university of colorado boulder Archives

Using morphine after abdominal surgery may prolong pain

Rising temperatures challenge Salt Lake City’s water supply

‘Microbial clock’ may help determine time of death

Brain may rely on computer-like mechanism to make sense of novel situations

New water splitting technique could produce hydrogen fuel

Ice-free Arctic winters could explain amplified warming during Pliocene

Mortality differences between nondrinkers and light drinkers

Spiral galaxies like Milky Way bigger than thought

U. of Colorado study shows acupressure effective in helping to treat traumatic brain injury

A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications for some U.S. war veterans retu…

Stresses of unemployed spouse can hurt job performance of other spouse, says study

Ignoring the stresses of an unemployed spouse’s job search does not bode well for the employed spouse’s job productivity or home life, says a University of Colorado Boulder professor.
Associate Professor Maw-Der Foo of CU-Boulder’s Leeds Scho…

Feb. 23 NASA mission to tote $28 million CU-Boulder instrument and tiny student satellite

A $28 million University of Colorado Boulder instrument developed to study changes in the sun’s brightness and its impact on Earth’s climate is one of two primary payloads on NASA’s Glory mission set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Bas…

Thawing permafrost likely will accelerate global warming

Up to two-thirds of Earth’s permafrost likely will disappear by 2200 as a result of warming temperatures, unleashing vast quantities of carbon into the atmosphere, says a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder’s Cooperative Institute fo…