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<p>The confidence of Colorado business leaders has increased slightly going into the first quarter of 2014 as economic conditions improve and some political issues have subsided, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the �鶹��Ѱ�����’s Leeds School of Business.</p>

<p>The �鶹��Ѱ����� will hold its winter commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 20, in the Coors Events Center on campus.</p>
<p>The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public.</p>
<p>Due to traffic delays, and ongoing construction on U.S. 36 leading into Boulder, early arrival is strongly advised.</p>
<p>The ceremony will honor candidates for 1,899 degrees, including 1,399 bachelor’s degrees, 310 master’s degrees, nine law degrees and 181 doctoral degrees.</p>

<p>Colorado will continue on the road to recovery and add a variety of jobs in 2014 across almost all business sectors following a positive year in 2013, according to economist Richard Wobbekind of the �鶹��Ѱ�����’s Leeds School of Business.</p>
<p>The comprehensive outlook report for 2014 features forecasts and trends for 13 business sectors prepared by more than 100 key business, government and industry professionals.</p>

<p>In just one hour, school kids, teachers and any code-curious member of the public with an Internet connection can now create their own 3-D video game using a tutorial built by a team at the �鶹��Ѱ����� in preparation for the global “Hour of Code” event happening the second week of December.</p>

<p>More than 350 engineering students at the �鶹��Ѱ����� will demonstrate their innovations and inventions to the community at the annual fall Engineering Design Expo on Saturday, Dec. 7.</p>

<p>The �鶹��Ѱ����� Leeds School of Business will present its 49th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum on Monday, Dec. 9, at 1 p.m. at the Denver Marriott City Center. The event is free and open to the public but <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-colorado-business-economic-outlook-forum-registration-8721912475">reservations are required</a> for those planning to attend.</p>
<p>Leeds School economist Richard Wobbekind will present the forecast and Doug Suttles, president and CEO of Encana, will deliver the keynote address.</p>

<p>A $671 million NASA mission to Mars led by the �鶹��Ѱ����� thundered into the sky today from Cape Canaveral, Fla., at 1:28 p.m. EST, the first step on its 10-month journey to Mars.</p>
<p>Known as the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission, the MAVEN spacecraft was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket provided by United Launch Alliance of Centennial, Colo. The mission will target the role the loss of atmospheric gases played in changing Mars from a warm, wet and possibly habitable planet for life to the cold dry and inhospitable planet it appears to be today.</p>

<p>A $671 million NASA mission to Mars being led by the �鶹��Ѱ����� is approaching its official countdown toward a planned Nov. 18 launch after a decade of rigorous work by faculty, professionals, staff and students.</p>

<p>Seven CU-Boulder aerospace engineering students are among 20 top students who will be recognized Nov. 14 with a new national award honoring tomorrow’s engineering leaders sponsored by Penton’s <em>Aviation Week</em> in partnership with Raytheon. The “Twenty20s” awards honor the academic achievements and leadership of top engineering, math, science and technology students.</p>

<p>The �鶹��Ѱ����� enrolled more international students during the 2012-13 academic year and sent more students abroad during the 2011-12 academic year than any other higher education institution in Colorado.</p>
<p>The data, released today by the Institute of International Education in its annual Open Doors Report, shows that CU-Boulder was home to 1,910 international students during the 2012-13 school year, up from 1,681 in 2011-12.</p>
<p>CU-Boulder sent 1,330 students overseas during the 2011-12 school year, up from 1,316 in 2010-11.</p>