New report charts Colorado's vulnerability to climate change

Feb. 3, 2015

Sea-level rise may not be eating away at Colorado鈥檚 borders, but climate change exposes other critical vulnerabilities in the state, according to a new report. Rising temperatures likely will take a toll on cattle and crops, for example, and could more often leave junior water rights holders with little water and few options.

New study details how cocaine really works in the brain, offers possibility of drug to treat addiction

Feb. 3, 2015

A research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a mechanism in the brain that is key to making cocaine seem pleasurable, a finding that could lead to a drug treatment for fighting addiction. The findings build on past research also involving CU-Boulder that found the same mechanism in the brain also interacts with heroin, oxycodone, morphine and other opioid drugs to amplify their addictiveness. The latest study suggests that the mechanism plays a key role in the addictiveness of many abused drugs, possibly including methamphetamine and alcohol.

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Special Valentine鈥檚 Day event about Albert Einstein slated for CU-Boulder

Feb. 2, 2015

Up for a romantic Valentine鈥檚 Day evening? Then head to the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Fiske Planetarium to Relativity for Lovers 鈥� A Valentine鈥檚 Day Among the Stars , for music, film and a talk on the genius of Albert Einstein.

CU-Boulder-created app first to use gesture for language learning

Jan. 29, 2015

While you might think a person shaking her phone or tablet from side to side is having issues with the device, she might actually be playing a game that has her mimicking a steering wheel motion as part of a language lesson. The game Nano Nano for mobile devices, created by two University of Colorado Boulder graduate students and released last week, is the first app to incorporate gesturing with language learning -- for good reason.

Colorado Law announces Master of Studies in Law degree program

Jan. 29, 2015

The University of Colorado Law School is now accepting applications for the newly established, one-year, 28-credit Master of Studies in Law degree. This program will enable students who hold at least an undergraduate degree to obtain legal training short of a full Juris Doctor. "There are a range of opportunities for professionals interested in legal-related fields who are not practicing lawyers," said Dean Phil Weiser. "The MSL degree is a targeted program that will prepare students to obtain and excel in such positions."

Fallen CU-Boulder astronauts to be celebrated on campus and online

Jan. 28, 2015

NASA鈥檚 fallen astronauts, including University of Colorado Boulder alumni Ellison Onizuka and Kalpana Chawla, who died in space shuttle accidents 17 years apart, will be remembered both on campus and in a special NASA online tribute this week.

Erratic as normal: Arctic sea ice loss expected to be bumpy in the short term

Jan. 28, 2015

Arctic sea ice extent plunged precipitously from 2001 to 2007, then barely budged between 2007 and 2013. Even in a warming world, researchers should expect such unusual periods of no change鈥攁nd rapid change鈥攁t the world鈥檚 northern reaches, according to a new paper.

Bike-to-work events offer chance to explore barriers to cycling, says CU study

Jan. 27, 2015

Cities that host bike-to-work events as their sole effort to increase commuter travel by bicycle may be missing a larger -- perhaps more valuable -- opportunity, according to a study involving the University of Colorado Boulder and led by the University of Colorado Denver . Local governments should use bike-to-work days to find out from participants why they鈥檙e attending and -- more importantly -- what prevents them from biking more often, according to the study.

CU-Boulder-built website aims to help reunite owners with their pets after natural disasters

Jan. 27, 2015

When evacuees become separated from their pets while fleeing hurricanes, wildfires or other natural disasters, they鈥檙e often difficult to reunite. Computer scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder hope to change that with a new online tool designed to leverage the work of crowds to reconnect pets with their human families.

Tibetan Association of Colorado, CU-Boulder announce October campus visit by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Jan. 27, 2015

The Tibetan Association of Colorado (TAC) and the University of Colorado Boulder will co-host a campus visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Oct. 20 and 21, 2015, both groups announced today. A schedule of events at CU-Boulder is still being finalized. The schedule and ticket information will be announced in the months ahead.

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