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<p>One of the largest research studies of it kind in the state is now underway at the �鶹��Ѱ����� to look at the effects of physical activity on the quality of life in older adults, including social, emotional, financial and cognitive function.</p>

<p>Kicking off the 2015-16 �鶹��Ѱ�����Theatre & Dance season, “[UN] W.R.A.P.: Undoing Writing, Research and Performance” explores the complexity and evolution of “Black Dance.” The three-day symposium, held Sept. 18-20 at the Irey Theatre, will look at the historical impact and ongoing contributions of African American choreographers.</p>

<p>Waleed Abdalati, professor of geography at the �鶹��Ѱ����� and director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), will co-chair a <a href="http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/CurrentProjects/SSB_166359">prestigious national committee</a> charged with developing U.S. priorities for observing Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land surfaces by satellite.</p>

<p>The ecological complexity of many emerging disease threats—interactions among multiple hosts, multiple vectors and even multiple parasites—often complicates efforts aimed at controlling disease. Now, a new paper co-authored by a �鶹��Ѱ����� professor is advancing a multidisciplinary framework that could provide a better mechanistic understanding of emerging outbreaks.</p>

<p>The longest and largest controlled burn experiment ever conducted in the Amazon rainforest has yielded new insight into the ways that tropical forests succumb to—and bounce back from—large-scale wildfires, according to new research co-authored by a �鶹��Ѱ����� professor.</p>

<p>The �鶹��Ѱ����� announced today that the Center for Western Civilization in the College of Arts and Sciences is now the Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy (CWCTP) and incorporates CU-Boulder’s successful Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy program. </p>

<p>The humble dust collecting in the average American household harbors a teeming menagerie of bacteria and fungi, and as researchers from the �鶹��Ѱ����� and North Carolina State University have discovered, it may be able to predict not only the geographic region of a given home, but the gender ratio of the occupants and the presence of a pet as well.</p>

<p>A first-of-its-kind, nationally representative <a href="http://www.aera.net/Newsroom/RecentAERAResearch/PolygenicInfluenceonEducationalAttainmentNewEvidenceFromtheNationalLongitudinalStudyofAdolescenttoAdultHealth/tabid/16036/Default.aspx"><span class="s2">study</span></a> of siblings supports previously published research on unrelated individuals that links specific genotypes to educational attainment among adults in their mid-20s to early 30s.</p>

<p>The �鶹��Ѱ����� has received a $3 million federal grant to develop cooling technology that will enable efficient, low-cost supplementary cooling for thermoelectric power plants.</p>

<p>University of Colorado faculty research merited $878.3 million in research awards during the 2014-15 fiscal year, based on preliminary figures, representing a near-record year for the four-campus system.</p>