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Conference on World Affairs
Apr 6th
Boulder school teacher Leanne Soucek and some of her students are blogging for Boulder Channel 1 at the Conference on World Affairs at C.U. this week. #CWA2015
About the Events:
A forum on international affairs since 1948, the Conference on World Affairs is hosted annually at the University of C.U. campus and encompasses the arts, media, science, diplomacy, technology, environment, spirituality, politics, business, medicine, human rights, and more.
All events are free and open to the public-and attended by students, faculty, staff, alumni, townsfolk, journalists and visitors from around the nation. Audiences range in size from an intimate 100 to over 2,000 at individual sessions, with a combined total of about 92,000 over the course of five days.
Conference on World Affairs News
Sips from the Fire Hose: Distilled #CWA2015
April 10th, 2015
Malcolm Gibson: 2015 CWA attendance draws to a close--and before hearing reflections of 30 high school students tomorrow in Socratic Seminar, these are several of my first "sips," distilled from reflecting on a number of panelists' views. Over the next several days I'll share others.[READ|SHARE]
Sipping from the Fire Hose #CWA2015
April 10th, 2015
We need all the voices, all the knowledge and all the distilled wisdom. May we have the courage to sip and hydrate from the fire hose, not very comfortable....[READ|SHARE]
Thoughts on the CWA by Leanne Soucek
April 7th, 2015
This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.[READ|SHARE]
Leonard Pitts talk
April 6th, 2015
Americans think "problem solved" because we are ruled by a black president named Obama and a black queen named Oprah.[READ|SHARE]
Student responses to globalization of terror
April 6th, 2015
Joanne Huskey talked about being in the EMBASSY bombing, she and her kids were in the basement and her husband was on the 4th floor. Everyone on the middle floors was killed. She strongly suggested using globalization against terrorism building understanding and connections with people of other cultures.[READ|SHARE]
Mind-blower #CWA2015
April 6th, 2015
As I stood in line to thank Joanne Huskey, I had the opportunity to visit with someone in line (since I didn't ask his permission, not saying his name or position). He, too, had survived in the '98 US Embassy bombing. I am humbled and praying for the safety of a child who is now working in Kenya...how do we create respect and trust? How do we release fear????[READ|SHARE]
Conclusion #CWA2015
April 6th, 2015
What is manageable degree of risk? Economy of security? Terrorists are winning because of money spent...[READ|SHARE]
Student Questions #CWA2015
April 6th, 2015
What is Rupert Murdoch's role in world problems?[READ|SHARE]
Joanne Huskey #CWA2015
April 6th, 2015
Media is culpable in creating us vs them..instead of responding after every incident ...[READ|SHARE]
Malou Innocent #CWA2015
April 6th, 2015
We have Allies in the region from whose security and economies we cannot extricate ourselves ...[READ|SHARE]
Jay Parker, continued #CWA2015
April 6th, 2015
Globalization is often described as "glories and advantages" of modern world, but often technologies bring I to contact cultures that don't yet know how to interact with each other. However, communication doesn't = understanding and understanding doesn't = agreement. Paradox that just by communicating and understanding, we won't necessarily "just all get along."[READ|SHARE]
Jay Parker #CWA2015
April 6th, 2015
Change = terrifying, and insecurity yields "doubling down" in fundamental beliefs, or seek out new centers of power.[READ|SHARE]
Continuing on global terror panel #CWA2015
April 6th, 2015
Fear generated by media-savvy tactics[READ|SHARE]
The Globalization of Terror #CWA2015
April 6th, 2015
Joanne Grady Huskey (Used to be a clown 🙂 ). She had taken her children for doc appt @ US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, 1998. Crawled out of basement hallway hole into wall of flames where car had been. 255 people killed. Al Qaeda debut. Husband survived because he was upstairs meeting with ambassador. For many in State Dept, that was 911....[READ|SHARE]
Conference on World Affairs
April 6th, 2015
A forum on international affairs since 1948, the Conference on World Affairs is hosted annually at the University of C.U. campus and encompasses the arts, media, science, diplomacy, technology, environment, spirituality, politics, business, medicine, human rights, and more.[READ|SHARE]
Macky Auditorium Live Stream of Conference on World Affairs April 7-11, 2014
April 7th, 2014
Live video Streaming for the Conference on World Affairs sessions at Macky Auditorium. Special thanks to Steve Jones, Bret Mann and Greg O'Brien.[READ|SHARE]
UMC Live Stream of Conference on World Affairs April 7-11, 2014
April 7th, 2014
Streaming for the Conference on World Affairs sessions at the UMC Center Ballroom. Special thanks to Steve Jones, Bret Mann and Greg O'Brien.
