Note to Editors: Members of the press are welcome to attend the conference without charge. To arrange, call Todd Blair at (303) 735-5633 or e-mail todd.blair@colorado.edu . Experts in telecommunications regulation and water law will meet at the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law Sept. 7 to examine wireless use and access law reform at the Wolf Law Building.
A new course aimed at first-year University of Colorado at Boulder students known as "CU 101" will be launched this semester as part of a first-year pilot program. The elective course will be offered to about 60 students in the residential academic programs of Baker and Farrand halls. The new class is titled "The Contemporary Research University and Student Citizens."
For the fourth straight year, a survey by the Institute for Higher Education in Shanghai, China, has ranked the University of Colorado at Boulder the 11th best public university in the world.
CU-Boulder and city officials are getting safe celebrating tips to students to help them avoid the potentially serious risks of hosting irresponsible parties. Suspensions, legal charges, fines and injuries are some of the possible consequences of hosting or attending a party that violates city of Boulder ordinances and campus rules.
The University of Colorado at Boulder and the city of Boulder have developed several programs -- on campus and off -- over the last two decades to help ensure the safety of university students, and campus officials want students to be aware of them. Emergency phone kiosks, improved campus lighting and a variety of programs and practices have been put in place to help keep the CU-Boulder campus safe.
The CU-Boulder Center of the American West will celebrate the rich literary heritage of the region Sept. 5 with its 10th annual "Words to Stir the Soul: Readings from the American West" at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel. The popular program features about a dozen well-known community members and CU-Boulder faculty who will read selections from their favorite Western-inspired literature for up to five minutes each. The event on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus is free and open to the public.
The University of Colorado at Boulder's Housing & Dining Services is extending various benefits to freshmen waiting for on-campus housing in an effort to give them some of the same experiences they would have if they lived in a residence hall. As of today, the number of waitlisted freshmen hoping to live in a campus residence hall totaled 28.
While transfer students begin moving in on Monday, Aug. 21, most incoming University of Colorado at Boulder freshmen will move into campus residence halls on Tuesday, Aug. 22, starting at 7 a.m. and Thursday, Aug. 24, beginning at 9 a.m.
Professor Michael Tracey of the University of Colorado at Boulder, whose work on the JonBenet Ramsey murder case led the Boulder County District Attorney's Office to the arrest of John Mark Karr, said he will decline more media interviews until he feels the time is right. Tracey is a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The University of Colorado at Boulder was ranked 34th among the nation's public universities offering doctoral degrees in U.S. News & World Report's 2007 Best Colleges undergraduate rankings released today. CU-Boulder was tied for 34th with Virginia Tech. In the ranking of all doctoral universities, public and private, CU-Boulder was tied for 77th with three other schools. CU-Boulder's 2007 ranking for public universities is unchanged from last year.