Certains élèves ont des difficultés scolaires du fait de leur patrimoine génétique. Il est possible de les aider, mais avec de vrais moyens.
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University of Colorado Boulder
At the foot of the Rocky Mountains, the University of Colorado Boulder is nationally recognized as one of only 36 AAU public research universities. Established in 1876, CU Boulder is a Tier 1 public research university with five Nobel laureates, nine MacArthur “genius” fellows and is the No. 1 public university recipient of NASA awards. CU Boulder is a leader in many fields, including aerospace engineering, physics and environmental law. The school partners with many notable federal research labs, including the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). CU Boulder students thrive academically and athletically, with Buff athletes competing in the NCAA Division I Pac-12 conference.
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Some students struggle because of biological constraints on learning. This can be overcome to an encouraging degree, but only with special and adequate resources.
Quels traitements pour l’eau potable ? Certains pays imposent le chlore tout au long de la chaîne de distribution, d’autres préfèrent miser sur le renouvellement des infrastructures.
Quantum dots - minuscule semiconductor particles with specific light-absorption properties - can kill drug-resistant superbugs without harming the surrounding healthy tissue.
Unlike the U.S., some European countries have stopped using chlorine to disinfect drinking water to avoid changing the taste and potential health problems. Which approach is better?
More than two billion people lack access to decent sanitation. Innovative sanitation technologies can bring toilets into the 21st century with benefits for the developing and developed world.
À l’école les élèves américains sont bombardés par les enseignes publicitaires … qui les encouragent principalement à la malbouffe. Et cela avec l’accord des directions d’établissements.
Unhealthy foods are the most heavily marketed products in school. Why do we allow it?
Online threats can quickly lead to real-life shootings.
In choosing the best school, US News & World Report rankings tend to play an important role. How accurate are the rankings and what could they be missing?
“Affirmative action won’t be around for much longer, ” said one of our professors twenty years ago, advising against writing a dissertation on this topic. The United States Supreme Court’s Schuette decision…
Imagine a police officer pulls you over and tickets you for speeding. She tells you she measured you going 50.5 MPH in a 50 MPH zone. No, you reply, my speedometer shows that I was going exactly 49.5…
When it comes to US public education, few topics engender such heated debate as a new set of maths and English standards for school children known as the Common Core. Since the final standards were released…
Research labs in universities receive substantial funding from governments. Crowdfunding will never surpass that. But instead of thinking about crowdfunding as a replacement for government and state funding…
Strong winds linked to climate change and the hole in the ozone layer are driving a steady increase in Antarctic sea ice, even as Arctic levels continue to shrink dramatically, a new report shows. While…
Habitation of outer space needs solving air, water, energy and food supplies within a tight space. And this isn’t a problem of an apocalyptic, remote future. Developing this technology addresses some of…
People who are obese and have normal blood pressure, cholesterol and blood-sugar readings will still be unhealthy and die sooner compared with people who have a normal body weight, according to researchers…
A sobering study published this month in Space Weather warns why we need to get better prepared for disruptive space weather events - particularly coronal mass ejections. The current solar maximum - a…
Researchers have used gadget-laden collars to record cheetahs’ movements in the wild. They found that cheetahs succeed not because it is the fastest animal on land, but because of its incredible acceleration…
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Director and Senior Research Associate, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, Affiliate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
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PhD Student in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives; Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Geography and Director, Earth Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
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Teaching Assistant Professor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor in Geography, Mountain Hydrology, and Climate Change, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder
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Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
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Director of the Earth Lab Analytics Hub, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor in Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Research Associate, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado Boulder
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PhD Student in Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
