New Public Gut Bacteria Study Expected to Reach Around World
Posted On Thursday, November 22, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: cells, gut bacteria, Human Food Project, microbial partners
Ever wondered who is living in your gut, and what they’re doing? The trillions of microbial partners in and on our bodies outnumber our own cells by as many as 10 to 1 and do all sorts of important jobs, from helping digest the food we eat this Thanksgiving to ...
Degraded Military Lands to get Ecological Boost from CU-led Effort
Posted On Saturday, November 17, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: bacteria, cyanobacteria, ecological boost, fungi, lichens, military exercises, military vehicles, mosses, Nichole Barger
Some arid lands in the American West degraded by military exercises that date back to General George Patton’s Word War II maneuvers in the Mojave Desert should get a boost from an innovative research project led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
Headed up by CU-Boulder Assistant Professor Nichole Barger, the ...
CU Board of Regents Approves New Degree in Computer Science for Non-Engineering Students
Posted On Saturday, November 17, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Ariel Aguilar, Engineering and Applied Science, Undergraduate, University of Colorado
Students enrolled in the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Arts and Sciences will soon be able to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science, following a vote today of the University of Colorado Board of Regents.
At present, CU-Boulder students seeking a degree in computer science must enroll ...
CU-Boulder to Honor Vets Through Veterans Week Events Nov. 9-17
Posted On Monday, November 12, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: CU-Boulder, Michael Dakduk, University Memorial Center’s Glenn Miller Ballroom, Veterans
The University of Colorado Boulder will honor the nation’s veterans, including CU-Boulder’s own faculty, staff and student veterans, through Veterans Week, beginning with a Nov. 9 Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. in the University Memorial Center’s Glenn Miller Ballroom.
The free, public ceremony will feature guest speaker Michael Dakduk, executive ...
U.S. State Department appoints CU-Boulder Professor Bernard Amadei as Science Envoy
Posted On Monday, November 12, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Bernard Amadei, CU-Boulder, Hillary Rodham, Mortenson Endowed
University of Colorado Boulder Professor Bernard Amadei has been appointed one of three new Science Envoys who will help strengthen U.S. ties with other countries to address global challenges, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today.
Amadei, who holds the Mortenson Endowed Chair in Global Engineering at CU-Boulder, along with ...
CU-Boulder Startup Company Receives Gates Foundation Exploration Grant
Posted On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Global Health Discovery, Grand Challenges Explorations, grant, Mobile Assay Inc., psychology
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A new startup company that sprang from the University of Colorado Boulder this year is a Grand Challenges Exploration winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.par
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Psychology and neurosciences department Associate Professor Don Cooper, co-founder and chief science officer of Mobile Assay Inc. of Boulder who developed ...
CU Invites Alumni Back to Boulder, Announces New Parade Day, Time
Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Danny Brown, Pearl Street Stampede, Q, Shalaya Kipp, University of Colorado Boulder
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Have you been 'e2'80'9cBack to Boulder?'e2'80'9d It'e2'80'99s a question being posed by the University of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association to its family of more than 250,000 students and alumni. Alumni, current students, faculty, staff and community members will find a broad slate of activities for the 2012 Homecoming weekend starting ...
Social Factors Trump Genetic Forces in Forging Friendships, CU-Boulder-led Study Finds
Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Benjamin Domingue, flock, nature, Shakespeare, University of Colorado Boulder
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'e2'80'9cNature teaches beasts to know their friends,'e2'80'9d wrote Shakespeare. In humans, nature may be less than half of the story, a team led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers has found.par
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In the first study of its kind, the team found that genetic similarities may help to explain why human birds ...
CU-Boulder professor inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Posted On Monday, October 29, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: American Academy, Colorado Boulder, Hillary Clinton, Jeff Bezos, Veronica Vaida
Veronica Vaida, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry and a fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences this month.
She was elected to the academy in recognition of her exceptional achievements in ...
