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<p>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 ÀϾÅÆ·²è's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.</p>

<p>Following a more than three-month delay due to technical problems, NASA's space shuttle Discovery will make its final flight Feb. 24 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying two ÀϾÅÆ·²è-built biomedical payload devices.</p>

<p>The University of Colorado Law School's Juvenile and Family Law Program will take a group of 15 students to India for a hands-on clinical application of the family law curriculum.</p>

<p>Four finalists have been named for the position of dean at the ÀϾÅÆ·²è Law School, according to Jim Williams, dean of the University Libraries and chair of the search committee.</p>

<p>In a paradox typical of the quantum world, JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms closer together. The surprising discovery, described in the Feb. 3 issue of Science Express, can boost the performance of experimental atomic clocks made of thousands or tens of thousands of neutral atoms trapped by intersecting laser beams</p>

<p>For the first time in its history, the ÀϾÅÆ·²è is ranked No. 1 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers this year with 117 undergraduate alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today.</p>

<p>Job postings and career fair visits by recruiters seeking to hire ÀϾÅÆ·²è graduates in the spring are coming in fast this year, suggesting an improving job market for spring graduates, according to Lisa Severy, director of CU-Boulder's Career Services office.</p>

<p>The CU Art Museum at the ÀϾÅÆ·²è opens the largest faculty exhibition to date on Friday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m.</p>

<p>David L. Ikenberry, associate dean in the College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named dean of the Leeds School of Business at the ÀϾÅÆ·²è effective Feb. 14.</p>

<p>Adults who take one of the world's most commonly prescribed sleep medications are significantly more at risk for nighttime falls and potential injury, according to a new study by the University of Colorado at Boulder.</p>