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Researchers harness algae to ‘grow’ construction cement

By BRUCE FINLEYJuly 16, 2022 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The massive worldwide pouring of concrete as developers densify cities could be transformed, eliminating heat-trapping pollution into the atmosphere, by switching to a new kind of cement created in Colorado — cement that is “grown” by harnessing tiny sea organisms.

Researchers hope fireflies will aid robot communication

June 19, 2022 GMT

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Researchers from the University of Colorado are studying the Great Smoky Mountains' synchronous fireflies to determine whether understanding the way they communicate could help with developing robot communication.

University of Arizona names Balafas 1st female police chief

February 4, 2022 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — University of Arizona officials have hired the school’s first female police chief.

Paula Balafas will begin her new job early next month, officials said Thursday.

She succeeds Brian Seastone, who retired in August after 41 years with the campus police department.

Colorado health care system fires 119 unvaccinated workers

October 6, 2021 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado health system fired 119 employees for not adhering to its vaccine requirement without a religious or medical exemption.

That accounts for less than 0.5% of the company's of their 26,500 employees around the state, said UCHealth spokesperson Dan Weaver.

University of Colorado faces COVID religious exemption suit

By PATTY NIEBERGSeptember 30, 2021 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A pediatrician and a medical student at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are challenging denials of their requests for religious exemptions from the school's COVID vaccination mandate, arguing in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that administrators are judging the “veracity” of personal religious beliefs in violation of the First Amendment.

Man gets 80 years prison in killing of 2, injuring officer

September 19, 2021 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man has received an 80-year prison sentence in the 2018 killing of two people and attempted murder of an Aurora police officer.

Thirty-one-year-old Demarcus Brown-Jones had been convicted in May on second-degree murder, reckless manslaughter and other charges.

Republican Ganahl launches Colorado gubernatorial campaign

September 14, 2021 GMT

MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) — Republican Heidi Ganahl, an entrepreneur and University of Colorado regent, formally launched a longshot campaign Tuesday to challenge Gov. Jared Polis' re-election bid next year, citing crime and the cost of living as two of her campaign issues.

Colorado court won’t hear Daily Camera open records lawsuit

September 8, 2021 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court will not hear a lawsuit from the Daily Camera newspaper of Boulder that challenges the University of Colorado's refusal to reveal the finalists for the school president's job in 2019.

University of Colorado president says he will step down

May 10, 2021 GMT

DENVER (AP) — University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy announced Monday he would be stepping down from his position.

“The Board of Regents has a new makeup this year, which has led to changes in its focus and philosophy,” Kennedy said in a statement...

Republicans ask why White House removed climate scientist

By MATTHEW DALYMay 4, 2021 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House Republicans are asking the White House for documents to explain why a scientist appointed by the Trump administration was removed from her post overseeing a government-wide report on climate change...

12. University of Colorado Boulder

Staff WriterApril 25, 2019 GMT

Photo Credit: Maciej Bledowski / Alamy Stock Photo

Tuition and fees: $36,220 out-of-state / $12,086 in-stateUndergraduate enrollment: 29,056Percentage of undergraduates from out-of-state: 43%SAT Math: 570-680SAT Reading: 580-660

University of Colorado Boulder Cybersecurity Program Nets Attention of Secretary of State

By John Spina Staff WriterMarch 7, 2019 GMT

As Colorado becomes one of the county's leading technology hubs, the number of cybersecurity jobs is skyrocketing.

According to Cyberseek, a digital tracker of supply and demand for a cybersecurity jobs, there are currently 10,207 cybersecurity job openings in Colorado, the fourth highest rate per capita in the country.

CU Boulder Awarded $1.6 Million Federal Grant for Soil, Crop Health Research

By Cassa Niedringhaus Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2019 GMT

The University of Colorado's Boulder campus has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to fund research about soil and crop health.

The project was one of seven total projects awarded money, and it was the only one awarded in the state of Colorado, according to a joint news release issued Thursday by U.S.

CU Boulder Professor Links Brain’s Expectations and Pain Sensation

By Charlie Brennan Staff WriterNovember 20, 2018 GMT

University of Colorado neuroscientists have completed a new study that shows expecting pain can create a self-fulfilling prophecy — even if the actual sensation is not that severe.

And, their research shows that false expectations of pain can continue, even when experience repeatedly shows they're unjustified.

CU Boulder Partnering with USGS to Host Center on Climate Change

By Charlie Brennan Staff WriterOctober 27, 2018 GMT

A University of Colorado team has been chosen by the U.S. Geological Survey to host the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center for the next five years as one of eight national hubs for the study of the changing needs of land and resource managers across the country.

Bernie Sanders stumps for Democrat Polis in Colorado

By JAMES ANDERSONOctober 24, 2018 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders headlined a get-out-the-vote rally in friendly and familiar territory Wednesday, praising Colorado's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Jared Polis, at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Inside CU’s Admissions Office, by the Numbers

By Cassa Niedringhaus Staff WriterAugust 7, 2018 GMT

In the University of Colorado's admissions office, there is no slow season.

Last week, applications opened for next year's undergraduate class. In three weeks, the newest batch of students will start classes on campus.