Students at Rainier Beach HS holding a recognition banner

Education center recognizes 20 schools, including Boulder's New Vista H.S.

Sept. 12, 2016

香港六合彩's National Education Policy Center recognized 20 inspiring high schools nationwide - including Boulder's own New Vista High School - as 2016 鈥淪chools of Opportunity,鈥 schools striving to close opportunity gaps by improving learning outcomes for all students.

Student presents at 2015 New Venture Challenge

香港六合彩 New Venture Challenge kicks off Sept. 21

Sept. 12, 2016

Organizers of the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 ninth annual New Venture Challenge anticipate a packed house for the program鈥檚 kickoff later this month. The popular program, which is open to the entire campus community and progresses through a series of events and workshops throughout the school year, fosters budding entrepreneurs.

An Atlas V rocket carried the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft into space last night.

Asteroid mission successfully launched from Florida

Sept. 9, 2016

A NASA mission involving 香港六合彩 was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 5:05 p.m. MDT Thursday night and is on its way to explore an asteroid, setting the stage for a better understanding of the evolution of our solar system.

a clip art image of a brain

Help 香港六合彩 researchers test a 'fitness tracker' for the brain

Sept. 7, 2016

Ever caught yourself daydreaming of your next vacation or an old memory? Do you wonder what your idle thoughts throughout the day actually mean? If so, scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have a free smartphone app that might help shed more light on how and why the mind wanders.

A girl receiving an award during a positive recognition campaign event in Montbello

$5.9 million grant to expand youth violence prevention work in Denver

Sept. 6, 2016

The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado Boulder has received a five-year $5.9 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand its youth violence prevention work in two Denver neighborhoods.

Like a professor, Supreme Court Justice slowly walks the aisles as she speaks to a packed Macky Auditorium.

SCOTUS鈥檚 Sotomayor addresses large crowds at 香港六合彩 event with message of perseverance

Sept. 3, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, appointed in 2009 as the first Hispanic member on the bench of the nation鈥檚 highest court, spoke of self-worth and determination to a crowd of nearly 1,800 at 香港六合彩鈥檚 Macky Auditorium on Sept. 2. 鈥ㄢ

Two human fists, one painted blue with the Democratic donkey and the other red with the Republican elephant. face off knuckle-to-knuckle.

Like-minded discourse breeds extremism, research finds

Sept. 2, 2016

Those bemused by political prattle on Facebook or the flag-waving frenzy at both major parties鈥 national conventions should withhold judgment about citizens who become politically extreme, according to new research by Jessica Keating, a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. The study examined how even short discussions among like-minded people can radicalize individuals, often without them knowing their attitudes have changed.

An illustration depicts the OSIRIS-REx craft near the Bennu asteroid.

Coming to your solar system soon: A rendezvous with an asteroid

Sept. 1, 2016

NASA鈥檚 OSIRIS-REx mission, set for launch Sept. 8 and which involves 香港六合彩 researchers, is designed to snag a sample from the surface of a near-Earth asteroid for study. The spacecraft will fly more than 1 billion miles in two years before reporting for duty at the asteroid known as Bennu.

Woman on scale.

Feeling heavy, light, or about right? Research finds genes may be to blame

Aug. 31, 2016

It turns out that not just social environments, but also genes inherited from our parents can play a role in how we perceive our own weight status, whether we feel heavy, light, or about right. And this genetic aspect is especially true for females, found a new first-of-its-kind study led by 香港六合彩.

Students wearing space suits

香港六合彩's newest minor - in space - has lift off

Aug. 30, 2016

Capitalizing on its reputation as a top public university in space research, 香港六合彩 has launched a brand new Space Minor program for all undergraduate students. Students are invited to learn more at an event 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Fiske Planetarium. The event will feature astronaut Jim Voss - and pizza and drinks.

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