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The annual Institute of International Education's Open Doors report, released Nov. 14, highlights CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s continued presence as a top university host of international students and sender of students abroad.

The rejection of Ballot Question 2F means the CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø South site remains within Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s city limits and the city’s flood protection project—among other aspects of the annexation agreement—can continue to move forward.

Christina Cain, Heather Cracraft, Jasimine Evans and Debbie Yeh are being recognized for their exceptional service and contributions to the CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø community.

The diversity of disciplines represented by these 17 faculty members highlights the range of excellence in research, scholarship and creative work taking place at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø.

Congratulations to Peyton Hall Magalhaes, cello, who won first prize in the Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Performance Competition. Soprano Anna McMahon was awarded second prize, and other finalists included Logan Banister, alto saxophone; Lauren Flaten, flute; and Rebecca Ortiz, trumpet.

Peter Pilewskie, a senior researcher and faculty member, has been named to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s committee that supports scientific progress on research requiring global data best acquired from space.

AB Nexus has announced its fifth round of grant awards to researchers from the CU Anschutz and CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø campuses.

Twelve teams of faculty, researchers and graduate students competed for a combined $1.25 million in startup funding grants in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge. Judges heard Shark Tank-style pitches across two nights, one for innovations in biosciences and the other for physical sciences and engineering.

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø had a statewide economic impact of $3.3 billion in the 2020–21 academic year, according to a new analysis from the Leeds School of Business research division.

One of the highest CU system honors, four faculty members from the CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus are now distinguished professors, recognized for their outstanding contributions as researchers and educators.