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Hubble Space Telescope Survey Finds Missing Matter, Probes Intergalactic Web Although the universe contains billions of galaxies, only a small amount of its matter is locked up in these behemoths. Most of the universe's matter that was cooked up during and just after the Big Bang must be found elsewhere.

Global Earthquake Fatalities Expected To Rise This Century, Says CU-Boulder Geologist Earthquake expert and geological sciences Professor Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado at Boulder says unprecedented human fatalities from earthquakes will occur around the globe in the coming century unless significant earthquake-resistant building codes are implemented.

CU Team To Build $34 Million Instrument Package For U.S. Environmental Satellite A $34 million solar instrument package to be built by the University of Colorado at Boulder, considered a crucial tool to help monitor global climate change, has been restored to a U.S. government satellite mission slated for launch in 2013.

Oprah Winfrey's Social-Cultural Impact Focus Of CU-Boulder Journalism Professor's Book 'The Age Of Oprah,' Out This Month In her new book "The Age of Oprah: Cultural Icon for the Neoliberal Era," University of Colorado at Boulder journalism Professor Janice Peck charts the rise of Oprah Winfrey from highly rated TV "trash talk" host to one of the most influential cultural icons of our times.

CU-Boulder Friends Of The Libraries Present Mystery Writer Robert Greer The CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries will present a talk by physician and mystery writer Robert Greer at its annual "Just Desserts" event on Friday, May 30.

Death Toll From China Quake Could Reach 50,000, CU Expert Says Roger Bilham, professor of geological sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder, believes the death toll in China from the earthquake that struck the Chengdu Plains region could reach as high as 50,000.

CU-Boulder's Ongoing Response To Issues Generated By Campus Press Column On this page you will find links to information that will provide greater context on the controversial column published by the CU Campus Press on Feb. 18, 2008, the response of the University of Colorado at Boulder administration and community to that piece, and other helpful resources.