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Two CU-Boulder student teams win awards for space mission design contests to Mars, moon

Sept. 4, 2014

Two 精品SM在线影片 student aerospace engineering science teams have won prestigious international and national awards for the design of real-world space missions to Mars and the moon.

Tweets during 2013 Colorado floods gave engineers valuable data on infrastructure damage

Sept. 3, 2014

Tweets sent during last year鈥檚 massive flooding on Colorado鈥檚 Front Range were able to detail the scope of damage to the area鈥檚 infrastructure, according to a study by the 精品SM在线影片. The findings can help geotechnical and structural engineers more effectively direct their reconnaissance efforts after future natural disasters鈥攊ncluding earthquakes, tsunamis and tornadoes鈥攁s well as provide them data that might otherwise be lost due to rapid cleanup efforts.

Tom Zeiler

CU on the Weekend offers free programs in Boulder, expands to CU South Denver

Sept. 1, 2014

The public is invited to attend free, Saturday programs led by 精品SM在线影片 faculty on popular topics as part of the CU on the Weekend series, which begins Sept. 6. With topics ranging from the sweeping stories behind celebrated musical compositions to the micro-level study of bacteria that uniquely forms each person鈥檚 microbiome, CU on the Weekend programs are designed to satisfy the community鈥檚 curiosity surrounding some of the intriguing research conducted at CU-Boulder.

Colorado aerospace industry leaders and CU-Boulder to host program on Mars exploration

Aug. 28, 2014

The importance of Mars exploration and how the aerospace industry partners with university researchers to advance one of Colorado鈥檚 leading economic sectors will be featured at a free program Monday, Sept. 8, in south Denver.

Illustration of spin symmetry burrows

JILA team finds first direct evidence of 鈥榮pin symmetry鈥 in atoms

Aug. 21, 2014

Just as diamonds with perfect symmetry may be unusually brilliant jewels, the quantum world has a symmetrical splendor of high scientific value. Confirming this exotic quantum physics theory, JILA physicists led by theorist Ana Maria Rey and experimentalist Jun Ye have observed the first direct evidence of symmetry in the magnetic properties鈥攐r nuclear 鈥渟pins鈥濃攐f atoms.

Drone test at Pawnee Grasslands

CU-Boulder leads international unmanned aircraft testing event at Pawnee Grassland

Aug. 21, 2014

An international research effort organized by the 精品SM在线影片 conducted the first multiple, unmanned aircraft interception of a telltale rush of cold air preceding a thunderstorm known as a 鈥済ust front鈥 as it rolled across the Pawnee National Grassland in northeast Colorado on Aug. 14.

CU-Boulder study paved way for stocking state鈥檚 鈥榯rue鈥 greenback cutthroat into wild

Aug. 11, 2014

A genetic sleuthing effort led by the 精品SM在线影片 that resulted in the identification of Colorado鈥檚 鈥渢rue鈥 native greenback cutthroat trout two years ago has come full circle with the stocking of the official state fish into Colorado鈥檚 high country.

New report highlights how climate change may affect water in Colorado

Aug. 5, 2014

As Colorado鈥檚 climate continues to warm, those who manage or use water in the state will likely face significant changes in water supply and demand, according to a new report on state climate change released today by the Western Water Assessment and the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

Cooperation agreement furthers Dream Chaser Spacecraft microgravity science capabilities

Aug. 5, 2014

Sierra Nevada Corporation鈥檚 (SNC) Space Systems is pleased to announce it is expanding its relationship with the 精品SM在线影片 through the signing of a letter of cooperation with CU-Boulder鈥檚 BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe). Through the cooperation, SNC and BioServe will jointly explore ways the Dream Chaser 庐 Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) can serve as an orbital platform for scientific experiments in microgravity and space life science research.

Sierra Nevada Corporation and BioServe Cooperation Agreement Furthers Dream Chaser庐 Spacecraft Microgravity Science Capabilities

Aug. 5, 2014

Sierra Nevada Corp. news release Sierra Nevada Corporation鈥檚 (SNC) Space Systems is pleased to announce it is expanding its relationship with the 精品SM在线影片 (CU-Boulder) through the signing of a letter of cooperation with CU-Boulder鈥檚 BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe). Through the cooperation, SNC and BioServe will jointly explore ways the Dream Chaser 庐 Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) can serve as an orbital platform for scientific experiments in microgravity and space life science research.

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