A New CU-Boulder Study Shows Global Warming, Rising Temperatures Spell Trouble For Ski Areas In The United States • Mark WIlliams

A future of warmer temperatures, less snow and higher snow lines are in store for ski areas across the United States, according to a new study published by CU-Boulder geography professor and global warming expert Mark Williams.

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Colorado will join the rest of the nation in recession in 2009, losing jobs for the third time this decade, and for only the seventh time since records have been kept beginning in 1939, according to national economist Richard Wobbekind of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. But even with a national recession in full force, Wobbekind says the recession may not be as bad in Colorado as it will be for the rest of the country.

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The snow is starting to fly in the Colorado high country so it’s time to tune up your body for winter sport activities.

The first thing to do is to get you body in motion, says James Hardy, assistant trainer with the University of Colorado at Boulder athletics department.

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A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates that not only do human hands harbor far higher numbers of bacteria species than previously believed, women have a significantly greater diversity of microbes on their palms than men.

Listen to says CU-Boulder Assistant Professor Noah Fierer, lead study author, talk about the study.

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While many people are wondering who Barack Obama and John McCain will pick as their vice presidential candidates, Professor Ken Bickers, chair of the political science department at CU-Boulder, will wonder why they picked who they picked.

Listen to Bickers explain why the choice of the vice president tells him more about what the nominee thinks they need to do to overcome their own weaknesses.

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Over the course of the next several months, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will try to convince voters that their ideas and policies are best for the United States.  And according to Professor Ken Bickers, chair of the political science department at CU-Boulder, voters will not have any trouble distinguishing differences between the two political rivals.

Listen to Bickers talk about the presidential candidates, their party platforms and the core issues at the heart of the presidential race.

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With under four months before the general election, pollsters, voters and the press are speculating on who is the stronger presidential candidate: Barack Obama or John McCain?  But according to Professor Ken Bickers, chair of the political science department at CU-Boulder,, the odd thing about both men is that neither one is very strong even within their own party.

Listen to Bickers talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the 2008 presidential candidates.

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Colorado’s economy will slow down in the second half of 2008, but overall job growth will still remain positive for the year, says Richard Wobbekind, an economist with the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Leeds School of Business.

While several factors trouble him, such as high energy prices, inflation and continued credit trouble from the national housing bust, Wobbekind says he remains optimistic about the Colorado economy for the second half of the year.

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While it may seem that some people just “have it” when it comes to sex appeal, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder communication expert, sex appeal is not an inherent trait but something anyone can learn.

Listen to this podcast featuring Stan Jones, professor emeritus of communication at CU-Boulder and an internationally recognized expert on body language, talk about his new book called “Seven Days To Sex Appeal.”  Jones explains the importance of “gender signals” and how any woman can learn them to create more confidence and sex appeal.

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Climate change, severe drought, rapid population growth, an increase demand for natural resources -- these are just a few of the pressures facing the American West today, says CU-Boulder natural resources expert Mark Squillace, and they are pressures that he says demand our immediate attention.  He says the question is whether our current political and legal institutions are capable of adopting quickly enough to meet the challenge.

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March 19 marks the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Michael Kanner, an instructor in the political science department at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a retired U.S. Army intelligence officer and counter-terrorism expert.  In this featured podcast, listen to Kanner talk about current security issues and the state of the insurgency in Iraq.

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Several CU-Boulder faculty members offer their analysis of the 2008 presidential race as the field of candidates continues to narrow.  Professor Kenneth Bickers, chair of the political science department, is examining the campaign’s issues and tactics and what polls tell us.  Political science instructor Michael Kanner studies the effect that “issues framing” has on decision making and examines political rhetoric and the presidency.  Assistant professor of journalism Elizabeth Skewes, author of “Message Control: How News Is Made on the Presidential Campaign Trail,” examines factors that influence news coverage of presidential candidates during the campaign and trends in political news coverage.  Following are recent interviews with these campaign watchers.

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Kenneth Bickers

Professor Kenneth Bickers discusses several issues related to “Super Tuesday” including the importance of Feb. 5 as the largest “Super Tuesday” in the American election process, whether voters have had enough primaries and caucuses before hand to gather the information they need to know the candidates, whether  “Super Tuesday” could produce a “nightmare scenario” for one or both of the parties and a look at why this election might create voter dissatisfaction with the American electoral process.

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Elizabeth Skewes

Assistant Professor Elizabeth Skewes will discuss how long message control has been a part of presidential campaigns, how candidates control the message of their campaigns, who of the remaining candidates is the best at message control and what is driving the news coverage for the 2008 presidential campaign.

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Michael Kanner

Political science instructor Michael Kanner will explain how political framing of an issue works, how a candidate might “frame” the immigration issue, for example, and the importance of “defining and framing” the argument first, before others do.

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A new book, co-edited by Marc Bekoff, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, blends stories, scientific reports, personal essays and even poems to illustrate the intrigue many people have with America’s largest cat, the cougar.

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Colorado’s economy will experience modest growth in 2008, and should outpace the national economy, according to economist Richard Wobbekind, of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. Wobbekind’s announcement was part of the 43rd annual Business Economic Outlook Forum hosted Dec. 10 by CU-Boulder’s Leeds School of Business and Compass Bank. Listen to Wobbekind as he talks about the economic outlook for key sectors and regions of Colorado.

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With the snow starting to fly in the Colorado high country not only is it time to sharpen the skis and dust off the snowshoes, but it’s also time to tune up your body so you can enjoy your favorite winter sport. Here are a few winter fitness tips to get into shape for your favorite winter sport from James Hardy, CU-Boulder assistant trainer with the athletics department.

