Q&A
Can the shape of a soccer player’s face predict performance on the field?
University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ President Bruce D. Benson earned his geology degree from Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder 50 years ago. The longest-serving Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ president since that time reflects on how the campus has changed.
Jeremy and Yannik Paul (above left and right), identical twins from Germany, are believed to be the first twins to play men’s golf for Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder.
A NASA mission to Mars led by Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder and Bruce Jakosky of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is gathering data expected to answer long-standing questions about how and why the Red Planet has changed over the eons.
Our international student enrollments have grown by nearly 60 percent in four years to 2,152 degree-seeking students.
Last spring Sarah Lautman (Engr’15), a chemical and biological engineering major from Massachusetts, joined the women’s lacrosse team as a walk-on — and came up big during the team’s inaugural season, scoring game-winning overtime goals three times.
Unstructured play — reading a book, wandering through the zoo, playing outside — may be good for children’s brains, says Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder psychology and neuroscience professor Yuko Munakata.
Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ President Bruce D. Benson (Geol’64, HonDocSci’04) announced earlier this fall that the university is in the process of developing a marketing campaign aimed at raising the profile of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ’s four-campus system, in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ and beyond.
Conor McGahey became the public address announcer for home Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ football games in 2011, succeeding Alan Cass (A&S ex’63, HonDocHum’99), who retired after 50 years of making calls for Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ sporting events — including almost 30 years of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ football.
A novel antioxidant may help us turn back the clock as our arteries age, says Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder doctoral student Rachel Gioscia-Ryan.