Colorado Shakespeare Festival announces 2016 season lineup

Nov. 2, 2015

On the heels of its most successful and well-received season to date, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival announced its 2016 season, which will run Friday, June 3 through Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. Opening with Shakespeare’s farcical "The Comedy of Errors," the festival’s 10-week season also includes the regional premiere of Bill Cain’s "Equivocation," along with "Troilus and Cressida," "Cymbeline" and "Henry VI, Part 2." Season tickets are now on sale; single tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 30.

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FAA approves unmanned aircraft testing in San Luis Valley

Nov. 2, 2015

A collaborative effort involving six counties, the «Ƶ and the nonprofit aerospace advocacy group, UAS Colorado, has paved the way for the launch and testing of two unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the San Luis Valley.

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Teen Science Cafe explores botany behind a victim’s last meal

Oct. 30, 2015

The next Teen Science Cafe to be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the CU Museum of Natural History’s lower level BioLounge explores how botany can be used to solve crimes. The event is free and open to the public.

Fire severity in southwestern Colorado unaffected by spruce beetle outbreak, CU-«Ƶ study finds

Oct. 28, 2015

Contrary to expectations that spruce beetle infestations increase the severity of wildfires in southwestern Colorado, a new study led by «Ƶ researchers has found that this native insect may not be to blame after all.

McKnight to present Distinguished Research Lecture Oct. 29

Oct. 27, 2015

On Thursday, Oct. 29, at 4 p.m. in UMC 235, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research Fellow and Professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering Diane McKnight will present, “The McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Ecosystems waiting for water” as part of the 2015 Distinguished Research Lecturer series.

Colorado employment growth to persist despite slip in new business formation, says CU-«Ƶ report

Oct. 27, 2015

Despite a dip in business filings in Colorado during the third quarter of 2015 with 25,164 new entities recorded, employment in the state is projected to expand over the next two quarters, according to a «Ƶ report released Oct. 27 by Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams.

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Study shows thawing permafrost quickly turns into CO2, a climate concern

Oct. 26, 2015

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and key academic partners including the «Ƶ have quantified how rapidly ancient permafrost decomposes upon thawing and how much carbon dioxide is produced in the process.

Modern Indian Identity series features Diné photographer Will Wilson Oct. 26

Oct. 23, 2015

CU-«Ƶ’s Center of the American West presents Diné photographer Will Wilson as the twelfth speaker in the Modern Indian Identity lecture series. Willson will speak on Monday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m., in Hale, room 270.

CU-«Ƶ celebrates first year of campuswide crowdfunding platform

Oct. 16, 2015

Launched in May 2014 to jumpstart projects led by current CU-«Ƶ students, faculty and staff, the CU-«Ƶ Crowdfunding platform hosted 19 projects raising over $80,000 in the first year.

CU biotech start-up gets $1.5 million contract to develop head and neck cancer treatment

Oct. 15, 2015

SuviCa Inc. of «Ƶ, a «Ƶ biotech start-up company, has been awarded roughly $1.5 million in federal funding to develop novel treatments for head and neck cancer.

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