CU-Boulder to hold international conference on slavery Sept. 27-28

Sept. 25, 2013

The 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 will host a conference that explores the phenomenon of slavery from a global, historical perspective on Sept. 27-28. The event will include scholars specializing in the study of slavery in ancient, medieval and modern contexts and in global regions that include Western, pre-Columbian, African, Asian and Muslim. Titled 鈥淲hat is a Slave Society: an International Conference on the Nature of Slavery as a Global Historical Phenomenon,鈥 the event will be held in the British and Irish Studies room of Norlin Library.

CU-Boulder/NIST physicist Ana Maria Rey wins 2013 MacArthur Fellowship

Sept. 25, 2013

Ana Maria Rey, a theoretical physicist and a fellow of JILA, a joint institute of the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, today was named a winner of a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as the 鈥済enius grant.鈥 Rey also is an assistant research professor in the CU-Boulder Department of Physics. She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes.

New CU-Boulder-led study finds 鈥榤icrobial clock鈥 may help determine time of death

Sept. 24, 2013

An intriguing study led by the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 may provide a powerful new tool in the quiver of forensic scientists attempting to determine the time of death in cases involving human corpses: a microbial clock.

Brain may rely on computer-like mechanism to make sense of novel situations, says CU-Boulder study

Sept. 23, 2013

Our brains give us the remarkable ability to make sense of situations we鈥檝e never encountered before鈥攁 familiar person in an unfamiliar place, for example, or a coworker in a different job role鈥攂ut the mechanism our brains use to accomplish this has been a longstanding mystery of neuroscience.

Covert product placements in TV shows increase consumers鈥 memories and brand attitudes, says CU-Boulder study

Sept. 23, 2013

Consumers who watch television sitcoms and see product placements through covert marketing have better memories of the products and better attitudes toward the brands, according to three joint studies led by the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录.

CU awarded $3.6 million for new way to produce magnesium for auto parts

Sept. 19, 2013

A 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 professor has been awarded a three-year, $3.6 million grant from the Energy Department鈥檚 Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a new process to produce magnesium that can be used to make lightweight vehicle parts.

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Solid-state battery developed at CU-Boulder could double the range of electric cars

Sept. 18, 2013

A cutting-edge battery technology developed at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 that could allow tomorrow鈥檚 electric vehicles to travel twice as far on a charge is now closer to becoming a commercial reality. CU鈥檚 Technology Transfer Office has completed an agreement with Solid Power LLC鈥攁 CU-Boulder spinoff company founded by Se-Hee Lee and Conrad Stoldt, both associate professors of mechanical engineering鈥攆or the development and commercialization of an innovative solid-state rechargeable battery.

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Nanoly Bioscience to develop CU-Boulder vaccine stabilization technology

Sept. 11, 2013

Nanoly Bioscience of Boulder and the University of Colorado recently entered into an option agreement that will enable the startup company to develop a technique for protecting vaccines during delivery to rural and less-developed areas of the world.

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CU-Boulder student-built satellite slated for launch by NASA Sept. 15

Sept. 11, 2013

A small beach ball-sized satellite designed and built by a team of 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 students to better understand how atmospheric drag can affect satellite orbits is now slated for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 15.

CU Law School students to teach state high school students about Constitution

Sept. 10, 2013

More than 50 students and dozens of alumni of the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Law School will teach a lesson on the First Amendment in more than 50 high school classrooms throughout Colorado Sept. 11鈥20 in recognition of Constitution Day. Constitution Day is a national event that annually commemorates the Sept. 17, 1787, signing of the United States Constitution.

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