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Climate Research

Effects of Warming on Glaciers, Ice Sheets, and Sea Ice

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Extent in 2008, Second Lowest Ever Recorded (Sept. 16, 2008)
As Andean Glacier Retreats, Tiny Life Forms Swiftly Move In, CU Study Shows (Sept. 8, 2008)
Global Sea-Rise Levels By 2100 May Be Lower Than Some Predict, Says New CU-Boulder Study (Sept. 4, 2008)
CU, NOAA Researchers To Fly Unmanned Planes Over Greenland Ice Sheet To Monitor Melting (July 14, 2008)
Baffin Island Ice Caps Shrinking (Jan. 28, 2008)
Alaska’s Kennicott Glacier Lurching (Jan. 15, 2008)
Older Arctic Sea Ice Gives Way to Thinner Ice (Jan. 10, 2008)
Greenland Melt Accelerating in 2007 (Dec. 10, 2007)
2007 Arctic Sea Ice Extent Shatters Record Low (Oct. 1, 2007)
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Shatters Record Low (Oct. 1, 2007)
Arctic Sea Ice Bottoms Out in 2007 (Sept. 20, 2007)
Sea Ice outlook for 2007 Gloomy (Aug. 16, 2007)
Glaciers and Ice Caps to Dominate Sea Level Rise (July. 19, 2007)
Glaciers, Ice Caps to dominate Sea Rise in 21st Century (July. 19, 2007)
Vast Regions of Antarctica Melted in 2006-2007 (May. 15, 2007)
Arctic Sea Ice Narrowly Misses Winter Low (April 4, 2007)
Sea Ice Decline Could Trigger Climate Cascade (March 15, 2007)
Greenland Ice Sheet Losing Mass, Says GRACE Satellite Data (Sept. 20, 2006)

Global and Regional Climate Change

CU Receives $1 Million Grant to Help Developing Countries Respond to Climate Change Impacts (Sept. 25, 2008)
Enhancing Altered Ecosystems in Global Change World (Jan. 15, 2008)
CU-Boulder shares in 2007 Nobel Peace Prize (Oct. 12, 2007)
Unmanned Aircraft Used for Climate Change Research (Sept. 27, 2007)
Nutrient Pollution Drives Frog Deformities (Sept. 24, 2007)
Climate Change Impact on Native Communities Charted (Sept. 17, 2007)
CU Partners on NASA Climate Change Mission in Tropics (June 27, 2007)
Mountain Dust Cover leads to Early Snow Melt (June 25, 2007)
CU Environmental Sensor used in DOE Climate Study (June 4, 2007)
NASA’s AIM Mission to Study Clouds Signaling Global Change (April 10, 2007)
CU-Boulder to Lead Massive Ecological Research Effort in West (March 14, 2007)
CIRES Director Kicks off International Polar Year (Feb. 22, 2007)
Does Climate Change Communication Help Solve Problems? (Feb. 16, 2007)
NASA Satellite Tracks Earth Water Cycles (Jan. 31, 2007)
Western Wildfires Linked to Atlantic Surface Temperatures (Dec. 26, 2006)

Atmospheric Climate Change

CU-Boulder Study Suggests Air Quality Regulations Miss Key Pollutants (Sept. 24, 2008)
CU-Boulder Researchers Chart Path of Hurricane Gustav as It Heads Into Warm Gulf of Mexico Waters (Aug. 29, 2008)
Rising CO2 May Mean More Storms for Northern Hemisphere (Dec. 10, 2007)
Wildfires Big Contributors to CO2 in Atmosphere (Oct. 31, 2007)
Invisible Gases Form Most Organic Haze (July 9, 2007)
Ancient Ocean CO2 Burps Help Scientists Understand Global Change (May 10, 2007)
Ozone Recovering in Changing Atmosphere on Earth (May 3, 2006)
Declining Snow Pack Cools Winter CO2 Emissions (Feb. 9, 2006)

Energy Innovation

Research Efforts and Development

CU-Boulder Awarded $7.2 Million for Liquid Crystal Research Center (Sept. 16, 2008)
Sixteen CU/NREL Energy Research Seed Grants Selected For Funding (May 7, 2007)
Alternative Energy Systems, Devices Among Student Projects To Be Demonstrated At Design Expo (April 25, 2007)
CU-Boulder, NREL, CSU And Mines Sign Colorado Renewable Energy Agreement (Feb. 21, 2007)
German Renewable Energy Expert To Speak At CU-Boulder On Feb. 20 (Feb. 12, 2007)
CU-Boulder Announces Development Of Sustainable Energy Initiative (March 16, 2006)

Biodiesel and Biorefining

Biofuels Forum On Ethanol Slated For CU-Boulder Nov. 8 (Nov. 6, 2007)
Colorado Center For Biorefining And Biofuels Announces $500,000 In Seed Grants For Research (Oct. 29, 2007)
CU-Boulder To Play Lead Role In Colorado Center For Biorefining And Biofuels (March 19, 2007)
CU-Boulder Student To Receive David Brower Youth Award for Campus Work on Biodiesel (Sept. 25, 2003)
First Commercial Biodiesel Pump In Colorado To Bring Cleaner Air, More Energy Independence (Sept. 9, 2003)
CU-Boulder Students Join With CU Departments To Launch Biodiesel Buff Bus (March 20, 2003)

Solar Power

CU-Boulder Solar Decathlon Team Takes Third Place In Engineering, Seventh Overall (Oct. 19, 2007)
CU-Boulder Students Get Ready to Send Solar Home to Washington, D.C., for Third Solar Decathlon (Sept. 20, 2007)
CU’s Two-Time Solar Decathlon Champs to Install Photovoltaic System (July 31, 2007)
Xcel Energy Sponsors CU-Boulder Solar Decathlon Team with Pre-purchase of Solar Home (March 13, 2007)

Campus Sustainability

Campus

CU-Boulder Ranked Among Top Campuses for Sustainability (Sept. 24, 2008)
CU-Boulder Carbon Inventory Compares Well with Peer Institutions (Sept. 16, 2008)
CU-Boulder Named Second 'Greenest' School In The Nation By Sierra Magazine (Aug. 21, 2008)
CU First Bowl Championship Series School In Nation To Launch Zero-Waste Program For Football Games (Aug. 5, 2008)
CU-Boulder Embarks On Ambitious Plan To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Feb. 21, 2007)