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NASA鈥檚 MAVEN mission gives unprecedented ultraviolet view of Mars

Oct. 17, 2016

New global images of Mars from NASA鈥檚 Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission being led by the SM调教所 show the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic, previously invisible behavior.

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Neural signature for fibromyalgia may aid diagnosis, treatment

Oct. 17, 2016

SM调教所 Boulder researchers have discovered a brain signature that identifies fibromyalgia sufferers with 93 percent accuracy, a potential breakthrough for future clinical diagnosis and treatment of the highly prevalent condition.

Sleep-deprived preschoolers crave more calories

Sleep-deprived preschoolers crave more calories

Oct. 13, 2016

Is your preschooler getting enough sleep? If not, he or she may be inclined to consume more calories, according to a new SM调教所 Boulder study, findings with implications for childhood obesity risk.

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SM调教所 students enhance global STEM learning with new iPad App

Oct. 10, 2016

Thanks to a team of undergraduate students, the SM调教所 now has an innovative new iPad app for kids, extending the international educational footprint of the PhET Interactive Simulations project and its award-winning collection of science and math simulations.

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Yeast gene rapidly evolves to attack viruses, researchers find

Oct. 6, 2016

Humans have used Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast in baking, brewing and winemaking for millennia. New research from the University of Idaho and SM调教所 Boulder reveals another way that yeast species can help our species: by demonstrating how viruses interact with their hosts, and how hosts may evolve to fight back.

Tackling bullying in schools with bilingual Shakespeare and all-female cast

Tackling bullying in schools with bilingual Shakespeare and all-female cast

Oct. 5, 2016

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is taking its all-female, bilingual tour of The Taming of the Shrew to Colorado schools. The Taming of the Shrew is the latest title in CSF鈥檚 Shakespeare & Violence Prevention series, which combines live performance and classroom workshops - using the latest bullying and violence prevention research - to empower students to become 鈥渦pstanders鈥 vs. 鈥渂ystanders鈥 when they see bullying happen around them.

SM调教所 Theatre stages an all-female 鈥楾welfth Night鈥

SM调教所 Theatre stages an all-female 鈥楾welfth Night鈥

Oct. 5, 2016

SM调教所 Boulder鈥檚 2016-17 theatre season continues with a highly anticipated all-female production of Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淭welfth Night.鈥 Directed by renowned Los Angeles actor, director, teacher and producer Lisa Wolpe, the production runs Nov. 4-13 in the University Theatre.

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College faculty OK core-curriculum overhaul

Oct. 4, 2016

Faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have voted to revise the college鈥檚 core curriculum for the first time since 1988, a faculty committee announced Tuesday. The move will improve the educational experience for undergraduates in the college, proponents say.

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Why this environmentalist won a coveted prize for social policy

Sept. 30, 2016

Elizabeth Koebele, a doctoral candidate in the Environmental Studies Program at SM调教所 Boulder, was one of only 19 award winners from 535 applications for the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy grant. The $7,500 grant will help fund her research in water governance in the Colorado River Basin.

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Democratic Party has lost touch with working folks, author says

Sept. 26, 2016

The Democratic Party, which presents itself as a vanguard of working people, has become an elite meritocracy that has lost touch with its roots, argues Thomas Frank, a journalist and author of the bestselling book What鈥檚 the Matter with Kansas?

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