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For more than half a century, CU-Boulder has been a leader in climate and energy research, interdisciplinary environmental studies programs and engaging in sustainability and "green" practices both on campus and in the larger world.
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2013 campus sustainability award winners announced »
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Two CU-Boulder professors named 2013 Leopold Leadership Fellows »
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New solar panels on campus double CU-Boulder’s solar power production »
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CU-Boulder’s biotechnology building earns local green award »
2013 campus sustainability award winners announced »
One Million Acts of Green »
CU’s nLab breeds real-world innovation among all walks of students »
Two CU-Boulder professors named 2013 Leopold Leadership Fellows »
New solar panels on campus double CU-Boulder’s solar power production »
Social Sciences
Diet likely changed game for some hominids 3.5 million years ago, says CU-Boulder study
CU-Boulder prof works to shrink error margins in U.S. census data
Student life: Finding a community on campus
CU-Boulder student life: Criminology Buffs
Academics
CU-Boulder Environment and Sustainability Visioning Committee named
Inside the Greenhouse
Residence hall helps students gain understanding of sustainable design
Community Outreach
Join CU at the MAVEN launch this fall
ABCs, 123s and frontal lobes: Neuroscientists share research with kindergartners
Innovative programs transform undergraduate STEM courses
CU's 65th annual Conference on World Affairs engages students, faculty and more
Research
World's melting glaciers making large contribution to sea rise
Research team finds massive crevasses and bendable ice affect stability of Antarctic ice shelf
Climate variability and conflict risk in East Africa measured
7 CU students win Fulbrights
Natural Sciences
The West is getting dustier, says CU-Boulder study
CU-Boulder prof to lead NASA campaign to study North American air quality
Water-rock reaction could create enough 'food' to sustain life on Mars or in Earth's ocean crust
CU-Boulder helps tap crowds to digitize museum records of bugs and plants
Arts & Humanities
2013 Colorado Shakespeare Festival opens this weekend
Bardfest 2013 offers both tradition and twists
CU takes Shakespeare on the road to spread message of forgiveness in Colorado schools
CU's 65th annual Conference on World Affairs engages students, faculty and more
Campus Sustainability
CU-Boulder’s biotechnology building earns local green award
2013 campus sustainability award winners announced
One Million Acts of Green
New solar panels on campus double CU-Boulder’s solar power production
Global Engagement
CU-Boulder a leading host of Brazilian ‘Scientific Mobility’ students
Population, Consumption and Climate: A conversation with Al Bartlett
CU-Boulder No. 1 for Peace Corps volunteers for second straight year
Engineering team supports green energy in Haiti
Academics
Like father, like son: second generation international English student chooses CU-Boulder
A whirlwind Italian 'Butterfly' for CU grad student
CU-Boulder a leading host of Brazilian ‘Scientific Mobility’ students
7 CU students win Fulbrights
Sports
Coburn & Morris To Compete At 106th Millrose Games Feb. 16
Shalaya Kipp named 2012 College Women's Athlete-of-the-Year
Brooks: MacIntyre makes winning first impression
B.G. Brooks: CU says commitment to football on upswing
Aerospace
Water-rock reaction could create enough 'food' to sustain life on Mars or in Earth's ocean crust
Small satellites becoming big deal for CU-Boulder students
CU-Boulder team develops swarm of pingpong ball-sized robots
$20 million CU instrument package set for integration on Mars spacecraft
Business
Leeds students provide financial literacy to middle-schoolers
CU student lands prestigious postgraduate position with accounting board
Guggenheim family endows chair with $2.25 million gift to Leeds School
Stampede event to bring social responsibility out of boardroom, into community April 15-19
Outreach
Making choices to combat climate change
The bloom of spring
Architecture student turns scholarships into community impact
P-12 Outreach
Leeds students provide financial literacy to middle-schoolers
‘Something that changes students’ lives’
CU’s anti-violence production of ‘The Tempest’ to tour Colorado schools
$20 million CU instrument package set for integration on Mars spacecraft
Outreach
Having the heart to fully dedicate oneself
Forging a career through international peace
A lasting impression from Peace Corps service
International English Center students enrolling in CU-Boulder degree programs
Biotechnology
Finding compounds that can help fight cancer
Multi-discipline research makes a big impact
Research collaboration explores biofuels and biorefining
Exploring the neurological impact of anxiety on decision making
Arts & Humanities
CU takes Shakespeare on the road to spread message of forgiveness in Colorado schools
Cosmopolitan magazine internship opens career door
Student life: Finding a community on campus
CU’s anti-violence production of ‘The Tempest’ to tour Colorado schools
Research
Two CU-Boulder professors named 2013 Leopold Leadership Fellows
CU-led team receives $9.2 million DOE grant to engineer E. coli into biofuels
CU team’s efficient unmanned aircraft jetting toward commercialization
Research collaboration explores biofuels and biorefining
Civic Engagement
Hurricane Sandy, how you can help those in need
CU-Boulder to honor vets through Veterans Week events Nov. 9-17
Diversity and Inclusion Summit invites participants to "AMP it up!"
