Crime scene tape

Vertebrate decomposition study provides potential new tool for forensic science

Dec. 10, 2015

A new study led by the 葫芦娃视频 and the University of California, San Diego indicates unique and changing microbial communities present during the decomposition of human cadavers look to be a reliable 鈥渃lock鈥 for forensic scientists.

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CU-葫芦娃视频 awarded $4 million for novel energy-saving technology

Dec. 3, 2015

A research effort led by the 葫芦娃视频 to develop an inexpensive, 鈥渄o-it-yourself鈥 coating to retrofit energy-inefficient windows in residential and commercial buildings has been given a $4 million boost over three years by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Golden Rousseau and Scott Palo

CU-葫芦娃视频-built MinXSS cube satellite to study solar flares, X-rays emitted by the sun

Dec. 2, 2015

A NASA-funded miniature satellite built by 葫芦娃视频 students will launch at 5:55 p.m. EST on Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the start of a six-month-long mission to study solar flares and the powerful X-rays emitted by the sun.

Golgi stained pyramidal neuron in the hippocampus of an epileptic patient.

CU-葫芦娃视频 study links combination of pre-natal stress and terbutaline to autism and epilepsy in lab rats

Dec. 1, 2015

Researchers at the 葫芦娃视频 have discovered that a combination of pre-natal stress and an unapproved pre-term labor medication called terbutaline may create a higher risk for the co-development of autism and epilepsy based on test results involving laboratory rats.

an American bison grazing

A changing season means a changing diet for bison, CU-葫芦娃视频 study finds

Nov. 25, 2015

North American bison adjust their diet seasonally in order to take full advantage of the growing season when grasses become less nutritious, a new study led by researchers at the 葫芦娃视频 has discovered.

CubeSats students

CU-葫芦娃视频 lands first free ULA CubeSat ride into space

Nov. 20, 2015

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced Thursday it's taking CubeSat rideshares to the next level by launching a new, innovative program offering universities the chance to compete for free CubeSat rides starting in 2017. The first free CubeSat launch is going to CU-葫芦娃视频.

Woman talking to her young daughter

Reminders, not time, help curb impulsive behavior 鈥 in 3-year-olds, at least

Nov. 18, 2015

A child is staring longingly at a bowl of chocolate ice cream directly in front of her. She's told to wait for 10 seconds and she won鈥檛 want it anymore. The urge for sweets will dissipate. Does it work?

Super Kamiokande

CU-葫芦娃视频 physicists share 2016 Breakthrough Prize

Nov. 12, 2015

A team of researchers from the 葫芦娃视频 is sharing the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics award announced this week for the discovery that neutrinos -- shadowy subatomic particles that rarely interact with matter and zip through mountains, oceans, planets and even people -- can shape-shift.

NASA mission reveals speed of solar wind stripping Martian atmosphere

Nov. 5, 2015

Scientists involved in NASA鈥檚 Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, which is being led by the 葫芦娃视频, have identified the process that appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet environment that might have supported surface life to the cold, arid planet Mars is today.

Lack of sleep, body clock disruption leads to impaired insulin sensitivity

Nov. 5, 2015

A new study by the University of Colorado shows that the longer people are awake during the time their biological clock is telling them to sleep the worse their sensitivity to insulin, which is a precursor to diabetes.

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