Two CU Programs Receive $196,500 From The Daniels Fund

March 24, 2008

The Daniels Fund has donated $196,500 to two University of Colorado programs, one to support a K-12 engineering education program at the CU-Boulder campus and one for an addiction research and treatment program at the Anschutz Medical Center.

'Place-Based Education' To Be Topic Of April 3 CU-Boulder Lecture

March 22, 2008

A teaching technique called "place-based education" that uses the local community and environment as a starting point to teach an array of disciplines will be the topic of a University of Colorado at Boulder lecture on Thursday, April 3.

CU-Boulder Professor Receives $200,000 Kimmel Scholar Award For Cancer Research

March 22, 2008

Assistant Professor Hang (Hubert) Yin of the University of Colorado at Boulder's chemistry and biochemistry department has been selected to receive a prestigious Kimmel Scholar Award from the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research in Baltimore, the first such award received by a CU-Boulder scientist.

First Colorado Celebration Of Women In Computing To Be Held In Boulder April 4-5

March 22, 2008

Three Colorado universities are working together to organize the first Colorado Celebration of Women in Computing, a regional conference designed to encourage the research and career interests of local women in computing.

Bicycle-Powered Interactive Video To Be Displayed At CU-Boulder ATLAS Building April 7 To May 7

March 20, 2008

A pedal-powered interactive video installation called Epiphyte will be on display from April 7 through May 7 in the lobby of the ATLAS Institute building at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Renowned CU-Boulder Philosophy Professor Hazel Barnes Dies At 92

March 19, 2008

Renowned philosophy Professor Emerita Hazel Barnes, an expert in French existentialism who taught at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1953 to 1986, died March 18 at her home in Boulder. She was 92.

CU Professor's New Book Offers Tips To Parents Of Bipolar Teenagers

March 19, 2008

Parents of bipolar teenagers, whose extreme mood swings and severe irritability often cause significant trauma and conflict for their families, may find some helpful tips in a newly released book by University of Colorado at Boulder clinical psychology Professor David Miklowitz.

CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº To Help Others During Alternative Spring Break Trips

March 18, 2008

More than 60 University of Colorado at Boulder students will forgo spring break vacations this month to help rebuild hurricane-ravaged Biloxi, Miss., work on trails in Yosemite National Park or engage in seven other service activities from South Dakota to Mexico.

CU-Boulder Professors Awarded Sloan Research Fellowships

March 18, 2008

Two University of Colorado at Boulder professors have been awarded Sloan Foundation Research Fellowships recognizing their work as outstanding young scientists.

CU-Boulder Sources On Iraq War Anniversary

March 17, 2008

March 19 marks the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the University of Colorado at Boulder has experts who can comment on various issues concerning the Iraq war.

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