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<p>Gaping crevasses that penetrate upward from the bottom of the largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula make it more susceptible to collapse, according to ������ý���� researchers who spent the last four Southern Hemisphere summers studying the massive floating sheet of ice that covers an area twice the size of Massachusetts.</p>

<p>A new partnership between the ������ý����’s Leeds School of Business and the College of Engineering and Applied Science, spurred by a gift, will have positive implications for the construction and real estate industries.</p>

<p>More than 350 engineering students at the ������ý���� will demonstrate their innovations and inventions to the community at the annual fall Engineering Design Expo on Saturday, Dec. 8.</p>

<p>A team led by the ������ý���� has been awarded $9.2 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Energy to research modifying E. coli to produce biofuels such as gasoline.</p>
<p>“This is a fantastic opportunity to take what we have worked on for the past decade to the next level,” said team leader Ryan Gill, a fellow of CU-������ý����’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, or RASEI. “In this project, we will develop technologies that are orders of magnitude beyond where we are currently.”</p>

<p>A jumping spider named Nefertiti that lived on the International Space Station in a habitat designed and built by a ������ý���� team has returned to Earth after 100 days in space and found a new home at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.</p>

<p>In a new set of way-finding maps, planters at the ������ý���� are more than decorative containers. The concrete vessels serve as directional prompts for people to navigate central campus.</p>
<p class="p1">The bronze buffalo statue near Folsom Field is another cue used in the online maps, as well as references like “exhaust fan at 10 o’clock” to guide those who use their sense of sound to move about.</p>

<p>Ever wondered who is living in your gut, and what they’re doing? The trillions of microbial partners in and on our bodies outnumber our own cells by as many as 10 to 1 and do all sorts of important jobs, from helping digest the food we eat this Thanksgiving to building up our immune systems.</p>

<p>Consumers should take the time to prepare themselves by researching prices and quality before they hit the stores or Internet this holiday shopping season, according to ������ý���� Professor Donald Lichtenstein.</p>
<p>Being prepared can save consumers money, steer them away from overspending and even change their way of thinking about purchasing gifts during the holidays, said Lichtenstein, chair of the marketing department at CU-������ý����'s Leeds School of Business.</p>

<p>The ������ý���� Leeds School of Business will present its 48th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum on Monday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. at the Denver Marriott City Center.</p>
<p>The event at 1701 California St. is free and open to the public but reservations are required for those planning to attend. To make reservations visit <a href="http://leeds.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_01GMWmGLHZolUrz">http://leeds.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_01GMWmGLHZolUrz</a>.</p>

<p>As an increasingly diverse state, Colorado will continue to thrive only if it can successfully educate a broad swath of students all the way through college. That's why we're pleased to see the University of Colorado at ������ý���� is reporting this year's freshman class includes a record 22 percent minority students. <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_22005901/editorial-cus-increasing-diversity-benefits-university-state">Read more.</a></p>
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