State Board of Education Member Jane Goff Chosen as President-Elect of National Association
Posted On Saturday, October 20, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Jane Goff’s, Jim Kohlmoos, NASBE, President-Elect
Jane Goff, a member of the Colorado State Board of Education, was voted president-elect of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). Goff will begin her term of office as president-elect in January 2013 and then serve as president of the association in 2014.
“Jane Goff’s experience on the ...
2013 Colorado Teacher of the Year Finalists Announced
Posted On Saturday, October 20, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Lafayette, National Board Certification, Teacher of the Year
The Colorado Department of Education today announced four finalists for the Colorado Teacher of the Year Award. Each year the Colorado Teacher of the Year program honors an exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and skilled teacher to represent the entire profession in Colorado. The finalists are:
Hollyanna Bates, Dillon Valley Elementary School, Dillon, ...
The Colorado State Board of Education met for a regularly scheduled meeting yesterday. Highlights from the meeting include:
New Assessment Update
Staff provided the board with an update on the new content assessments being implemented in 2014 for science and social studies and in 2015 for English language arts and mathematics.
Science and ...
BP Awards Colorado State University $5 Million to Research Technology for Oil Industry
Posted On Friday, October 19, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Amber Krummel, Awards, Research Technology for Oil Industry
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FORT COLLINS - Colorado State University has obtained a $5 million grant from BP covering five years to study mechanisms involved with technology for oil recovery.
“Understanding processes associated with extracting petroleum resources from rocks in watered-out wells is at the heart of these research efforts,” said Amber Krummel, assistant ...
Three CU-Boulder Faculty Members to be Named Distinguished Professors
Posted On Thursday, October 18, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Bruce D. Benson, Christopher N. Bowman, James “Casey” Hynes, Pierre Schlag, Richard D. Krugman, Richard F. Hamman, Robert “Bob” Camley, University of Colorado
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DENVER – Six University of Colorado faculty members will be named Distinguished Professors, the most prestigious honor for faculty at the university.
Each year, the recognition goes to faculty members who demonstrate exemplary performance in research or creative work, a record of excellence in classroom teaching and supervision of ...
CU-Boulder Degree Rated Highly Nationally for Return on Investment
Posted On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: SmartMoney, University of Colorado Boulder
When it comes to landing “good paying” jobs and receiving a high return on investment, University of Colorado Boulder graduates are in good shape nationally, according to two recent reports.
CU-Boulder ranked in the top 20 in a recent report released by SmartMoney that rated the return on investment for 50 ...
CU-Boulder Chancellor DiStefano to outline goals at 2012 State of the Campus Address on Oct. 16
Posted On Thursday, October 11, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: DiStefano, Glenn Miller Ballroom, Philip P. DiStefano, University of Colorado
University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano will address faculty, staff, students and other members of the campus community at the annual State of the Campus address at CU-Boulder’s Glenn Miller Ballroom on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Refreshments will be served at 7:30 a.m. and the speech begins promptly at ...
Lt. Gov. Garcia Announces Reverse Transfer Grant Award
Posted On Thursday, October 11, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO Tags: Colorado Department of Higher Education, Grant Award, Lt. Gov. Garcia
Denver – Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia today announced the Colorado Department of Higher Education will receive $450,000 to help implement “reverse transfer” policies between the state’s public institutions of higher education as part of a statewide initiative.
The “Credit When It’s Due: Recognizing the Value of the Quality Associate Degree” initiative ...
CU hardware to fly on first-ever NASA-contracted resupply mission to space station
Posted On Saturday, October 6, 2012 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO
A University of Colorado Boulder space center is providing hardware and technical support for scientific experiments aboard the first-ever NASA-contracted resupply flight to the International Space Station, slated for launch Oct. 7 from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
BioServe Space Technologies, a NASA-funded center in CU-Boulder’s aerospace engineering sciences department, has provided an ...