From nanoscience to not-so-science
Engineering
Insect eye-inspired camera captures wide view with no distortion
Small satellites becoming big deal for CU-Boulder students
CU-Boulder student finds incubators have wildly varying magnetic fields
When research meets music: BLOrk
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES)
Northern hemisphere losing last dry snow region, says CU study
World's melting glaciers making large contribution to sea rise
Climate zones will shift faster as climate warms, new study finds
Ancient asteroid may have triggered global firestorm on Earth
Computational Science & Engineering
Insect eye-inspired camera captures wide view with no distortion
When research meets music: BLOrk
Next-generation Wi-Fi service available on campus buses
Advancing the uses of laser technology
Education
Innovative programs transform undergraduate STEM courses
STEM: Strengthening education, and the power of a nation
Class act: CU students put a fresh face on math and science education
CU graduate strives for career combining law and education
Energy
Graphene membranes may lead to enhanced natural gas production, less CO2 pollution
"The invisible connectedness of things" reveals how transportation choices impact air quality
CU-Boulder among the nation’s leaders in patent power
Architecture
Graduating senior proposes using technology to reduce paper waste in ENVD program
Breaking ground: CU-Boulder environmental design students get real-word experience
Two CU-Boulder professors named 2013 Leopold Leadership Fellows
CU-Boulder Environment and Sustainability Visioning Committee named
Environment
World's melting glaciers making large contribution to sea rise
Frog lessons: More biodiversity equals less disease
Research team finds massive crevasses and bendable ice affect stability of Antarctic ice shelf
Alaska’s iconic Columbia Glacier expected to stop retreating in 2020, says CU-Boulder study
Journalism
Journalism graduate lands dream gig with NBC
CU Journalism & Mass Communication alums claim big national prizes
Journalism student covers inauguration for PBS NewsHour blog
CU News Corps: Students gain experience, media outlets use their work
Music
Learning the business of music
A whirlwind Italian 'Butterfly' for CU grad student
CU Opera performs Brundibar at Colorado Music Festival
CU music Professor Patrick Mason to receive 2012 Hazel Barnes Prize
Institutes
The fight against fires begins before the first spark
Join CU at the MAVEN launch this fall
CU-Boulder prof to lead NASA campaign to study North American air quality
Northern hemisphere losing last dry snow region, says CU study
Natural Sciences
The West is getting dustier, says CU-Boulder study
CU-Boulder prof to lead NASA campaign to study North American air quality
Water-rock reaction could create enough 'food' to sustain life on Mars or in Earth's ocean crust
CU-Boulder helps tap crowds to digitize museum records of bugs and plants
Social Sciences
The fight against fires begins before the first spark
Americans overestimate political polarization
Trying to eat healthy? Read those nutrition labels carefully
Researchers unearth ancient bronze artifact in Alaska
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Sustainability news headlines
Three CU students win prestigious national Goldwater scholarships
CU-Boulder moves ahead on creating new colleges focusing on media, communication and information; the environment and sustainability
CU-Boulder senior, 16, will graduate with honors before heading to Harvard
‘Chasing Ice’ filmmaker to discuss his gripping glacial photography and unseen footage at Macky April 1
CU Energy Club conference to explore ‘energy frontiers’ with government, industry April 4
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