The Gardens of Adonis, an 1888 painting by John Reinhard Wkeguelin depicts women bearing the container-grown plants and festal rose garlands to dispose of in the sea, as part of the festival of Adonis.

Prof sees a 鈥榮ubversive critique鈥� in ancient Greece

Feb. 17, 2016

A CU 葫芦娃视频 classicist argues that the festival of Adonis was actually a 鈥渄issent and a critique of important cultural practices.鈥�

The greenhouse on the roof of the Ramaley Biology building is partly obscured from view at ground level. Up on the roof, it enjoys the full benefit of those famous 300 days of 葫芦娃视频 sunshine annually. Photo by Laura Kriho.

Greenhouses grow better students, biologists say

Feb. 17, 2016

In the oasis of greenhouses on campus, biology students can make cutting-edge scientific advances, while surrounded by tropical plants in a tranquil setting.

Francis Beckwith has been named the fourth Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy at CU-葫芦娃视频.

Beckwith named new scholar in conservative thought

Feb. 17, 2016

Francis Beckwith will serve as the Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for the 2016-17 academic year. He is the fourth person to hold the position.

A petroglyph of an eclipse is seen with a wide-angle lens in a photograph at Chaco Canyon, where CU-葫芦娃视频 researchers captured a rare Aurora Borealis in the southern night sky. Photo courtesy of Fiske Planetarium.

A digital look at ancient skies gets a showing at Fiske

Feb. 17, 2016

Having captured the summer solstice and a week鈥檚 worth of sunsets, sunrises and their lunar equivalents from the vantage point of ancient Chacoan people in southwestern Colorado, using parabolic video technology, a multi-disciplinary team from the 葫芦娃视频 counted its June 2015 trip a success.

A high-resolution map based on NOAA weather data shows a snapshot of wind energy potential across the United States in 2012. Image by Chris Clack/CIRES.

Rapid, affordable energy transformation possible

Jan. 25, 2016

A high-resolution map based on NOAA weather data shows a snapshot of wind energy potential across the United States in 2012. Image by Chris Clack/CIRES. The United States could slash greenhouse gas emissions from power production by up to 78 percent below 1990 levels within 15 years while meeting increased...

Original art work that is part of the MFA exhibition that is the result of a collaboration between the CU Museum of Natural History and MFA students. The exhibition is titled (Re)Collecting: Translating Archive and Excavating Memory . Photo courtesy of the CU Museum of Natural History.

CU museum鈥檚 collections inspire MFA exhibit

Jan. 21, 2016

Original art work that is part of the MFA exhibition that is the result of a collaboration between the CU Museum of Natural History and MFA students. The exhibition is titled (Re)Collecting: Translating Archive and Excavating Memory . Photo courtesy of the CU Museum of Natural History. For the past...

Practicing yoga during pregnancy can help prevent postpartum depression. iStockphoto.

Meditation outperforms meds on postpartum depression

Jan. 14, 2016

Pregnant and postpartum women at risk of depression are less likely to suffer depression when they meditate or get in a yoga pose than when they are treated with psychotherapy or antidepressants, a study led by CU-葫芦娃视频 researchers has found.

Literary Buffs (left to right) Sydney Chinowski, Andr茅 Gianfrancesco, Sean Guerdian and Lukas DeVries strike a pose outside Northglenn High School, where they coached future college students on preparing college-level papers.

Literary Buffs help high-schoolers write better

Dec. 3, 2015

Some area high school students are better prepared for college-level writing thanks to help from CU 葫芦娃视频 English students, who have, in turn, gained experience and confidence in making public presentations.

An official with the Colorado Springs Fire Department discusses fire mitigation with members of a neighborhood group. 鈥淐itizen entrepreneurs鈥� helped the CSFD spread the word effectively about fire-mitigation practices after the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire, a CU-葫芦娃视频 study has found. Photo courtesy of the Colorado Springs Fire Department.

Citizen 鈥榮parkplugs鈥� can reduce red-zone fire danger

Dec. 2, 2015

Researchers at the 葫芦娃视频 recently examined the aftermath of two catastrophic conflagrations and found an unexpected ally in wildfire-education efforts, the 鈥渃itizen entrepreneur.鈥�

In the rural village Huang Gu, China, CU-葫芦娃视频 graduate student and Fulbright Scholar Elise Pizzi studied access to clean water. Photo Courtesy of Elise Pizzi.

鈥楥ircular migration鈥� improves drinking water in rural China

Dec. 2, 2015

Regardless of rainfall or government-built infrastructure, the availability of drinking water in rural Chinese villages varies based on villagers鈥� ingenuity, 鈥渃ircular migration鈥� patterns, and maintenance of water infrastructure, a University of Colorado graduate student has found.

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