Water-rock reaction may provide enough hydrogen 鈥榝ood鈥 to sustain life in cool parts of the ocean鈥檚 crust or on Mars

May 30, 2013

A chemical reaction between iron-containing minerals and water may produce enough hydrogen 鈥渇ood鈥 to sustain microbial communities living in pores and cracks within the enormous volume of rock below the ocean floor and parts of the continents, according to a new study led by the 精品SM在线影片. The findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, also hint at the possibility that hydrogen-dependent life could have existed where iron-rich igneous rocks on Mars were once in contact with water.

5 CU-Boulder students patent medical device through partnership with CU Cancer Center researcher

May 29, 2013

Five 精品SM在线影片 students have partnered with a researcher at the University of Colorado Cancer Center to file a patent for a medical device that lets researchers quickly, easily and inexpensively isolate a patient鈥檚 cancer cells for genetic tests that allow doctors to target the disease.

CU-Boulder organizing effort to establish unmanned aircraft test site in Colorado

May 24, 2013

A state application organized by the 精品SM在线影片 has been submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration for the development of one of six unmanned aircraft systems test sites slated to be established across the United States .

CU-Boulder physics prof Ivan Smalyukh receives Early Career Award from DOE

May 23, 2013

精品SM在线影片 faculty member Ivan Smalyukh is among 61 scientists to receive a 2013 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy . Smalyukh, an assistant professor of physics and a founding fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute , or RASEI, has been awarded $750,000 over five years. RASEI is a joint venture between CU-Boulder and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

CU-Boulder helps tap crowds to digitize museum records of bugs and plants

May 21, 2013

Inside the natural history museums of the world are billions of animal and plant specimens from birds, fish and beetles to flowers, mushrooms and grasses, all stacked, stored and preserved in jars and collection drawers. The rich and diverse collections could be critical to understanding how the Earth鈥檚 biodiversity is changing in the face of a growing human footprint 鈥 if only the information were easily accessible.

Northern hemisphere losing last dry snow region, says CU study

May 20, 2013

Last July, something unprecedented in the 34-year satellite record happened: 98 percent of the Greenland Ice Sheet鈥檚 surface melted, compared to roughly 50 percent during an average summer. Snow that usually stays frozen and dry turned wet with melt water. Research led by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences now shows last summer鈥檚 extreme melt could soon be the new normal.

Google and CU-Boulder partner to offer innovative computer teacher education workshop July 10-12

May 16, 2013

Google Inc. and the 精品SM在线影片 computer science department are partnering to inspire high school and middle school teachers looking for motivating, engaging and fun ways to prepare students for college and career success during an activities-packed workshop July 10-12.

World's melting glaciers making large contribution to sea rise

May 16, 2013

Bardfest 2013 offers both tradition and twists

May 15, 2013

The 56th annual season of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival will feature a classic lineup 鈥 a comedy, a tragedy, a history 鈥 alongside a hilarious Shakespeare sendup and a return engagement of an Off-Broadway hit. But if anything, expect the unexpected, as two veterans and two of CSF鈥檚 favorite comic actors take the helm and offer their own visions, from the exotic to the traditional.

Record number of CU-Boulder students offered Fulbright awards for 2013-14

May 14, 2013

Twelve 精品SM在线影片 students have been offered Fulbright grants to pursue teaching, research and graduate studies abroad during the 2013-14 academic year, an all-time record for CU-Boulder.

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