Gerardo Lopez Perez is a first-generation college student and recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Exceptional Research Opportunities Program award.

First-generation student inspires prof, has become 'icebreaker' for peers

March 1, 2014

He was the kind of student over whom universities normally compete. But two significant obstacles stood between him and a course of study at CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ. One was money, as his family was of modest means. The other was citizenship.

Sarah Diver, the outstanding graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for fall 2013, holds degrees in chemistry plus studio art and art history.

Here’s how honors students are like ‘extinct’ bugs

March 1, 2014

Sarah Diver, the outstanding graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for fall 2013, holds degrees in chemistry plus studio art and art history. (And also like the scientists who study them) To Sarah Diver, honors students at the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ resemble an ugly, large bug that...

Professor Jack O. Burns

Prof elected VP of American Astronomical Society

March 1, 2014

A CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ astrophysicist who aims to probe the origins of the universe from the far side of the moon has been elected vice president of the American Astronomical Society, the group has announced. Jack O. Burns, a ÐßÐßÊÓƵ professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, is one of...

Fiske Planetarium’s analog star projector—called “Fritz†after its West German installer—is being retired after being in service since 1975. As part of the planetarium’s renovation, a new and more-powerful digital projector is being installed, along with a high-definition screen. The improvements will allow the planetarium to improve the material shown to students and to add a new line of entertainment options at the theater.Fiske Planetarium’s analog star projector—called “Fritz†after its West German inst

Fiske Planetarium flies into the digital age

Aug. 1, 2013

Since 1975, Fiske Planetarium has been the Johnny Appleseed of astronomy. Each year, 30,000 K-12 students and 4,000 ÐßÐßÊÓƵ students go there to take a front-row seat on the universe.

East Africa’s Maasai on the hunt for lions. Some conservation initiatives designed to save lions from being hunted have either failed to work or in some cases appear to have incited Maasai to hunt more lions as a form of political protest, the researchers report. Photo by Joana Roque de Pinho

Conservation efforts might encourage lion-hunting

June 1, 2013

East Africa’s Maasai on the hunt for lions. Some conservation initiatives designed to save lions from being hunted have either failed to work or in some cases appear to have incited Maasai to hunt more lions as a form of political protest, the researchers report. Photo by Joana Roque de...

Jessica Lutz was named the Outstanding Graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for the spring 2013 commencement.

Outstanding grad eyes career in public health

June 1, 2013

Jessica Lutz was named the Outstanding Graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for the spring 2013 commencement. Author of two honors theses, in linguistics and microbiology, hopes well-rounded education will prepare her for life-saving work Some people ask Jessica Lutz why she decided to write not one but...

Maasai pastoralists have adopted coping mechanisms for drought that indicate rising levels of social stratification and might help social scientists understand how these people would adapt to changing climate in Africa. Photo by Mara J. Goldman.

Drought-squeezed Maasai suggest climate-change scenarios

June 1, 2013

The devastating drought of 2009 in northern Tanzania generated new coping strategies by Maasai people, suggesting that Maasai with more money and social connections are better able than their poorer, less-connected neighbors to endure extreme events such as drought and, potentially, climate change, a team of ÐßÐßÊÓƵ researchers has found.

Couple cuddling

In sex, happiness is partly relative, CU finds

March 1, 2013

Sex is apparently like income: People are generally happy when they keep pace with the Joneses. They’re even happier if they get a bit more than their peers.

Smoke over mountains

With others, you can protect homes from wildfire

March 1, 2013

The fight against fires begins before the first spark—when homeowners in the wildland-urban interface choose whether to remove trees and bushes near their homes.

Articles about Margaret Mead

Mead’s good name, redeemed

March 1, 2013

Time magazine dubbed Margaret Mead one of the 20th century’s 100 most influential scientists and thinkers. It also depicted Mead as a sloppy researcher. A ÐßÐßÊÓƵ professor has now debunked the source of that slander.

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