Forecasting and explaining bad air days in Utah鈥檚 oil and gas fields

Jan. 14, 2015

To accurately forecast wintertime bad air days in Utah鈥檚 Uintah Basin, researchers must use real atmospheric measurements to estimate chemical emissions from nearby oil and natural gas fields, a new study in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics has found.

Simulated sightlessness can harm people's attitudes toward blindness

Jan. 14, 2015

Using simulation to walk in the shoes of a person who is blind -- such as wearing a blindfold while performing everyday tasks -- has negative effects on people鈥檚 perceptions of the visually impaired, according to a 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 study.

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New DOE grant involving CU-Boulder aimed at improving wind forecasting

Jan. 12, 2015

A new $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to a coalition of organizations including the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 will be used to help improve wind energy forecasting in mountain and valley regions.

Study finds experience of pain relies on multiple brain pathways, not just one

Jan. 12, 2015

A new study led by the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 finds that when we use our thoughts to dull or enhance our experience of pain, the physical pain signal in the brain鈥攕ent by nerves in the area of a wound, for example, and encoded in multiple regions in the cerebrum鈥攄oes not actually change. Instead the act of using thoughts to modulate pain, a technique called 鈥渃ognitive self-regulation鈥 that is commonly used to manage chronic pain, works via a separate pathway in the brain.

Research findings have implications for regenerating damaged nerve cells

Jan. 7, 2015

Two new studies involving the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 and the University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane, Australia have identified a unique molecule that not only gobbles up bad cells, but also has the ability to repair damaged nerve cells.

Six CU-Boulder scholars ranked among most influential in education

Jan. 7, 2015

Six members of the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 School of Education faculty were recognized in the 鈥淓du-Scholar Public Influence Rankings鈥 released today as being among the nation鈥檚 top 200 researchers whose scholarship bridges academic and public audiences.

Colorado business confidence remains positive, stable for first quarter of 2015, says CU-Boulder index

Jan. 4, 2015

The confidence of Colorado business leaders has increased slightly going into 2015, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) released today by the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录鈥檚 Leeds School of Business. The index also is more stable than ever in its 11-year history.

Winter break & CDC travel advisories regarding travel to West Africa

Dec. 16, 2014

The upcoming winter break is often a popular time for travel, so we want you to know about the latest CDC travel advisories. The CDC recommends that people avoid non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone at this time.

When pursuing goals, people give more weight to progress than setbacks, says CU-Boulder-led study

Dec. 16, 2014

New Year鈥檚 resolution-makers beware: People tend to believe good behaviors are more beneficial in reaching goals than bad behaviors are in obstructing goals, according to a 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录-led study.

CU-Boulder co-leading new severe weather research group

Dec. 15, 2014

Building on years of collaboration using unmanned aircraft to fly into the storms that create the massive tornadoes that rip across the Midwest, scientists at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have formed a new research consortium.

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