Academics

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  New CU study finds that python blood may help heart disease in humans

  Nov 4, 2011comments

  CU scientists have discovered that a combination of fatty acids in snake blood could help human hearts in the future. Their study is being featured in the current issue of the prestigious journal, Science. Jack Tran, 25, a senior MCDB major... read more »

   
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  Top five scholarships in higher education

  Oct 25, 2011comments

  It’s scholarship season at CU as graduate school deadlines are approaching. The Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Truman and Fulbright scholarships are among the top full-ride scholarships available to those pursuing graduate school. Each scholarship... read more »

   
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  Board of Regents to discuss Jewish studies bachelor’s degree

  Oct 15, 2011comments

  (CU Independent illustration/Kelly Kaoudis) Students with an interest in Jewish studies may now have the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in the subject. In a meeting, to take place this November, the Board of Regents will discuss the... read more »

   
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  CU students bid farewell to Nordic studies program instructor

  Sep 12, 2011comments

  On the last day of August, former University of Colorado-instructor Helga Luthers and her students held their usual Nordic Coffee Hour from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Pekoe’s Cafe in the Atlas building on campus. Coffee hour is usually held in... read more »

   
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  The business of professing

  Dec 8, 2009comments

  [flagallery gid=19 name="Gallery"] How many professors out there can break into Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Bassoon on a whim? On a cold, gray December afternoon, CU music professor Yoshiyuki “Yoshi” Ishikawa gave an impromptu performance... read more »