Top Headlines at CU Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/top Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:46:14 -0600 CU Political Science Professor Comments On The Presidential Candidates And Their Platforms http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/4f13627497fe1b138f9dd7b8b9aadf9b.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/4f13627497fe1b138f9dd7b8b9aadf9b.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:45:00 -0600 Over the course of the next several months, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will try to convince voters that their ideas and policies are best for the United States. Elease Robbins To Retire From CU-Boulder Dean Of Students Post http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/bdb8daec3f0e3571819fd40aec2cb320.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/bdb8daec3f0e3571819fd40aec2cb320.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:40:00 -0600 The University of Colorado at Boulder announced today that Elease Robbins, dean of students and associate vice chancellor for student affairs, will retire from her position effective July 18, 2008. CU, NOAA Researchers To Fly Unmanned Planes Over Greenland Ice Sheet To Monitor Melting http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/73e61457e48ef84e7ef9ac4a93a82702.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/73e61457e48ef84e7ef9ac4a93a82702.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:25:00 -0600 University of Colorado and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers hoping for a unique glimpse into the workings of the massive Greenland ice sheet are undertaking the first unmanned aerial survey of the island's fast-flowing outlet glacier region. CU-Boulder Professor Analyzes Role Of Social Media In Disaster Response And Recovery http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/a27418675b03e06ce096e2cdca1defde.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/a27418675b03e06ce096e2cdca1defde.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:30:00 -0600 Social media and technologies that support peer-to-peer communication are being used in increasingly creative ways in the aftermath of disasters by people who are either seeking or sharing information that is unavailable from more traditional sources, research by a University of Colorado at Boulder faculty member has found. Red Cross To Extend CU-based Service Center Through Monday http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/e9664c32664040371b81d25a5cd06a03.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/e9664c32664040371b81d25a5cd06a03.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:40:00 -0600 CU students displaced by Boulder's Hill House Apartments fire Saturday night may still obtain assistance on Monday from the University of Colorado or the American Red Cross at a Red Cross Service Center on the CU-Boulder campus. CU-Boulder and Mile High Red Cross To Open Service Center For Victims Of Hill House Apartment Fire http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/9b54396144c82fc3588812005d3209ce.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/9b54396144c82fc3588812005d3209ce.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:30:00 -0600 The Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross and the University of Colorado at Boulder will open an emergency service center on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the CU Recreation Center, conference rooms 3 and 4, to assist CU and Boulder community members affected by Saturday's fire at the Hill House apartment complex at 9th and Marine Streets. CU-Boulder Chancellor Peterson Lauds Nomination Of CU Legal Counsel Christine Arguello To The Federal Bench http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/946e4b29b859078f003072c562f763ff.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/946e4b29b859078f003072c562f763ff.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:30:00 -0600 University of Colorado at Boulder Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson today praised the White House's nomination of Christine Arguello to fill a vacancy on the bench of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Slow But Positive Colorado Job Growth Expected In Second Half Of 2008, CU-Boulder Economist Says http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/034fe7599f61a3767446c714e32aa491.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/034fe7599f61a3767446c714e32aa491.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:25:00 -0600 Colorado's economy will slow down in the second half of 2008, but overall job growth will still remain positive for the year, according to Richard Wobbekind, an economist with the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business. CU-Boulder Researcher To Participate In Mercury Mission Briefing July 3 http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/af9a66229a424a23da7730383a7e7695.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/af9a66229a424a23da7730383a7e7695.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0600 University of Colorado at Boulder Senior Research Associate Bill McClintock will participate in a NASA media teleconference on Thursday, July 3, to discuss new findings from the most recent flyby of Mercury by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft. Species Extinction Threat Underestimated Due To Math Glitch, Says CU-Boulder Study http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/efcb5fcc44583874f06555c219320316.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/efcb5fcc44583874f06555c219320316.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0600 Extinction risks for natural populations of endangered species are likely being underestimated by as much as 100-fold because of a mathematical "misdiagnosis," according to a new study led by a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher.