Women, nonwhite execs promote diversity to their own detriment, says CU-«Ƶ study

April 11, 2016

Not only does the promotion of diversity in the workplace not help executives in their performance evaluations, but the behavior actually hurts women and nonwhite executives, found a CU-«Ƶ study.

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CU-«Ƶ hardware to launch aboard SpaceX rocket April 8

April 7, 2016

High-tech hardware designed and built at the «Ƶ will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the commercial SpaceX Dragon capsule on Friday, April 8.

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Feminine women deemed less likely to be scientists, CU «Ƶ study finds

April 7, 2016

Female scientists who have “feminine” traits such as longer hair and finer facial features are generally assumed to be non-scientists, a «Ƶ study has found.

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Early Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat

April 4, 2016

Comets and asteroids as large as West Virginia smacking into Mars some 4 billion years ago could have created a haven for life there not so long after the birth of the solar system.

Monetary rewards for healthy behavior can pay off both in the pocketbook and in positive psychological factors like internal motivation, according to a new «Ƶ study.  While programs involving monetary incentives to encourage healthy behavior have become more popular in recent years, the evidence has been mixed as to how they can be most effective and how participants fare once the incentives stop, said CU-«Ƶ doctoral student Casey Gardiner, who led the new study.

Monetary incentives for healthy behavior can pay off, says CU study

April 1, 2016

Monetary rewards for healthy behavior can pay off both in the pocketbook and in positive psychological factors like internal motivation, according to a new «Ƶ study. While programs involving monetary incentives to encourage healthy behavior have become more popular in recent years, the evidence has been mixed as to how they can be most effective and how participants fare once the incentives stop, said CU-«Ƶ doctoral student Casey Gardiner, who led the new study.

Colorado business confidence holds steady heading into second quarter of 2016, says CU-«Ƶ index

March 31, 2016

The optimism of Colorado business leaders remains unchanged entering the second quarter of 2016, but is projected to slightly dip ahead of the third quarter of the year, according to a «Ƶ report.

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CU-«Ƶ researchers examine compassionate behavior’s ‘active ingredients’

March 29, 2016

Researchers at the «Ƶ have developed a quantitative framework for predicting compassionate behavior, a significant step forward in the quest to identify the key psychological processes underlying human compassion.

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Atmospheric nitrogen leads to loss of plant diversity in sites across U.S., CU-«Ƶ study finds

March 28, 2016

Rising levels of atmospheric nitrogen pollution threaten plant diversity at nearly one-quarter of sites across a widespread portion of the U.S., according a new study led by «Ƶ researchers.

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Arctic sea ice at lowest maximum for the second straight year, CU-«Ƶ ice experts report

March 28, 2016

Arctic sea ice was at a record low maximum extent for the second straight year, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the «Ƶ and NASA.

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Adolescent caffeine use may heighten anxiety risk, CU-«Ƶ study finds

March 23, 2016

New research may cause parents to think twice before letting their kids drink energy drinks or grande lattes. A «Ƶ study suggests that consumption of caffeine puts adolescents at risk of suffering anxiety-related jitters long after they stop ingesting it.

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