Academics

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The University of Colorado Boulder is pleased to announce its selection by the U.S. Department of State, and its cooperative partner, World Learning, to host an <a href="http://www.worldlearning.org/what-we-do/educationusa-academy/"><span class="s2">EducationUSA Academy</span></a> in summer 2016.</span></p>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Ask University of Colorado Boulder faculty and staff for entrepreneurial project proposals and they will deliver.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Eleven teams of CU-Boulder faculty and staff from across campus have been offered seed funding, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each, after a call went out in September for applications. The 11 awards granted are out of 26 total submittals.</span></p>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The University of Colorado Boulder enrolled more international students during the 2014-15 academic year and sent more students abroad during the 2013-14 academic year than any other higher education institution in Colorado.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The data, released today by the Institute of International Education in its annual Open Doors Report, show that CU-Boulder was home to 2,614 international students during the 2014-15 school year, up from 2,163 in 2013-14.</span></p>

<p>The end of the semester is a stressful time for all college students, but even more so for those who may find themselves in academic “hot water.” Maybe you skipped a few too many lectures, or perhaps you didn’t properly prepare for an important test. Suddenly the thought of studying for final exams leaves you overwhelmed with anxiety.</p>

<p>Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will outline his vision for Colorado’s energy future at this year’s Schultz Lecture Thursday at the University of Colorado Law School.</p>

<p>How entrepreneurs and executives use traditional financial market tools to serve social needs will be the focus of a free CU-Boulder conference from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Folsom Field Stadium Club.</p>

<p>Awake too early when you should be asleep? Might want to try and switch things up. A new study by the University of Colorado shows that the longer people are awake during the time their biological clock is telling them to sleep the worse their sensitivity to insulin, which is a precursor to diabetes.</p>

<p>Last July, 11 students participated in the first ever Residential Academic Bridge Program (Bridge). The program is an intensive and exciting three-week immersion experience for first-generation students who participated in a Pre-Collegiate Development Program (PCDP) at CU-Boulder.</p>

<p>Business accelerators -- entities that give money, guidance and space for a set amount of time to startups -- heavily rely on volunteer mentors to promote innovation, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study.</p>

<p>Heading to the library to study is a tradition for most college students. Here at CU-Boulder, that means a trip to Norlin Library.</p>