CU-Boulder to fly antibiotic experiment,鈥 education project on ants to space station

Jan. 3, 2014

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.鈥檚 commercial Cygnus spacecraft on Tuesday, Jan. 7 from NASA鈥檚 Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, which will be carrying two 精品SM在线影片 payloads to the International Space Station.

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Religion in global media contexts to be explored at CU-Boulder conference Jan. 9-12

Jan. 2, 2014

More than 80 speakers and presenters from 23 countries will be part of the Media and Religion: the Global View conference at the 精品SM在线影片 Jan. 9-12. CU-Boulder鈥檚 Center for Media, Religion and Culture (CMRC) will host the conference. All plenary sessions at the event are free and open to the public and will be held at the University Memorial Center, Eaton Humanities and Old Main Chapel on campus.

Colorado business confidence remains positive going into 2014, says CU-Boulder Leeds School

Jan. 1, 2014

The confidence of Colorado business leaders has increased slightly going into the first quarter of 2014 as economic conditions improve and some political issues have subsided, 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.

Slippery bark protects trees from pine beetle attack, according to CU-Boulder study

Dec. 23, 2013

Trees with smoother bark are better at repelling attacks by mountain pine beetles, which have difficulty gripping the slippery surface, according to a new study by the 精品SM在线影片. The findings, published online in the journal Functional Ecology , may help land managers make decisions about which trees to cull and which to keep in order to best protect forested properties against pine beetle infestation.

Research linking autism symptoms to gut microbes called 鈥榞roundbreaking鈥 in CU-Boulder-authored journal article

Dec. 19, 2013

A new study showing that feeding mice a beneficial type of bacteria can ameliorate autism-like symptoms is 鈥済roundbreaking,鈥 according to 精品SM在线影片 Professor Rob Knight, who co-authored a commentary piece about the research appearing in the current issue of the journal Cell.

Bedtime for toddlers: Timing is everything, says CU-Boulder study

Dec. 16, 2013

The bedtime you select for your toddler may be out of sync with his or her internal body clock, which can contribute to difficulties for youngsters attempting to settle in for the night, according to a new 精品SM在线影片 study.

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CU-Boulder to fly antibiotic experiment, education project on ants to space station

Dec. 13, 2013

A 精品SM在线影片 research center will launch two payloads aboard Orbital Sciences Corp.鈥檚 commercial Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station on Dec. 18, including a biomedical antibiotic experiment and an educational K-12 experiment involving ant behavior in microgravity.

Student life: CU freshman engineering projects on display at Expo

Dec. 12, 2013

From compostable heat to a custom-built, sensory playhouse, CU freshmen at this year鈥檚 Engineering Projects Expo on Saturday, Dec. 7, had a lot to show off.

Smartphone users value their privacy and are willing to pay for it, CU-Boulder economists find

Dec. 10, 2013

Average smartphone users are willing to pay up to $5 extra for a typical application鈥攐r 鈥渁pp鈥濃攖hat won鈥檛 monitor their locations, contact lists and other personal information, a study conducted by two economists at the 精品SM在线影片 has found.

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Landsat 8 helps unveil the coldest place on Earth

Dec. 9, 2013

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