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From Hostages to Hollywood
Tony Mendez (Art ex’54) helped mastermind the escape of six Americans from Iran in 1979. Today Ben Affleck plays him in Argo, the 2013 Golden Globe Award-winning movie.
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Tagged argo, Ben Affleck, CIA, espionage, iran hostage crisis, Mark Lijek, movie, tehran, Tony Mendez
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A Dose of Genius
Professor Ding Xue and his team’s discovery may lead to the development of medicine to treat the deadly hepatitis B virus that affects millions across the globe.
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Tagged Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Ding Xue, Dr. Luis Gerardo Castellanos, HBV, HIV, MCD Biology, professor Ding Xue, viral
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Legacy of Peace
Since the founding of the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 2,300 CU-Boulder alumni have served abroad. What they brought back has shaped the arc of their lives.
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Running Down a Dream
David Bolen (Mktg’50, MBA’50) became CU’s first Olympic athlete in 1948 before embarking on a successful career as an ambassador.
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Head of the Herd
Four decades ago, the university created an innovative progam to groom Colorado’s future leaders. Where are they now?
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American Meat
Can American agriculture make a shift to sustainable farming? Graham Meriwether (Engl’02) spent time with farmers across the country in search of the answer.
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Tagged American Meat, Chipotle, farming, Graham Meriwether, Joel Salatin, meat, Omnivore’s Dilemma, Polyface Farms, Sam Talley, Steve Ells, Susan Prolman
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Pressure Cooker
Are rising temperatures a national security risk in Africa? Geography professor John O’Loughlin and his team conduct an unprecedented study to determine if climate change plays a role in the continent’s conflicts.
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Tagged climate, Darfur, drought, John O’Loughlin, Renee Payne, Tanzania, temperature, violence
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CU Wins Fourth Nobel Prize
David Wineland, CU’s fifth Nobel Laureate won the award for “groundbreaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.”
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Tagged Bose-Einstein condensate, Carl Wieman, David Wineland, Eric Cornell, jila, John Jost, NIST, Nobel Prize, physics
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From Battles to Books
As U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan winds down, veterans are filling classrooms across the nation, including at CU-Boulder. Adjusting to civilian life isn’t always easy.
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Shattering the Crystal Ball
Two CU professors reveal the factors contributing to presidential wins since 1980.
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Tagged Barack Obama, election, Ken Bickers, Michael Berry, Mitt Romney, political science, predict, vote
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