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While all Americans will feel the effects of climate change, a new CU-Boulder report says American Indian tribes will be disproportionately impacted. Titled "Native Communities and Climate Change: Protecting Tribal Resources as Part of National Climate Policy," the report evaluates a number of devastating consequences facing native tribes due to global warming.

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While all Americans will feel the effects of climate change, a new CU-Boulder report says American Indian tribes will be disproportionately impacted. Titled "Native Communities and Climate Change: Protecting Tribal Resources as Part of National Climate Policy," the report evaluates a number of devastating consequences facing native tribes due to global warming.

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A new version of “The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg,” a film by University of Colorado at Boulder film instructor Jerry Aronson that chronicles the life of the iconoclastic American Beat Generation poet, is gaining positive reviews in national publications.

Aronson digitally remastered the documentary, creating a two-part DVD set that contains the feature-length film plus over six hours of interviews with contemporary artists who knew Ginsberg including Joan Baez, Beck, Bono, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Johnny Depp, Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Norman Mailer, Ken Kesey, William Burroughs, Stan Brakhage, Hunter S. Thompson, Sonic Youth and Timothy Leary.

Listen to what Paul McCartney, Johnny Depp and Bono have to say about Ginsberg.

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New rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission will change the way we communicate in a wireless world. The FCC changed its rules as part of an upcoming auction of valuable UHF spectrum once used for analogue television broadcasting. Phil Weiser, director of the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program and a professor of telecommunications law in the University of Colorado at Boulder law school, talks about why this spectrum is so valuable and the impact the new wireless rules will have on the industry.

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Colorado's economy and population will continue to grow during the second half of 2007, says Richard Wobbekind, an economist with the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business. To find out more listen to Wobbekind as he talks about Colorado's economic strengths.

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It is a frustrating and emotionally draining affliction – one that is difficult to live with and difficult to treat --but now some of the world’s top speech therapists, including Professor Peter Ramig from CU-Boulder, have put together a DVD to help people who stutter.

Funded by The Stuttering Foundation of America, the DVD is designed to help therapists learn the skills needed to more effectively treat those who stutter.

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Does the price of gasoline have you down? Thinking about buying a new flat-screen high-definition television to cheer you up? Forget the TV, says a University of Colorado at Boulder psychologist who studies happiness, you’ll get more happiness from a vacation.

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Professional golf great Hale Irwin, a 1967 University of Colorado at Boulder graduate, delivered the address during CU-Boulder’s spring commencement on Friday, May 11.

While at CU-Boulder, Irwin was a two-time All-Big Eight defensive back, as well as Big Eight Conference golf champion in 1966-67 and the individual NCAA Division I men’s golf champion in 1967. He is a member of the CU Athletic Hall of Fame and is one of only 114 golfers to ever be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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One of the most prestigious collections of 1930s and 1940s big band era great, Glenn Miller, just got better. The University of Colorado at Boulder has received a major collection of Glenn Miller memorabilia from the English estate of the late Richard C. March who died in 2005.

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A new book by University of Colorado at Boulder biologist and animal behaviorist, Marc Bekoff, explores the rich, emotional lives of animals as well as the evolution of animal emotions.

Bekoff says his book, “The Emotional Lives of Animals,” is based on scientific data and his years of studying the complex patterns of social communication by animals.

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Conference on World Affairs participant and presidential candidate Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware spoke Friday at the University of Colorado at Boulder on the topic "America’s Interest, Iraq’s Future." Sen. Biden's talk from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. today in Macky Auditorium on the CU-Boulder campus focused on his plan to withdraw American troops from Iraq and to help stabilize the Iraqi government.

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Conference on World Affairs Speaker Joseph Wilson spoke Thursday morning at the University of Colorado at Boulder on the topic "The Politics of Truth." Wilson's talk focused on the controversy surrounding his wife, retired CIA Operative Valerie Plame-Wilson, who is at the center of a Justice Department investigation to determine who was involved in disclosing her identity to reporters in the spring of 2003.

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Conference on World Affairs Speaker Rachel Maddow discusses "Can America Take a Punch: Reactions and Overreactions to Terrorism." Maddow hosts "The Rachel Maddow Show" on Air America Radio and is a frequent contributor to CNN and MSNBC.

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Jeff Bzdelik, a man synonymous with success on both the professional and college levels in the state of Colorado, has been named the 17th men's basketball head coach for the CU men's basketball program, athletic director Mike Bohn announced Wednesday morning. Bzdelik comes to Colorado from the United States Air Force Academy, where he guided the Falcons to a 50-16 record (a 75.8 winning percentage) in two seasons from 2005-07.

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American military history is on the verge of repeating itself in Baghdad in the coming months, according to Michael Kanner, a University of Colorado at Boulder political science instructor and counterterrorism expert. Kanner, a retired U.S. Army officer who ran counter terrorism operations in Latin America, says the security campaign underway in Baghdad can be compared to the risky but decisive invasion and battle at Inchon during the Korean War.

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For many people, Valentine’s Day is a time for candy, flowers and for couples to reflect on their relationship. But while flowers and gifts may be a way to express feelings for a loved one, Cindy White, an associate professor in the University of Colorado at Boulder’s communication department, says clear communication is the key to a better relationship.

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Buried under a thin layer of ancient volcanic ash in Russia are clues to the earliest modern humans to have settled in Europe.
According to CU-Boulder scientist John Hoffecker, pieces of stone, bones and ivory tools tell a story about people like us who once thrived on the cold steppes of Eastern Europe 45,000 years ago.

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