Two CU-Boulder professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 26, 2013

Two University of Colorado Boulder professors are among the luminaries selected for the 2013 class of members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an organization that honors “thinkers and doers” across a broad range of fields, from filmmakers and authors to philanthropists and historians.

Forced exercise may still protect against anxiety and stress, says CU-Boulder study

April 25, 2013

Being forced to exercise may still help reduce anxiety and depression just as exercising voluntarily does, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Two CU-Boulder professors named President’s Teaching Scholars

April 24, 2013

CU System news release Three University of Colorado professors, including two at CU-Boulder, have been chosen as 2013 President’s Teaching Scholars, educators who have skillfully integrated teaching and research at a high level throughout their careers at CU.

CU-Boulder students, faculty will fete outgoing music dean on May 1 and 2

April 23, 2013

After 20 years as dean of the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music, Daniel P. Sher will step away from the post in June — but he isn’t going quietly. First, student musicians at the college will dedicate their performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver on May 1 to the outgoing dean.

CU-Boulder professor works to shrink errors in U.S. census data

April 23, 2013

A person searching through the massive expanse of data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau in search of details about a specific neighborhood may increasingly find statistics with colossal margins of error, such as an average income of $50,000 plus or minus $50,000. A geographer at the University of Colorado Boulder, one of eight nodes of the National Science Foundation’s newly created Census Research Network, has been granted a five-year $1.4 million grant to see if he can change that.

CU-Boulder’s Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program partners with IMC to offer new Management Consulting Certificate

April 22, 2013

The Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program at the University of Colorado Boulder now offers a graduate-level Management Consulting Certificate. The university is partnering with the Institute of Management Consultants USA, the certifying body and professional association for management consultants and management consulting firms, on the new offering.

CU Distinguished Professor Kristi Anseth is 2013 Hazel Barnes Prize winner

April 22, 2013

Distinguished Professor Kristi Anseth of the University of Colorado Boulder’s chemical and biological engineering department has been selected to receive the 2013 Hazel Barnes Prize, the highest faculty recognition for teaching and research awarded by the university.

Leeds School of Business team takes top prize at international real estate competition

April 19, 2013

Â鶹ŇůÔş from the real estate program at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder, successfully made the sale to a panel of judges and became grand-prize winners of the 2013 International Real Estate Case Competition hosted by the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Engineering Days, Spring Design Expo scheduled at CU-Boulder

April 18, 2013

Engineering students at the University of Colorado Boulder are gearing up for several days of intensive activity next week, when they will celebrate Engineering Days and display their hands-on design projects at the annual spring Engineering Design Expo. Engineering Days, or E-Days, is an annual celebration of the engineering profession organized by the University of Colorado Engineering Council, or UCEC, and student honor societies. Activities include a water rocket launch, high school and college egg drops, a carnival and other fun activities for students.

CU-Boulder students continue stellar record in international math modeling competition

April 17, 2013

Two University of Colorado Boulder undergraduate student teams have been named among the 11 top winners from a field of 5,636 teams that entered the 2013 international Mathematical Contest in Modeling this spring. Only 375 teams, or 6 percent of those entering the contest, were from the United States. The others were from Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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