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Nov 19, 2009

New Method to Measure Snow, Soil Moisture With GPS May Benefit Meteorologists, Farmers
A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit meteorologists, water resource managers, climate modelers and farmers.

Nov 17, 2009

El Niño Could Play a Role in Colorado’s Winter Weather, CU-NOAA Scientist Says
El Niño, a warming event of the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns in the United States and elsewhere, has strengthened in recent months and already appears to have influenced Colorado's fall weather, says Klaus Wolter, an atmospheric scientist with the University of Colorado at Boulder and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Nov 04, 2009

Study gives clearer picture of how land-use changes affect U.S. climate
Researchers say regional surface temperatures can be affected by land use, suggesting that local and regional strategies, such as creating green spaces and buffer zones in and around urban areas, could be a tool in addressing climate change.

Nov 04, 2009

Flying to the ends of the Earth to measure greenhouse gases
Fred Moore and Ryan Spackman, researchers from NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), took off early Saturday with five NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) instruments on a modified Gulfstream aircraft.

Nov 02, 2009

ENVS Major Wins Colorado Science Scholarship
Kallie Barnes was awarded a Colorado Science Scholarship for the Spring 2010 semester.

Oct 23, 2009

ENVS Student Selected 2009 Study Abroad Student of the Year
Lyndia McGauhey, a senior majoring in Dance and Environmental Studies, was selected as the 2009 Study Abroad Student of the Year for her amazing community service during her semester study abroad experience in Thailand.

Oct 23, 2009

Andrews Hall ‘Green’ Renovation and New Faculty Residence to be Celebrated at CU-Boulder Oct. 27
The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a rededication ceremony for the newly renovated Andrews Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 27, beginning at 4 p.m.

Oct 21, 2009

New CU-Boulder and NREL Institute on Renewable Energy Announces Plans
The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute today announced its inaugural group of RASEI Fellow appointments and plans for future faculty hires to form one of the world's leading university and federal laboratory partnerships in the development and commercialization of renewable energy technologies.

Oct 20, 2009

CU-NREL Energy Institute to Research Toyota Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Boulder
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. announced today that it will place 10 Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHVs, with Xcel Energy's SmartGridCity project in Boulder.

Oct 19, 2009

Arctic Lake Sediment Record Shows Warming, Unique Ecological Changes in Recent Decades
A University of Colorado at Boulder-led analysis of a 200,000 year-old sediment core from a Baffin Island lake indicates warming temperatures in the Arctic due to human activity are overriding a natural cooling trend in the region.

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