Kocher wins prestigious PEN Award
Ruth Ellen Kocher, professor of English and director of the creative writing program at the University of Colorado Boulder, recently won a prestigious PEN Literary Award. Kocher won the PEN Open Book...
View ArticleCU Achieve summer program helps students stay on track to graduation
By the end of last spring, Jessica Van der Linden was behind on credit hours — just two courses shy of being a junior as her sophomore year at the University of Colorado Boulder came to a close —...
View ArticleUCCS master’s program earns accreditation
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs Master of Public Administration program is now independently accredited by the Network of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration, NASPAA. The program was...
View ArticleUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center among the best in cancer care
The University of Colorado Cancer Center’s clinical partner, the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) again ranks as the best hospital in the state, according to U.S. News Best Hospitals report. UCH...
View ArticleDecoding ethnic labels: Are you Chicano, Latino or Hispanic?
If you are of Latin American descent, do you call yourself Chicano? Latino? Hispanic? As an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Carlos Hipolito-Delgado, Ph.D., knew...
View ArticleTenure list: August 2014
At its meeting Wednesday at 1800 Grant St. in Denver, the CU Board of Regents approved four appointments with tenure.
View ArticleLaura Hansen Dean joins university as chief of Gift Planning
“Laura’s experience, savvy and service-oriented approach will be a great asset for us as we continue to evolve our centralized Advancement operation,” says Johnnie Ray, CU’s vice president of...
View ArticleNew report highlights how climate change may affect water in Colorado
“Despite some uncertainties around precipitation, it’s clear that as temperatures rise in Colorado, there will be impacts on our water resources,” said Jeff Lukas, lead author of the new report and a...
View ArticleCampus exposure a positive influence on middle school students
Learning the art of suturing using pigs’ feet elicited “ooohs” and some “eeews” from Skinner Middle School students participating in a program on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus designed to give the...
View ArticleFive questions for David Rood
A professor of linguistics at the University of Colorado Boulder, he studies language structures. Rood and fellow linguists aren’t so interested in “mastering the system” – or learning to speak the...
View ArticleJansma named dean of CLAS at CU Denver
Pamela Jansma, currently professor and dean of the College of Science at the University of Texas at Arlington, will become the dean of CU Denver’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences beginning Sept....
View ArticlePsychology Department receives $325,000 federal graduate student training grant
The Department of Psychology recently received a two-year $325,000 Graduate Psychology Education grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services...
View ArticleWhy I chose to teach here: Jared Brown and Zaneta Thayer
ZANETA THAYER: Room to teach and do research Zaneta Thayer, Ph.D., finished her doctoral degree in anthropology last fall with impeccable academic credentials. She was considering various options when...
View ArticleCU doctors top 5280 Magazine list of top docs
Faculty from the University of Colorado School of Medicine filled more than half the roster of 5280 Magazine’s Top Doctors issue for 2014 – an honor that is determined annually by peer physicians who...
View ArticleCU-Boulder study paved way for stocking state’s ‘true’ greenback cutthroat...
A genetic sleuthing effort led by the University of Colorado Boulder that resulted in the identification of Colorado’s “true” native greenback cutthroat trout two years ago has come full circle with...
View ArticleExtreme Weight Loss: Destination Boot Camp coming to Anschutz Health and...
This summer, ABC-TV’s “Extreme Weight Loss” series has shared the stories of people conquering weight woes with the help of the CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center (AHWC) on the CU Anschutz Medical...
View ArticleCU-Boulder reaches settlement for sexual harassment claim
Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano called the settlement “the right thing to do,” and noted that it is part of an ongoing course of action to make improvements regarding sexual misconduct and other Title...
View ArticleCU’s alumnus, Qatar’s doctor
In honor of her husband, Rachel Hajar gave a gift to the CU School of Medicine, establishing a visiting scholar program in cardiology. The program will focus on collaboration among different...
View ArticleStaff Council brainstorms unconventional benefits of working at CU-Boulder
The group compiled a list of fun, educational and service-oriented activities that staff can enjoy (usually free) and that set CU-Boulder apart from other employers.
View ArticleFive questions for Pam Laird
Her studies focus on the history of American business cultures, and she’s written two books and is contemplating a third.
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