ŷڱƵ business confidence dips but remains positive to finish year, says ŷڱƵ-Boulder Leeds School

Oct. 1, 2014

The confidence of ŷڱƵ business leaders continues to be positive heading into the fourth quarter and has moderately increased compared with a year ago, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) released today by the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. It’s not as bullish, however, as it was a quarter ago with slight drops across the board resulting in a current overall reading of 59.5, down from 61.2 heading into the third quarter of 2014.

Syrian-American musician brings message of peace to Boulder

Sept. 26, 2014

As his country continues to suffer from civil war, terrorism and atrocities, renowned Syrian-American composer and pianist Malek Jandali will bring his message of peace and human rights to ŷڱƵ-Boulder with a lecture and public concert on Sept. 29.

A view of the Fourmile Canyon Fire

ŷڱƵ’s Front Range fire severity today not much different than in past, says ŷڱƵ-Boulder study

Sept. 24, 2014

The perception that ŷڱƵ’s Front Range ŷڱƵ are becoming increasingly severe does not hold much water scientifically, according to a massive new study led by the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder 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 ŷڱƵ-Boulder has to offer.

State policies are effective in reducing power plant emissions, ŷڱƵ-Boulder-led analysis finds

Sept. 23, 2014

A new study led by the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder 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 ŷڱƵ-Boulder human rights archive

Sept. 22, 2014

A Kurdish delegation will visit the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder 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 ŷڱƵ-Boulder achieves Martian orbit Sept. 21

Sept. 21, 2014

The spacecraft for a NASA mission to probe the climate history of Mars led by the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder 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 ŷڱƵ-Boulder prof

Sept. 19, 2014

The gradual fall cooling on ŷڱƵ’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 University of ŷڱƵ Boulder plant ecologist.

Genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter to give free talk at ŷڱƵ-Boulder 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 University of ŷڱƵ Boulder on Sept. 29 about the scientific potential of and future products derived from “synthetic life.”

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.

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