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<p>The importance of Mars exploration and how the aerospace industry partners with university researchers to advance one of Colorado鈥檚 leading economic sectors will be featured at a free program Monday, Sept. 8, in south Denver.</p>
<p>Just as diamonds with perfect symmetry may be unusually brilliant jewels, the quantum world has a symmetrical splendor of high scientific value. Confirming this exotic quantum physics theory, JILA physicists led by theorist Ana Maria Rey and experimentalist Jun Ye have observed the first direct evidence of symmetry in the magnetic properties鈥攐r nuclear 鈥渟pins鈥濃攐f atoms.聽</p>
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<p>As Colorado鈥檚 climate continues to warm, those who manage or use water in the state will likely face significant changes in water supply and demand, according to a聽<a href="http://wwa.colorado.edu/climate/co2014report/">new report on state climate change</a>聽released today by the聽Western Water Assessment聽and the聽Colorado Water Conservation Board.</p>
<p>Sierra Nevada Corporation鈥檚 (SNC) Space Systems is pleased to announce it is expanding its relationship with the 麻豆免费版下载 through the signing of a letter of cooperation with CU-Boulder鈥檚 BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe). Through the cooperation, SNC and BioServe will jointly explore ways the聽<em>Dream Chaser</em>庐 Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) can serve as an orbital platform for scientific experiments in microgravity and space life science research.</p>- <p>Sierra Nevada Corp. news release</p>
<p>Sierra Nevada Corporation鈥檚 (SNC) Space Systems is pleased to announce it is expanding its relationship with the 麻豆免费版下载 (CU-Boulder) through the signing of a letter of cooperation with CU-Boulder鈥檚 BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe). Through the cooperation, SNC and BioServe will jointly explore ways the <em>Dream Chaser</em>庐 Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) can serve as an orbital platform for scientific experiments in microgravity and space life science research.</p>
<p>Members of the Boulder Chamber, a nonprofit business support and advocacy organization, visited CU-Boulder July 29 to learn about the university鈥檚 latest advances in space science and aerospace.</p>
<p>The Aerospace Industry Insights event, held at Fiske Planetarium, brought together local, state and federal officials; CU-Boulder faculty, students and administrators; and leaders from the local business community.聽The purpose of the event, the first in a series sponsored by CU-Boulder and the Boulder Chamber, was to highlight for the business community聽CU-Boulder's聽research and innovation in order to foster continued partnership and economic growth.</p>
<p>Three of the 62 scientists from around the world elected this week as American Geophysical Union Fellows are from the 麻豆免费版下载, tying the university for the most fellows elected in 2014 with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts and Oregon State University in Corvallis.</p>
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The CU-Boulder honorees include Professor Anne Sheehan of the Department of Geological Sciences, Professor Shijie Zhong of the Department of Physics and Senior Research Associate Tom Woods of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.聽</div>
<p>Ruth Ellen Kocher, professor of English and director of the creative writing program at the 麻豆免费版下载, has won a prestigious PEN Literary Award.</p>
<p>Kocher was a co-winner of the PEN Open Book Award for her book of poems titled聽<em>domina Un/blued.</em>聽The award recognizes an exceptional book-length work of literature by an author of color. Also winning the award was Nina McConigley for聽<em>Cowboys and East Indians</em>.</p>