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CU Boulder Outreach Awards fund 34 projects
...Heat Mitigation Through Trees Research Associate Alana Wilson, Lecturer Mehdi Heris Program in Environmental Design Colombian Displaced Communities: Planning and Urban Design Seminar Assistant Professor Jota Samper Program in Environmental...
CU-Boulder Releases New 9-Minute Video About Colorado’s Unprecedented Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
...million acres of forests have already been affected. In a newly-released video, entitled “Colorado’s Forests and the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic,”CU-Boulder scientists explain what happens when pine beetles attack trees...
CU-Boulder Professor to Travel State to Raise Awareness About Unprecedented Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
...pine beetles and describe the struggle between attacking beetles and trees. In addition to describing how tiny beetles can kill immense trees, he will discuss the role climate change has...
CU-Boulder Faculty Partner with Apsaalooke Nation to Develop a Sustainable Housing Industry
...partnership with tribal members to develop spacious floor plans that are designed to be durable and low-maintenance, and can accommodate large families living in small areas. Passive solar features and...
K-12 students, mentors invited to join BoCo Youth Climate Challenge
...own categories for ensuring an environmentally sustainable future for the region. Projects may address everything from increasing building efficiency to reducing waste to planting trees. Winning teams can walk away...
New Report Charts Colorado’s Vulnerability to Climate Change
...wildfire. Public schools in many Front Range cities are vulnerable to these changes, the report notes. Historically, schools in the state have not needed cooling, so many do not have...
Natural-terrain Schoolyards Reduce Children’s Stress, says CU-Boulder Study
Playing in schoolyards that feature natural habitats and trees and not just asphalt and recreation equipment reduces children’s stress and inattention, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study. ...
CU-Boulder Students to Demonstrate Engineering Projects at Dec. 7 Design Expo
...7. The student-developed projects, ranging from a passive solar heating system for a Native American community to devices designed to assist individuals with disabilities, will be presented to the...
CU-Boulder Campus Mourns Death of Longtime, Celebrated Physics Professor Al Bartlett
...“Albert Bartlett’s influence is unmistakable in the foothills surrounding Boulder. With few exceptions, one sees trees, grasses and rock.” Throughout his decades as a Boulder resident he also was a...
Startup Gogy Inc. to Develop CU-Boulder Interactive Education Platform
... “I designed Pedago.gy according to a teaching philosophy called participative pedagogy, which is the idea that students learn best when they take an active — not the usual passive...