Mon Apr, 7 2014 9:00 AM MST — Fri Apr, 11 2014 2:30 PM MST[READ|SHARE]
Conference on World Affairs online problems : Twitter let down Grays attend
April 9th, 2012
The one saving grace of this panel was to point out just what a waste of a persons life it can be. they couldn't stress how addictive Twitter and Facebook could be. The tone of this session was politically leftist with continuous barbs thrown at conservatives who use twitter. So much for CU chancellors new policy of fair and balanced. All of the panelists criticized main stream media for not covering the news. None of them could explain the business side of Twitter. They also seemed oblivious to the fact that Television and News papers lost their foothold[READ|SHARE]
CU Conference offers world affairs dialogue in its 64th year
March 28th, 2012
The University of Colorado Boulder’s annual Conference on World Affairs returns to campus for the 64th time April 9-13, with 200 events including panel discussions, performances and plenaries.[READ|SHARE]
Show up Early CU-Boulder commencement
May 9th
Show up early for CU graduation here in Boulder this morning.The University of Colorado Boulder will hold its spring commencement ceremony on Friday, May 9, at 8:30 a.m. at Folsom Field and people planning to drive to campus should arrive early. Early arrival recommended for CU-Boulder commencement May 9 – See more at: http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2014/05/07/early-arrival-recommended-cu-boulder-commencement-may-9#sthash.IY6JVcoz.dpuf
Due to traffic delays, and ongoing construction on U.S. 36 leading into Boulder, early arrival is strongly advised. Gates open at 7 a.m. and guests should plan to be seated by 8:15 a.m.
Campus parking meters and pay stations are free for commencement parking, with the exception of Euclid Auto Park, which will require payment all day. Traffic officers and parking supervisors and attendants will be available to assist campus visitors.
For more information about commencement visit http://commencement.colorado.edu/, and for information on commencement parking visit http://commencement.colorado.edu/ceremonies/spring/parking/.
Due to traffic delays, and ongoing construction on U.S. 36 leading into Boulder, early arrival is strongly advised. Gates open at 7 a.m. and guests should plan to be seated by 8:15 a.m.
Campus parking meters and pay stations are free for commencement parking, with the exception of Euclid Auto Park, which will require payment all day. Traffic officers and parking supervisors and attendants will be available to assist campus visitors.
For more information about commencement visit http://commencement.colorado.edu/, and for information on commencement parking visit http://commencement.colorado.edu/ceremonies/spring/parking/.
– See more at: http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2014/05/07/early-arrival-recommended-cu-boulder-commencement-may-9#sthash.IY6JVcoz.dpuf
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CU-Boulder – Antioxidant Turns Old Arteries Young
May 5th
An antioxidant that targets specific cell structures—mitochondria—may be able to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on arteries, reducing the risk of heart disease, according to a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder.
When the research team gave old mice—the equivalent of 70- to 80-year-old humans—water containing an antioxidant known as MitoQ for four weeks, their arteries functioned as well as the arteries of mice with an equivalent human age of just 25 to 35 years.
The researchers believe that MitoQ affects the endothelium, a thin layer of cells that lines our blood vessels. One of the many functions of the endothelium is to help arteries dilate when necessary. As people age, the endothelium is less able to trigger dilation and this leads to a greater susceptibility to cardiovascular disease.
The study, published in the Journal of Physiology, was funded by the National Institute on Aging, one of the 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health and a leader in the scientific effort to understand the nature of aging.
Source: CU
