Science & Technology
- <p>A group of planetary scientists have released a new Spanish-language teaching resource featuring colorful graphics and explanatory text to get the word out on the latest space discoveries both in and outside of Earth's solar system.</p>
- <p>When considering giving money to humanitarian crises people often donate in response to events that grab their immediate emotions, according to a recent study by researchers at the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï and Dresden University of Technology in Germany.</p>
- <p>The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant to a team led by the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï to better understand the electrical processes that connect the Earth with the atmosphere and with space.</p>
- <p>The °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï was selected today to host the headquarters for the National Solar Observatory, the nation's leading scientific research program in ground-based solar astronomy.</p>
- <p>A °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï physics faculty member was among 13 U.S. Department of Energy researchers named by President Obama yesterday as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.</p>
- <p>The °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï is receiving $6.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund a five-year effort to reduce youth violence in Denver's Montbello neighborhood.</p>
- <p>The black smoke that rose from the water's surface during controlled burns of surface oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill last year pumped more than 1 million pounds of soot pollution into the atmosphere, according to a new study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï.</p>
- <p>SuviCa Inc. of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï and the University of Colorado recently completed an exclusive license agreement for a CU drug screening technology to identify novel therapies for cancer.</p>
- <p>The °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï and NASA will host public talks exploring space science and life aboard the International Space Station on Sept. 20 and 21. These campus events are being held in conjunction with NASA's traveling multimedia exhibit "Destination: Station," which immerses visitors in the story of the space station and includes hands-on activities, imagery and audio and visual technology. The exhibit runs from Sept. 17 through Oct. 28 at the Wings Over the Rockies museum in Denver.</p>
- <p>The PhET Interactive Simulations project at the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï today was named as a laureate of The Tech Awards 2011, one of 15 global innovators recognized each year for applying technology to benefit humanity and spark global change. </p>