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Researchers at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ are helping develop the next generation of the Internet -- a more mobile version -- and the campus's Office of Information Technology is using this new technology to provide wireless service on campus buses and in some labs and classrooms.

Bacteria from fecal material -- in particular, dog fecal material -- may constitute the dominant source of airborne bacteria in Cleveland's and Detroit's wintertime air, says a new ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ study.

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has named Douglas Duncan as the 2011 recipient of the Richard H. Emmons Award for excellence in college astronomy teaching.

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's newest residence hall, Williams Village North, is welcoming students this week for the first time, many of whom will be learning about the building's sustainable design through two new Residential Academic Programs, or RAPs, that are housed in the residence hall.

Chemical and biological engineering students and faculty at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ have launched several innovative technologies that are fueling Colorado's economy by creating jobs and drawing significant funding to the state, including a $155 million investment in Sundrop Fuels in July.

ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ engineering faculty are leading a $7.2 million multidisciplinary research initiative on soil blast modeling and simulation for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Student leaders will join the city of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ and ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ officials next week to welcome students to the community and provide information on being good neighbors. "Walkabout" teams will be in the University Hill, Goss Grove and portions of Martin Acres neighborhoods.

Volunteers from a variety of campus groups will be available to help new students move their belongings into ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ residence halls Aug. 16 and Aug. 18 as New Student Move-In begins next week.

A new ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ study shows that a small amount of physical exercise could profoundly protect the elderly from long-term memory loss that can happen suddenly following infection, illnesses or injury in old age.

The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Distinguished Professor Carl Lineberger as a member of the National Science Board. He was nominated for the position by President Barack Obama in April.