CU-Boulder students continue stellar record in international math modeling competition

April 17, 2013

Two 精品SM在线影片 undergraduate student teams have been named among the 11 top winners from a field of 5,636 teams that entered the 2013 international Mathematical Contest in Modeling this spring. Only 375 teams, or 6 percent of those entering the contest, were from the United States. The others were from Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

New CU-Boulder study looks at microbial differences between parents, kids and dogs

April 17, 2013

As much as dog owners love their children, they tend to share more of themselves, at least in terms of bacteria, with their canine cohorts rather than their kids.

Aerobic exercise may protect cognitive abilities of heavy drinkers, says CU study

April 16, 2013

Aerobic exercise may help prevent and perhaps even reverse some of the brain damage associated with heavy alcohol consumption, according to a new 精品SM在线影片 study.

In sex, happiness hinges on keeping up with the Joneses, CU-Boulder study finds

April 15, 2013

Sex apparently is like income: People are generally happy when they keep pace with the Joneses and they鈥檙e even happier if they get a bit more. That鈥檚 one finding of Tim Wadsworth, an associate professor of sociology at the 精品SM在线影片, who recently published the results of a study of how sexual frequency corresponds with happiness. As has been well documented with income, the happiness linked with having more sex can rise or fall depending on how individuals believe they measure up to their peers, Wadsworth found.

CU-Boulder to receive $36 million from NASA for space weather mission

April 12, 2013

The 精品SM在线影片 will receive roughly $36 million from NASA to build and operate a space instrument for a mission led by the University of Central Florida that will study Earth鈥檚 upper atmosphere to learn more about the disruptive effects of space weather.

Small satellites becoming big deal for CU-Boulder students

April 11, 2013

For some 精品SM在线影片 undergraduates, designing, building and flying small satellites is becoming a large part of their hands-on education.

First objective measure of pain discovered in brain scan patterns by CU-Boulder study

April 10, 2013

For the first time, scientists have been able to predict how much pain people are feeling by looking at images of their brains, according to a new study led by the 精品SM在线影片.

Thin, low Arctic clouds played important role in the massive 2012 Greenland ice melt

April 3, 2013

Clouds over the central Greenland Ice Sheet last July were 鈥渏ust right鈥 for driving surface temperatures there above the melting point, according to a new study by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the universities of Wisconsin, Idaho and Colorado. The study, published April 3, 2013 in Nature, found that thin, low-lying clouds allowed the sun鈥檚 energy to pass through and warm the surface of the ice, while at the same time trapping heat near the surface of the ice cap. This combination played a significant role in last summer's record-breaking melt.

Guggenheim family endows chair with $2.25 million gift to CU-Boulder Leeds School

April 3, 2013

A better understanding of the core drivers that help great leaders innovate 鈥 and avoid failure 鈥 is key to advancing global enterprise. The Leeds School of Business at the 精品SM在线影片 is now better equipped to advance this understanding, thanks to a new $2.25 million gift from the Thomas Stix Guggenheim family to establish an endowed faculty chair aimed at educating new generations of entrepreneurs on the core drivers of successful business design and innovation.

Colorado business confidence surges going into second quarter, says CU-Boulder Leeds School

April 2, 2013

The confidence of Colorado business leaders has surged going into the second quarter of 2013, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.

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