CU’s three ‘Rake’s’ mark world-first shared staging of art and music

Aug. 31, 2012

The «Ƶ is hosting a world premiere shared staging of all three versions of William Hogarth’s “Rake’s Progress” in September and October. Exhibitions of the original Hogarth artwork and prints by David Hockney, as well as the staging of Stravinsky’s opera, will provide a multidisciplinary interpretation of this seminal work in Hogarth’s career.

CU-«Ƶ’s Student Involvement Week kicks off Sept. 4

Aug. 31, 2012

With hundreds of student groups, clubs and organizations on campus, students at the «Ƶ have numerous opportunities to find their niche. Beginning Sept. 4, CU-«Ƶ will hold its annual Student Involvement Week, which includes a variety of events and fairs offering students information about different clubs and organizations on campus and in the greater «Ƶ community.

NOAA selects CU-«Ƶ to continue joint leadership of CIRES

Aug. 30, 2012

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the «Ƶ to continue a federal/academic partnership that extends NOAA’s ability to study climate change, improve weather models and better predict how solar storms can disrupt communication and navigation technologies. The selection means that NOAA will continue funding the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, for at least five years and up to 10 more years. CIRES was established at CU-«Ƶ in 1967.

Arctic sea ice reaches lowest extent ever recorded, says CU-«Ƶ research team

Aug. 27, 2012

The blanket of sea ice floating on the Arctic Ocean melted to its lowest extent ever recorded since satellites began measuring it in 1979, according to the «Ƶ’s National Snow and Ice Data Center.

CU-«Ƶ ‘photo origami’ proposal wins $2 million NSF grant

Aug. 27, 2012

The art of origami has inspired children and artists all over the world because of the amazing objects that can be created by folding a simple piece of paper. Now an engineering research team at the «Ƶ has won a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a light-controlled approach for “self-assembly” mechanisms in advanced devices based on the same principles.

Pro Cycling Challenge racers warm up route for ‘inclusive’ CU-«Ƶ scholarship ride

Aug. 24, 2012

Two weeks after professional cyclists race through «Ƶ and up «Ƶ Canyon, some riders in the 10th Annual Buffalo Bicycle Classic will follow much of the same route, the most mountainous section of Stage 6 of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. The pros ride through on Aug. 25 and the Elevations Credit Union Buffalo Bicycle Classic is scheduled for Sept. 9. The classic raises scholarship funds for high-performing «Ƶ students who qualify for financial aid.

CU business students to get head start at ‘CoLab’ orientation Aug. 25

Aug. 22, 2012

The Leeds School of Business at the «Ƶ is trying out a whole new way of introducing its freshmen to college. First-year Leeds students will plunge into an intensive full-day program of action learning called “CoLab: Essentials of Collaboration and Innovation” on Aug. 25. CoLab is designed to orient the Class of 2016 to what it takes to be a successful business school student, as well as what it means to be a successful business leader.

Analysis of election factors points to Romney win, University of Colorado study says

Aug. 22, 2012

To see the most up-to-date analysis, announced in an Oct. 4 news release, click here . A University of Colorado analysis of state-by-state factors leading to the Electoral College selection of every U.S. president since 1980 forecasts that the 2012 winner will be Mitt Romney.

Two CU-«Ƶ student rocket payloads set for launch on Aug. 23

Aug. 21, 2012

A sounding rocket launching from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Aug. 23 will be carrying two «Ƶ student-built payloads and a pair of other payloads developed by students from Virginia Tech, Baylor University and the University of Puerto Rico.

CU-«Ƶ researchers gear up for NASA radiation belt space mission

Aug. 20, 2012

The «Ƶ will play a key role in a NASA mission launching this week to study how space weather affects Earth’s two giant radiation belts known to be hazardous to satellites, astronauts and electronics systems on Earth.

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