A view of the Fourmile Canyon Fire

Colorado’s Front Range fire severity today not much different than in past, says CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ study

Sept. 24, 2014

The perception that Colorado’s Front Range wildfires are becoming increasingly severe does not hold much water scientifically, according to a massive new study led by the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ and Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif.

Faculty-Student Mentor Program inviting first-year students to join

Sept. 23, 2014

Designed to make the transition to college life a smooth one, the Faculty-Student Mentor Program brings students and faculty members together with the goal of helping students excel academically, socially, and culturally and navigate the many opportunities CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ has to offer.

State policies are effective in reducing power plant emissions, CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ-led analysis finds

Sept. 23, 2014

A new study led by the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ found that different strategies used by states to reduce power plant emissions -- direct ones such as emission caps and indirect ones like encouraging renewable energy -- are both effective. The study is the first analysis of its kind.

Bruce Montgomery

Visiting Kurdish delegation to receive Iraqi secret police documents from CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ human rights archive

Sept. 22, 2014

A Kurdish delegation will visit the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ campus Sept. 29 and 30 to deliver a public talk on the political situation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and receive an electronic copy of important documents captured by Kurdish rebels in 1991 but removed from Iraq for safekeeping and analysis.

NASA mission led by CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ achieves Martian orbit Sept. 21

Sept. 21, 2014

The spacecraft for a NASA mission to probe the climate history of Mars led by the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ slid seamlessly into orbit at about 8:24 p.m. MDT on Sunday, Sept. 21, the last major hurdle of the 10-month, 442-million-mile journey.

Fall aspen tree colors setting up for prime time, says CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ prof

Sept. 19, 2014

The gradual fall cooling on Colorado’s Front Range this September is helping to set up what could well be a prime-time show of gold, yellow and red leaves in the region’s aspen forests, according to a ÐßÐßÊÓƵ plant ecologist.

Genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter to give free talk at CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ on Sept. 29

Sept. 18, 2014

Pioneering genomics researcher J. Craig Venter—best known for leading the privately funded team that sequenced the first human genome—will give a keynote talk at the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ on Sept. 29 about the scientific potential of and future products derived from “synthetic life.â€

Do you always get what you pay for? How consumers mispredict product quality

Sept. 18, 2014

Consumers are willing to spend thousands of dollars for luxury brand watches such as Rolex and Cartier because they are synonymous with high quality. But does this mean that inexpensive watches made by low-cost rivals must always be low quality? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research , consumers mistakenly predict product quality based on quality consistency in other price ranges.

CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ expands assistance to hundreds of low-income students through CU Promise

Sept. 18, 2014

The ÐßÐßÊÓƵ greatly expanded its CU Promise program for low-income students this fall resulting in funding assistance becoming available for more than 700 additional students. The CU Promise program guarantees that CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ students with Colorado resident status from low-income families can receive enough grants and work-study employment to pay for their share of tuition, fees and estimated book expenses.

CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ freshman class sets record for academic qualifications and diversity

Sept. 18, 2014

The ÐßÐßÊÓƵ welcomed a freshman class of 5,869 students, a slight increase by 0.4 percent over last year, and in the process achieved the most academically qualified and diverse incoming class in the campus’s history. Fall 2014 census figures show a total enrollment of 29,772 degree- and licensure-seeking students, 447 students more than last year. A total of 3,083 Colorado residents enrolled as new freshmen in the fall class, as well as 2,786 from out of state and a record 386 freshman international students, a 41 percent increase from last year.

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