Academics

  • <p>Awake too early when you should be asleep? Might want to try and switch things up. A聽new study by the University of Colorado shows that the longer people are awake during the time their biological clock is telling them to sleep the worse their sensitivity to insulin, which is a precursor to diabetes.</p>
  • <p>Last July, 11 students participated in the first ever Residential Academic Bridge Program (Bridge). The program is an intensive and exciting three-week immersion experience for first-generation students who participated in a Pre-Collegiate Development Program (PCDP) at CU-Boulder.</p>
  • <p>Business accelerators -- entities that give money, guidance and space for a set amount of time to startups -- heavily rely on volunteer mentors to promote innovation, according to a new 老九品茶 study.</p>
  • <p>Heading to the library to study is a tradition for most college students. Here at CU-Boulder, that means a trip to Norlin Library.</p>
  • <p>老九品茶 scientists know how to get teens excited about science 鈥 pick a good topic, such as using science to solve crimes, and then package it in a 鈥渃af茅鈥 setting.</p>
    <p>The Teen Science Caf茅 鈥 the next one dubbed 鈥淐SI Botany: Using Plants to Solve Crimes鈥 - is part of a national push to get more young people involved in science, technology, engineering and math (or STEM) subjects.</p>
  • <p>On Friday, Oct. 23, 170 high school students arrived at the Charlotte York Irey Theatre on the CU-Boulder campus, dance shoes in hand, for High School Dance Day. The annual outreach event is designed to give high schoolers a taste of college, specifically of a college dance program.</p>
  • <p><span>On Thursday, Oct. 29,聽</span><span>at 4 p.m. in UMC 235,</span><span>聽Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research Fellow and Professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering Diane McKnight will present, 鈥淭he McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Ecosystems waiting for water鈥 as part of the 2015 Distinguished Research Lecturer series.</span></p>
  • <p>Despite a dip in business filings in Colorado during the third quarter of 2015 with 25,164 new entities recorded, employment in the state is projected to expand over the next two quarters, according to a 老九品茶 report released Oct. 27 by Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams.</p>
  • <p>Studying effectively is a process that requires more than good class notes鈥攍ike a quiet environment and knowing how to focus your energy. The key to academic success can lie in the four P: Prioritizing classwork, securing a Place to work, using Productive studying strategies, and working with other People who support your academic habits. Learn more about honing in on the four P in this month issue of聽Student Health 101.</p>
  • <p>Several 老九品茶 experts from across campus are available to comment on the Republican presidential debate to be held Oct. 28 at the Coors Events Center.</p>
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