Cultural Caffeine

Global advertising experts highlight CU-Boulder鈥檚 鈥楥ultural Caffeine鈥

Oct. 21, 2013

Experts from global companies such as Facebook, Disney, Activision and major U.S. advertising agencies will be at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Oct. 24-25 for 鈥淐ultural Caffeine,鈥 a series of public panels and events centering on the explosion of innovation in the creative industries.

CU-Boulder Alumni Association to honor 10 at Oct. 24 ceremony

Oct. 18, 2013

CU-Boulder Alumni Association news release Since 1930 the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录鈥檚 best have been recognized at a special awards ceremony dedicated to highlighting their outstanding accomplishments and extraordinary service.

New CU-Boulder leadership minor to launch in spring 2014

Oct. 14, 2013

Former University of Colorado President Alexander E. 鈥淪andy鈥 Bracken knows a few things about the role that effective leadership plays in career success and life in general. As the Newton Leadership Chair at CU-Boulder, Bracken has the task 鈥 and desire 鈥 to bring more leadership training and development opportunities to students across all academic disciplines. One of the major components of this goal is the creation of the Newton Leadership Studies Minor, which will launch in the spring 2014 semester along with a new class (LEAD 1000) titled 鈥淏ecoming a Leader.鈥

E-days egg drop

CU-Boulder Engineering Days to feature egg drop and rocket launch on Oct. 18

Oct. 11, 2013

Engineering students at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 will host the annual College Egg Drop competition Oct. 18 as part of Engineering Days. 鈥淓-Days鈥 is an annual tradition during which students celebrate the engineering profession with fun and challenging competitions and social events. The event is organized by the University of Colorado Engineering Council (UCEC) and various student honor societies. The egg drop, which starts at 1 p.m. on the west side of the Engineering Center, challenges students to create a contraption that will protect a raw egg when dropped from the eighth floor of the Engineering Center鈥檚 office tower.

CU-Boulder鈥檚 modernized Fiske Planetarium to reopen Oct. 12

Oct. 11, 2013

Sky gazers will be better immersed in spectacular views at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录鈥檚 Fiske Planetarium since the dome鈥檚 nearly 40-year-old analog projector was replaced with a new digital 鈥渟tar ball鈥 in a project completed this week. The modernized Fiske, which now can show a wider range of media including ultra high-definition movies, will reopen to the public at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12.

CU-Boulder alum, NASA Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter dies at 88

Oct. 10, 2013

Scott Carpenter, a 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 alumnus and a famed NASA Mercury astronaut who became only the second American to orbit Earth, died Thursday. He was 88. Carpenter, a Boulder native, entered CU-Boulder鈥檚 astronautical engineering program in 1945, eventually earning a bachelor of science degree. He orbited Earth three times on May 24, 1962, in NASA鈥檚 Aurora 7 capsule before splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.

Massive spruce beetle outbreak in Colorado tied to drought, according to new CU study

Oct. 10, 2013

A new 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 study indicates drought high in the northern Colorado mountains is the primary trigger of a massive spruce beetle outbreak that is tied to long-term changes in sea-surface temperatures from the Northern Atlantic Ocean, a trend that is expected to continue for decades.

Lightning above Boulder

CU-Boulder researchers use climate model to better understand electricity in the air

Oct. 3, 2013

Electrical currents born from thunderstorms are able to flow through the atmosphere and around the globe, causing a detectable electrification of the air even in places with no thunderstorm activity.

Colorado business confidence falls slightly going into fourth quarter, says CU-Boulder Leeds School

Oct. 1, 2013

The confidence of Colorado business leaders has slightly declined going into the fourth quarter as uncertainty facing a potential government shutdown and the federal deficit increased, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.

Experienced entrepreneurs better cope with stress by knowing value of time away, says CU study

Oct. 1, 2013

Taking breaks from the stress of a startup improves experienced entrepreneurs鈥 mental well-being, but not inexperienced entrepreneurs鈥 well-being, says a study led by the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录.

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