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<p>The perception that Colorado Front Range wildfires are becoming increasingly severe does not hold much water scientifically, according to a massive new study led by the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� and Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif.</p>

<p>Designed to make the transition to college life a smooth one, the <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/facultymentorprogram/">Faculty-Student Mentor Program</a> brings students and faculty members together with the goal of helping students excel academically, socially, and culturally and navigate the many opportunities CU-Boulder has to offer.</p>

<p>A new study led by the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� found that different strategies used by states to reduce power plant emissions -- direct ones such as emission caps and indirect ones like encouraging renewable energy -- are both effective. The study is the first analysis of its kind.</p>

<p>A Kurdish delegation will visit the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� campus Sept. 29 and 30 to deliver a public talk on the political situation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and receive an electronic copy of important documents captured by Kurdish rebels in 1991 but removed from Iraq for safekeeping and analysis.</p>

<p class="p1">The spacecraft for a NASA mission to probe the climate history of Mars led by the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� slid seamlessly into orbit at about 8:24 p.m. MDT on Sunday, Sept. 21, the last major hurdle of the 10-month, 442-million-mile journey.</p>

<p>The gradual fall cooling on Colorado Front Range this September is helping to set up what could well be a prime-time show of gold, yellow and red leaves in the region aspen forests, according to a �Ͼ�Ʒ�� plant ecologist.</p>

<p>Pioneering genomics researcher J. Craig Venter—best known for leading the privately funded team that sequenced the first human genome—will give a keynote talk at the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� on Sept. 29 about the scientific potential of and future products derived from “synthetic life.” </p>

<p>Consumers are willing to spend thousands of dollars for luxury brand watches such as Rolex and Cartier because they are synonymous with high quality. But does this mean that inexpensive watches made by low-cost rivals must always be low quality? According to a <a href="http://www.jcr-admin.org/files/pressPDFs/081414081714_678035.pdf">new study</a> in the <em>Journal of Consumer Research</em>, consumers mistakenly predict product quality based on quality consistency in other price ranges.</p>

<p>The �Ͼ�Ʒ�� greatly expanded its CU Promise program for low-income students this fall resulting in funding assistance becoming available for more than 700 additional students.</p>
<p>The CU Promise program guarantees that CU-Boulder students with Colorado resident status from low-income families can receive enough grants and work-study employment to pay for their share of tuition, fees and estimated book expenses.</p>

<p>The �Ͼ�Ʒ�� welcomed a freshman class of 5,869 students, a slight increase by 0.4 percent over last year, and in the process achieved the most academically qualified and diverse incoming class in the campus history.</p>
<p>Fall 2014 census figures show a total enrollment of 29,772 degree- and licensure-seeking students, 447 students more than last year.</p>
<p>A total of 3,083 Colorado residents enrolled as new freshmen in the fall class, as well as 2,786 from out of state and a record 386 freshman international students, a 41 percent increase from last year. </p>