University of Colorado Boulder News

As high school and college seniors participate in their commencement ceremonies, a long list of distinguished speakers will be sharing their gems of wisdom to the new graduates.

Longmont-area Boy Scouts of America supporters attended the 23rd annual dinner honoring a Boy Scout and a distinguished citizen May 7 at The Plaza Hotel.

' Star Trek ' fever is taking over with the release of "Into Darkness" and Elephant Mouse is on board.

Ninety-nine percent of all of Earth's land ice is locked up in the massive Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.

The second of four control wheels that point the telescope out toward its cosmic targets has stopped working.

Four Jeffco Schools students were selected out of more than 1,300 applicants to receive 2013 Boettcher Foundation Scholarships .

The University of Colorado-Boulder is offering a management-consulting certificate through the Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Genetics ; Eye Health / Blindness ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 14 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT A particular tumor suppressor gene* that fights cancer cells does more than clamp down on unabated cell division -- the hallmark of the disease -- it also can help make cells more fit by allowing ... (more)

The following is an op/ed by Seth Masket , Robert Duffy , and David Brown . It appeared on the Denver Post's website and is reposted in its entirety below.

We utilize periodic density functional theory to study singly and triply N- and B-substituted graphene.

A microgravity experiment designed at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute will be funded by The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space to fly aboard the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory.

More than two years ago, the "A-Team" meant nothing more to Boise State students than the 80s show starring Mr.

A Grand Junction man says his family's oil shale claims covering thousands of acres in northwest Colorado are valid and an analysis by the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder says he might have a point.

A particular tumor suppressor gene that fights cancer cells does more than clamp down on unabated cell division -- the hallmark of the disease -- it also can help make cells more fit by allowing them to fend off stress, says a University of Colorado Boulder study.

We appreciate your continuing readership. Unfortunately, it's come to that time of year again when we must go our separate ways.

Editor's Note: Due to the nature of the subject, we have decided to provide anonymity to the University of Colorado Boulder student profiled below.

Aspirations of becoming a rocket scientist came to fruition for one Charleston native when he recently helped launch a rocket about 200 miles in the air - just above the Earth's atmosphere.

A particular tumor suppressor gene that fights cancer cells does more than clamp down on unabated cell division -- the hallmark of the disease -- it also can help make cells more fit by allowing them to fend off stress, says a University of Colorado Boulder study.

Most of Colorado's congressional delegation and Gov. John Hickenlooper have signed a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration asking the agency to turn the state into a testing ground for unmanned drones - even while acknowledging that the public remains uneasy about how they might be used by both the government and private individuals.

The Arctic wasn't always frozen tundra. About 3.6 million years ago, the far north was blanketed in boreal forests, and summers were 8 degrees Celsius warmer than they are today, geologists report May 9 in Science .