An illustration depicts the OSIRIS-REx craft near the Bennu asteroid.

Coming to your solar system soon: A rendezvous with an asteroid

Sept. 1, 2016

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, set for launch Sept. 8 and which involves CU Boulder researchers, is designed to snag a sample from the surface of a near-Earth asteroid for study. The spacecraft will fly more than 1 billion miles in two years before reporting for duty at the asteroid known as Bennu.

Woman on scale.

Feeling heavy, light, or about right? Research finds genes may be to blame

Aug. 31, 2016

It turns out that not just social environments, but also genes inherited from our parents can play a role in how we perceive our own weight status, whether we feel heavy, light, or about right. And this genetic aspect is especially true for females, found a new first-of-its-kind study led by CU Boulder.

Students wearing space suits

CU Boulder's newest minor - in space - has lift off

Aug. 30, 2016

Capitalizing on its reputation as a top public university in space research, CU Boulder has launched a brand new Space Minor program for all undergraduate students. Students are invited to learn more at an event 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Fiske Planetarium. The event will feature astronaut Jim Voss - and pizza and drinks.

Students at an anti-bullying teach-in using Shakespeare

Video shows youth how to be "upstanders" with Shakespeare

Aug. 28, 2016

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is branching out in its efforts to curb bullying among young people in Colorado schools. Beyond visiting schools with its "upstander" message, the festival - in partnership with the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, also based at CU Boulder - has created an educational video with an important message: you have the choice to make your world a safer place.

The Atlas V rocket takes off from a launch pad.

A space hero’s welcome

Aug. 26, 2016

Three of the four honorees being inducted into the inaugural Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame are CU alumni. The recognition is bestowed upon leaders who've "contributed most significantly to the evolution, success and development of Colorado’s space economy as one of the most important in the nation and world."

Graduate students install and monitor a seismometer

Preventing human-caused earthquakes

Aug. 25, 2016

While the earthquake that rumbled below Colorado’s eastern plains May 31, 2014, did no major damage, its occurrence surprised both Greeley residents and local seismologists. To some Greeley residents, the magnitude-3.2 earthquake felt like a large truck hitting the house.

CU students posing with Lockheed Martin Chief Technology Officer Keoki Jackson

New partnership with Lockheed Martin forges research, career opportunities for students

Aug. 25, 2016

A new $3 million sponsorship by Lockheed Martin announced Thursday will establish academic programs focused on radio frequency (RF) systems. RF fields address commercial, civil and military needs for communications, radar and photonics. For students, the partnership means even more opportunities to get real-world experience in tracking, navigation and spacecraft control as well as next-generation global navigation technologies.

A CU engineering student helps a patient at the paper airplanes table during STEAM camp at Children's Hospital.

Outreach program brings STEAM camp to hospitalized youngsters

Aug. 25, 2016

A new CU Science Discovery program funded by the Office of Outreach and Engagement challenges CU Boulder undergraduates to design and create STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) kits for children being treated at Children's Hospital Colorado.

A modern digital tablet sits atop stacks of books.

Digital textbook scribbles, highlights could give students a learning leg up

Aug. 23, 2016

New software being developed by CU Boulder together with Rice University and the University of California San Diego will allow for the development of digital textbooks that students can annotate, giving a window into a particular learner’s state of mind and grasp of subject matter.

Greg Moore.

Esteemed editor Greg Moore to teach, give public lectures this fall

Aug. 23, 2016

Greg Moore, former Denver Post editor-in-chief, will give free public lectures on campus, including “Putting the Watchdog to Sleep” at 11 a.m. on Oct. 14 in the Old Main Chapel. As the newly named Hearst Visiting Professor for the fall semester at the College of Media, Communication and Information, the seasoned journalist and editor also will teach a seminar to CMCI students and partner with faculty to teach sessions in two courses.

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