ŷڱƵ-Boulder appoints Bradley J. Birzer as second Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy

June 3, 2014

Bradley J. Birzer has been appointed the second Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy, the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder announced today. Birzer, a professor of history and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College in Michigan, will begin his one-year appointment beginning in fall 2014. “Dr. Birzer brings impressive breadth to ŷڱƵ, primarily in the discipline of history as well as areas of literary significance,” said Steven R. Leigh, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at ŷڱƵ-Boulder.

Reporters using more ‘hedging’ words in climate change articles, ŷڱƵ-Boulder study finds

June 2, 2014

The amount of “hedging” language—words that suggest room for doubt—used by prominent newspapers in articles about climate change has increased over time, according to a new study by the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder. The study, published in the journal Environmental Communication , also found that newspapers in the U.S. use more hedging language in climate stories than their counterparts in Spain.

Student filmmakers hail the crowd for support

May 29, 2014

Good art springs from the “horrible inclemency of life,” Aldous Huxley said, and two young filmmakers at the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder personify his point. Their work—which tackles the human toll of depression and drug addiction—is being supported in part by a university-sponsored pilot program in crowdfunding.

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ŷڱƵ-Boulder receives $1.5 million award for undergraduate science education

May 29, 2014

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder $1.5 million over five years to continue to transform science education by encouraging more real-world research experiences for undergraduates, ranging from cancer studies to screenings for new antibiotics.

Consumers infer coolness from brand autonomy, says ŷڱƵ-Boulder study

May 28, 2014

Consumers perceive a brand to be cooler when it suggests it’s true to itself and follows its own motives regardless of individual or societal norms and expectations, according to a University of ŷڱƵ Boulder study involving Texas A&M University. However, the autonomous behavior of the brand needs to be contextually appropriate -- not over the top -- in order to be seen as cool as opposed to weird or rude, according to the paper published last week online and slated for the August edition of the Journal of Consumer Research.

New University of ŷڱƵ study illuminates how cancer-killing gene may actually work

May 27, 2014

Scientists armed with a supercomputer and a vast trove of newly collected data on the body’s most potent “tumor suppressor” gene have created the best map yet of how the gene works, an accomplishment that could lead to new techniques for fighting cancers, which are adept at disabling the gene in order to thrive.

ŷڱƵ-Boulder and JPL sign memorandum of understanding

May 22, 2014

On May 22, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Director Charles Elachi and his senior management team met with University of ŷڱƵ Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano and several other campus administrators to sign a memorandum of understanding to continue and broaden a rich tradition of collaboration on space and Earth-science efforts going back nearly 50 years. Located in Pasadena, Calif., JPL is a federally funded research and development facility managed by the California Institute of Technology for NASA.

ŷڱƵ-Boulder, Jet Propulsion Lab to sign memorandum of understanding May 22

May 22, 2014

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Charles Elachi and his senior management team will be on the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder campus May 22 to sign a memorandum of understanding with top university officials to continue and broaden a rich tradition of collaboration on space and Earth-science efforts going back nearly 50 years. Elachi will sign the MOU May 22 with ŷڱƵ-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. Located in Pasadena, Calif., JPL is a federally funded research and development facility managed by the California Institute of Technology for NASA.

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People more likely to choose a spouse with similar DNA, finds ŷڱƵ-Boulder study

May 19, 2014

Individuals are more genetically similar to their spouses than they are to randomly selected individuals from the same population, according to a new study from the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder.

ŷڱƵ-Boulder research lab being featured as part of National VA Research Week May 19-23

May 19, 2014

A University of ŷڱƵ Boulder physiology laboratory conducting research to improve locomotion for lower limb amputees, including military service veterans, is being featured nationally as part of 2014 Veterans Affairs Research Week May 19-23.

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