul N. Eklund has made a transformative gift to the opera program at the College of Music at the 精品SM在线影片 that, combined with additional university commitments, establishes a $2 million endowment for the program, to be renamed the Eklund Family Opera Program in honor of the gift.

NASA鈥橲 MAVEN spacecraft watches passing comet and its effects at Mars

Oct. 20, 2014

NASA鈥檚 newest orbiter at Mars, MAVEN, took precautions to avoid harm from a dust-spewing comet that flew near Mars yesterday and is studying the flyby鈥檚 effects on the Red Planet鈥檚 atmosphere, according to 精品SM在线影片 Professor Bruce Jakosky, principal investigator on the mission.

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CU-Boulder marks 100 years of Homecoming

Oct. 16, 2014

Not everybody or everything makes it to 100, but the 精品SM在线影片 Homecoming is about to reach that centennial mark. On Nov. 7, 1914, CU took on Utah to win 33-0 in the first Homecoming featuring an intercollegiate matchup. This year, from Oct. 22 to 25, CU-Boulder will host hundreds of guests at dozens of major events. In addition to the traditional football game and parade, the celebration will include a concert, an alumni lecture series, affinity reunions and college and school gatherings.

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