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Professor Fred Anderson of the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder history department has been awarded the 2015 Hazel Barnes Prize, the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university. Since 1992, the Hazel Barnes Prize has been awarded each year to a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder faculty member who best exemplifies the enriching interrelationship between teaching and research, and whose work has had a significant impact on students, faculty, colleagues and the university.

Pioneering behavioral scientist Anthony Biglan will discuss how creating nurturing environments is key to raising better young citizens and building a healthier, happier and more prosperous Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ and society as a whole on Monday, April 27.

A new material developed at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder could radically reduce the energy needed to produce a wide variety of plastic products, from grocery bags and cling wrap to replacement hips and bulletproof vests.

Basements that flooded after heavy rains deluged the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Front Range in September 2013 had higher levels of airborne mold and other fungi months after the waters receded compared with basements that didn’t flood, according to a study by the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder.

A team of scientific investigators is now in the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest, aiming to uncover reasons for a mysterious methane hotspot detected from space by a European satellite. The joint project is working to solve the mystery from the air, on the ground, and with mobile laboratories.

University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder faculty and students are primed to get back in action following the Easter restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful atom smasher located near Geneva, Switzerland, after a two-year hiatus.

The self-organization properties of DNA-like molecular fragments four billion years ago may have guided their own growth into repeating chemical chains long enough to act as a basis for primitive life, says a new study by the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder and the University of Milan.

The confidence of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ business leaders remains optimistic, increasing slightly going into the second quarter of 2015, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) released today by the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. For the past eight quarters, confidence has been more stable than ever in the index’s 11-year history.

A new project that officially launches March 31 called Genes for Good gives participants the chance to learn more about their health, behavior and ancestors. In return, those who fully participate provide genetics researchers with valuable data that can be used to better understand the origins of disease, which could lead one day to better treatments, prevention and cures.

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder is celebrating Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ history with a three-day scanning event for the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Communities historical website and free consultations with experts on family history and genealogy.