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<p>A planned $110 million telescope in Chile that the University of Colorado at °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï is partnering on to probe distant galaxies and stellar nurseries has been named as the top construction priority for mid-sized, ground-based telescopes by the National Research Council in the coming decade.</p>

<p>A thick blanket of yellow haze hovering over Houston as a result of chemical pollution produced by manufacturing petroleum products may be getting a little bit thinner, according to a new study.</p>

<p>The University of Colorado at °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden today named Michael L. Knotek as director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, or RASEI.</p>

<p>CU Scientists Secure More Than $847 Million in Sponsored Research Funding in FY 2009-10</p>

<p>A joint renewable energy center of the University of Colorado at °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and industry has been awarded $336,534 from the National Science Foundation so that undergraduates can conduct research related to the conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals.</p>

<p>An international science team involving the University of Colorado at °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï that is working on the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling project hit bedrock July 27 after two summers of work, drilling down more than 1.5 miles in an effort to help assess the risks of abrupt future climate change on Earth.</p>

<p>A new study examining death sentences in North Carolina over a 28-year period ending in 2007 shows that among similar homicides, the odds of a death sentence for those who are suspected of killing whites are approximately three times higher than the odds of a death sentence for those suspected of killing blacks.</p>

<p>Environmental engineering faculty and students at the University of Colorado at °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï are launching a study this month to determine the environmental fate of chemical dispersants being used in the Gulf oil spill cleanup.</p>

<p>Forest fires that have burned thousands of acres near Durango over the last several years may be responsible for unlocking the mercury trapped beneath the soil in the San Juan National Forest and allowing it to wash into Vallecito Reservoir northeast of Durango, according to preliminary findings by a University of Colorado at °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï engineering professor.</p>

<p>Zonta International, through its foundation, has awarded Amelia Earhart Fellowships to 35 outstanding women pursuing doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences and engineering this year -- including six who are studying at the University of Colorado at °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï.</p>