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CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº Set New Standard For Winning National Scholarships

May 3, 2006

University of Colorado at Boulder students have won Truman, Udall, Goldwater and National Security Education Program scholarships this spring, marking the first time a Colorado university has been home to winners of all four of the highly competitive national scholarships at once.

New CU-Boulder Puksta Scholars Selected For Civic Engagement

May 3, 2006

Nine University of Colorado at Boulder students will receive scholarships from the Puksta Scholars Program on the basis of their civic responsibility, high ethical standards and strong academic goals. Lilia Justman, Admira Makas, Mark Arnoldy, Matthew Bloise, Daniel Epstein, Sean Sheppard, Joseph Ayoub, Stuart Hayden and David Chiu each will receive a $4,500 scholarship in recognition of their commitment to civic engagement. They will join nine scholars already in the program.

CU-Boulder Center Of The American West Kicks Off Summer Series At Chautauqua With May 14 Musical Celebration

May 3, 2006

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Center of the American West will kick off its summer lecture series with a musical celebration of its 20th anniversary on Sunday, May 14, in Chautauqua Park. "Music by Jubilate! Sacred Singers and Cowboy Poetry with Dr. George Russell: A Birthday Party for the Center of the American West" will be held in Chautauqua Auditorium starting at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $12 for the general public and $10 for Chautauqua members. Mothers are especially welcome at this Mother's Day event.

Two CU-Boulder Professors Elected To American Academy Of Arts And Sciences

May 3, 2006

University of Colorado at Boulder professors Margaret Murnane and Reid Hastie have joined former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton and film director Martin Scorsese in the 2006 class of new fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Murnane and Hastie were among 175 new fellows of the prestigious academy announced late last month. The academy is comprised of scholars and practitioners from mathematics, physics, biological sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts, public affairs and business. Fellows are nominated and elected by current members.

Ozone Recovering, But Unlikely To Stabilize At Pre-1980 Levels, Says CU-Boulder Study

May 2, 2006

While Earth's ozone layer is slowly being replenished following an international 1987 agreement banning CFCs, the recovery is occurring in a changing atmosphere and is unlikely to stabilize at pre-1980 levels, says a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.

CU-Boulder Issues Action Plan Response To Blue Ribbon Commission

May 2, 2006

An action plan from the University of Colorado at Boulder pledging increased scholarship awards, diversity training for students and top administrators and more support for the highly successful Pre-Collegiate Development Program has been forwarded to the Blue Ribbon Commission and CU President Hank Brown.

CU-Boulder Recreation Center Employee Receives National Award

May 1, 2006

John Meyer, associate director for programs at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Student Recreation Center, has been awarded the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association's Honor Award. The award is the association's highest honor and recognizes outstanding professional achievements, as well as service to the association.

CU-Boulder Professor, Student Honored By EPA For Work On Acid Mine Drainage

May 1, 2006

Joseph Ryan, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and former graduate student Alice Wood were honored for their roles in helping to clean up acid mine drainage in northwestern Boulder County. The two are members of the Lefthand Watershed Revitalization Team, which was awarded the Environmental Protection Agency's 2006 National Notable Achievement Award last month in Washington, D.C. The team of local, state and federal stakeholders was led by Kathryn Hernandez of EPA Region 8.

CU-Boulder To Hold Spring Commencement On May 12

May 1, 2006

Richard S. Fuld Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers and a University of Colorado at Boulder alumnus, will give the commencement address during CU-Boulder's spring commencement on Friday, May 12. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium, where 5,610 degrees will be conferred. Guests are urged to be in their seats at the stadium well before 8:15 a.m.

CU-Boulder Source on Immigration Reform Rallies

April 30, 2006

NEWS TIP SHEET Michael Kanner, a University of Colorado at Boulder political science instructor, can discuss the political tactics and rhetoric involved in the immigration reform rallies and debates going on in Washington, D.C., and around the state. Kanner specializes in political parties and pressure groups, the American political system and political symbolism.

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