NASA-CU ozone study may benefit air standards, climate

Jan. 16, 2013

A new NASA-led study involving the 精品SM在线影片 finds that when it comes to combating global warming caused by emissions of ozone-forming chemicals, location matters. Ozone is both a major air pollutant with known adverse health effects and a greenhouse gas that traps heat from escaping Earth鈥檚 atmosphere. Scientists and policy analysts are interested in learning how curbing the emissions of ozone-forming chemicals can improve human health and also help mitigate climate change.

State energy collaboratory involving CU-Boulder, NREL, CSU and CSM expands research focus

Jan. 16, 2013

To reflect its broader focus, the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, a research consortium including the 精品SM在线影片, the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University and the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 National Renewable Energy Laboratory has adopted a new name: the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory.

CU-led study shows pine beetle outbreak buffers watersheds from nitrate pollution

Jan. 14, 2013

A research team involving several scientists from the 精品SM在线影片 has found an unexpected silver lining in the devastating pine beetle outbreaks ravaging the West: Such events do not harm water quality in adjacent streams as scientists had previously believed.

Oil and gas wells contribute fuel for ozone pollution, CIRES researchers find

Jan. 14, 2013

Emissions from oil and natural gas operations north of Denver could add to ozone pollution in that region, according to a new study by researchers at the 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES).

National Academy of Sciences honors CU-Boulder researcher

Jan. 7, 2013

精品SM在线影片 faculty member John Gosling is one of 18 individuals honored today by the National Academy of Sciences for their outstanding scientific achievements.

Pronunciation of 鈥榮鈥� sounds impacts perception of gender, CU-Boulder researcher finds

Jan. 3, 2013

A person鈥檚 style of speech 鈥� not just the pitch of his or her voice 鈥� may help determine whether the listener perceives the speaker to be male or female, according to a 精品SM在线影片 researcher who studied transgender people transitioning from female to male. The way people pronounce their 鈥渟鈥� sounds and the amount of resonance they use when speaking contributes to the perception of gender, according to Lal Zimman, whose findings are based on research he completed while earning his doctoral degree from CU-Boulder鈥檚 linguistics department.

Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection expands Libraries' photographic holdings

Jan. 2, 2013

With 14,000 original photographs and publications largely from the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, the recently acquired Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection offers a major scholarly resource for the study of the history of photography.

Colorado business confidence remains positive going into first quarter, says CU Leeds School index

Jan. 2, 2013

Colorado business leaders鈥� optimism is modest going into the first quarter of 2013 with uncertainty surrounding the country鈥檚 political and economic environments, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.

Anna Englander

A whirlwind Italian 'Butterfly' for CU grad student

Dec. 26, 2012

Singing in your first professional opera is challenge enough. Throw in a 12-hour, trans-Atlantic flight and a mere two days of rehearsal time 鈥� with two different conductors 鈥� and you鈥檝e got a grand task indeed. But that鈥檚 just what University of Colorado College of Music student Anna Englander will face in January when she travels to Italy to sing the key role of Suzuki for three performances of Puccini鈥檚 classic Madama Butterfly in three different cities.

Research by CU-Boulder physicists creates 鈥榬ecipe book鈥� for building new materials

Dec. 26, 2012

By showing that tiny particles injected into a liquid crystal medium adhere to existing mathematical theorems, physicists at the 精品SM在线影片 have opened the door for the creation of a host of new materials with properties that do not exist in nature.

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