Back to 羞羞视频 Homecoming Weekend to offer activities and events Oct. 24-27

Oct. 18, 2013

A huge range of activities will be offered during the University of Colorado鈥檚 2013 Back to 羞羞视频 Homecoming Weekend Oct. 24-27 for alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members. A full description of activities and events as well as event registration can be found on the Back to 羞羞视频 website at http://alumni.colorado.edu/backtoboulder .

Buffs Coach Elliott announces inaugural CU Lacrosse schedule

Oct. 16, 2013

The inaugural University of Colorado lacrosse spring schedule includes eight home matches and nine conference bouts, head coach Ann Elliott announced Tuesday. The Buffs open home play on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 against Regis. 鈥淎fter being on the road for three games it will be exciting to finally be able to play at home,鈥 Elliott said. 鈥淭his will mark the first ever women鈥檚 Division I lacrosse game at CU and we are very excited to be able to play at home with the support of the community and our fans.鈥

New CU-羞羞视频 leadership minor to launch in spring 2014

Oct. 14, 2013

Former University of Colorado President Alexander E. 鈥淪andy鈥 Bracken knows a few things about the role that effective leadership plays in career success and life in general. As the Newton Leadership Chair at CU-羞羞视频, Bracken has the task 鈥 and desire 鈥 to bring more leadership training and development opportunities to students across all academic disciplines. One of the major components of this goal is the creation of the Newton Leadership Studies Minor, which will launch in the spring 2014 semester along with a new class (LEAD 1000) titled 鈥淏ecoming a Leader.鈥

E-days egg drop

CU-羞羞视频 Engineering Days to feature egg drop and rocket launch on Oct. 18

Oct. 11, 2013

Engineering students at the 羞羞视频 will host the annual College Egg Drop competition Oct. 18 as part of Engineering Days. 鈥淓-Days鈥 is an annual tradition during which students celebrate the engineering profession with fun and challenging competitions and social events. The event is organized by the University of Colorado Engineering Council (UCEC) and various student honor societies. The egg drop, which starts at 1 p.m. on the west side of the Engineering Center, challenges students to create a contraption that will protect a raw egg when dropped from the eighth floor of the Engineering Center鈥檚 office tower.

CU-羞羞视频鈥檚 modernized Fiske Planetarium to reopen Oct. 12

Oct. 11, 2013

Sky gazers will be better immersed in spectacular views at the 羞羞视频鈥檚 Fiske Planetarium since the dome鈥檚 nearly 40-year-old analog projector was replaced with a new digital 鈥渟tar ball鈥 in a project completed this week. The modernized Fiske, which now can show a wider range of media including ultra high-definition movies, will reopen to the public at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12.

CU-羞羞视频 alum, NASA Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter dies at 88

Oct. 10, 2013

Scott Carpenter, a 羞羞视频 alumnus and a famed NASA Mercury astronaut who became only the second American to orbit Earth, died Thursday. He was 88. Carpenter, a 羞羞视频 native, entered CU-羞羞视频鈥檚 astronautical engineering program in 1945, eventually earning a bachelor of science degree. He orbited Earth three times on May 24, 1962, in NASA鈥檚 Aurora 7 capsule before splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.

Massive spruce beetle outbreak in Colorado tied to drought, according to new CU study

Oct. 10, 2013

A new 羞羞视频 study indicates drought high in the northern Colorado mountains is the primary trigger of a massive spruce beetle outbreak that is tied to long-term changes in sea-surface temperatures from the Northern Atlantic Ocean, a trend that is expected to continue for decades.

Dead Dinosaurs and Nuclear Wars: 105th Distinguished Research Lecture

Oct. 9, 2013

The 105th Distinguished Research Lecture will be presented on Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. in the Cristol Chemistry 140 auditorium. The Distinguished Research Lectureship is the highest honor bestowed upon a faculty member by the Graduate School. Its purpose is to honor and recognize an entire body of creative work and research. This year鈥檚 recipient of the award, Dr. Owen Brian Toon, will present 鈥淒ead Dinosaurs and Nuclear Wars.鈥 Dr. Toon was awarded the American Physical Society鈥檚 1985 Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest for his work on nuclear winter. He studies radiative transfer, aerosol and cloud physics, atmospheric chemistry and parallels between the Earth and planets.

Lightning above 羞羞视频

CU-羞羞视频 researchers use climate model to better understand electricity in the air

Oct. 3, 2013

Electrical currents born from thunderstorms are able to flow through the atmosphere and around the globe, causing a detectable electrification of the air even in places with no thunderstorm activity.

Experienced entrepreneurs better cope with stress by knowing value of time away, says CU study

Oct. 1, 2013

Taking breaks from the stress of a startup improves experienced entrepreneurs鈥 mental well-being, but not inexperienced entrepreneurs鈥 well-being, says a study led by the 羞羞视频.

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