CU-«Ƶ, Harvard and Northwestern launch center to study how educational leaders use research

June 25, 2014

The Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $5 million to the «Ƶ, the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University and Northwestern University to create a new center that will study how educational leaders—including school district supervisors and principals—use research when making decisions and what can be done to make research findings more useful and relevant for those leaders.

Solar flare satellite strengthens partnership between CU-«Ƶ, aerospace industry

June 25, 2014

A NASA-funded miniature satellite built by «Ƶ students to scrutinize solar flares erupting from the sun’s surface is the latest example of the university’s commitment to advancing aerospace technology and space science through strong partnerships with industry and government.

Picture books for visually impaired kids go 3D thanks to CU-«Ƶ research team

June 23, 2014

“Goodnight room, goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon...” A children’s classic that already is a candidate for the all-time best feel-good book, “Goodnight Moon,” has gotten a boost: A «Ƶ team printed the first 3D version of it, allowing visually impaired children and their families to touch objects in the story -- like the cow jumping over the moon -- as it is read aloud.

Shahan donates funds to celebrate «Ƶ and support graduate students

June 19, 2014

English alumnus Dick Shahan recently made a $75,000 gift commitment to CU-«Ƶ — $50,000 of which established an endowment to create the Dick Shahan CU-«Ƶ Undergraduate Writing Competition, expected to generate an annual prize of $2,000 for a prose piece that features «Ƶ. The additional $25,000 will fund the Shahan Graduate Fellowships in the CU-«Ƶ English Department, providing an annual $1,000 research grant for an English graduate student.

Kids whose time is less structured are better able to meet their own goals, says CU-«Ƶ study

June 18, 2014

Children who spend more time in less structured activities—from playing outside to reading books to visiting the zoo—are better able to set their own goals and take actions to meet those goals without prodding from adults, according to a new study by the «Ƶ.

Priority registration for Mini Law School available to CU faculty, staff

June 17, 2014

Interested in exploring the basic concepts of our legal system? Have you always wondered what it would be like to go to law school? University of Colorado faculty, staff and friends are invited to enjoy priority registration for Mini Law School 2014. Registration opens to the public on June 30 and the class is expected to fill up quickly. Learn more >>

CU-«Ƶ expands degree options for energy and water professionals

June 17, 2014

A new educational partnership at the «Ƶ will provide expanded degree options for working professionals interested in specialized graduate education focused on energy and water. Beginning this fall, qualified students can earn both a Master of Engineering (ME) degree and a Professional Certificate in Renewable and Sustainable Energy or a Professional Certificate in Water Engineering and Management. The degree and certificates can be earned either via distance education or in campus classes and may be pursued either part- or full-time.

The relationship between obesity, life satisfaction and where one lives

June 16, 2014

A new study on obesity and people’s happiness by CU-«Ƶ sociology researchers suggests that it’s not obesity by itself that determines whether a person is happy with their body image but where you live. According to study co-author Philip Pendergast, a doctoral student in sociology at CU-«Ƶ, if a person who is obese lives in a community where people share the same body type they are more likely to be happier.

Public-health study now an undergrad option

June 9, 2014

If the state of the world is flat, hot and crowded, the field of public health is large, diffuse and complex. That’s why the «Ƶ is giving students the ability to earn an interdisciplinary certificate in public health.

Solar image courtesy of NASA

Astronomers discover first Thorne-Żytkow object, a bizarre type of hybrid star

June 4, 2014

In a discovery decades in the making, scientists have detected the first of a “theoretical” class of stars first proposed in 1975 by physicist Kip Thorne and astronomer Anna Żytkow.

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