University of Colorado at Boulder
hideThe University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder, UCB officially; Colorado and CU colloquially) is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado. Considered a Public Ivy, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system and was founded five months before Colorado was admitted to the union in 1876. The university's colors are silver and gold to reflect the mining history of the state.
Comprising nine colleges and schools, the university offered over 150 academic programs and enrolled 28,988 students and granted 6,781 degrees in 2007. Six Nobel Laureates, seven MacArthur Fellows, and 17 astronauts have been affiliated with CU Boulder as students, researchers, or faculty members in its history. The University received $266 million in sponsored research in 2007 to fund programs like the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, JILA, and National Institute of Standards and Technology's NIST-F1 atomic clock.
The Colorado Buffaloes compete in nine intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference. The Buffaloes have won 23 NCAA championships: 17 in skiing, five total in men's and women's cross country, and one in football. Approximately 1,500 students participate in 34 intercollegiate club sports annually as well.
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13,000-Year-Old Stone Tool Cache in Colorado Shows Evidence of Camel, Horse Butchering
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Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A biochemical analysis of a rare Clovis-era stone tool cache recently unearthed in the city limits of Boulder, Colo., indicates some of the implements were used to butcher ice-age camels and ...
Earth's highest known microbial systems fueled by volcanic gases
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Gases rising from deep within the Earth are fueling the world's highest-known microbial ecosystems, which have been detected near the rim of the 19,850-foot-high Socompa volcano in the Andes by a University ...
Researchers Show Why Peer Discussion Improves Student Performance on 'Clicker' Questions
Jan 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the University of Colorado at Boulder campus students are sharing answers, checking their responses to questions against those of their neighbors and making adjustments to those answers ...
Invasive plants challenge scientists in face of environmental change
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Managing invasive plant species on the Great Plains has become more challenging in recent years in the face of human-caused environmental change, including the positive responses of invaders to altered atmospheric chemistry ...
Team identifies stem cells that repair injured muscles
Mar 05, 2009 |
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A University of Colorado at Boulder research team has identified a type of skeletal muscle stem cell that contributes to the repair of damaged muscles in mice, which could have important implications in the treatment of injured, ...
