A hopeful new strategy for treating Parkinson’s disease

May 14, 2015

A novel compound developed by a team led by the 鶹 may be therapeutic in suppressing misguided inflammatory responses by a set of immune cells known as microglia to perceived damage to the brain and nervous system.

2015 graduates looking at best job market in years

May 8, 2015

It’s graduation time for colleges and universities around the country and for the 5,927 CU-鶹 graduates likely to hit the job market there’s good news. That’s because the job market is healthy and strong across the board, says Jon Schlesinger from CU-鶹’s Office of Career Services.

New graduate plans to 'push the envelope of applied demography'

May 8, 2015

About seven years ago, Rob Kemp had two encounters that changed his life. The first was when a mentor at the university where he earned his bachelor’s degree pushed him to talk with a former CU-鶹 PhD student. Until then, Kemp hadn’t really considered going on to graduate school.

Paying it Forward in the Public Achievement Program

May 7, 2015

When Balkarn Singh Shahi looks back on his high school experience, one activity stands out – the 鶹’s Public Achievement program. As a student at Centaurus High School participating in the program, Shahi and peers responded to national public shootings by spearheading a public campaign to prevent gun violence. Now a sophomore at CU-鶹, Shahi could not resist the opportunity to give back to the Public Achievement program , which pairs CU-鶹 students as coaches with groups of underrepresented K-12 students seeking solutions to their identified salient social issues. Shahi has been a Public Achievement coach, and this year he served as a teaching assistant for the corresponding civic engagement course and new class of coaches.

Emirates Mars Mission

United Arab Emirates to partner with CU-鶹 on 2021 Mars mission

May 7, 2015

A mission to study dynamic changes in the atmosphere of Mars over days and seasons led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) involves the 鶹 as the leading U.S. scientific-academic partner.

‘Schools of Opportunity’ project announces first honorees, including seven Colorado high schools

May 7, 2015

The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) at the 鶹 announced today that 17 high schools in New York and Colorado are the first to receive the “School of Opportunity” designation. These outstanding schools demonstrated a range of practices that ensured that all students had rich opportunities to succeed. All put students, not test scores, first.

CU-鶹 students lauded with six awards at international advertising competition

May 6, 2015

Fourteen 鶹 students had a wildly successful evening Tuesday in New York City, winning six awards in a top international advertising contest, the most collected by any public U.S. university at the event.

Naval pilot earns soaring praise for honors’ research

May 5, 2015

Before Courtnie Paschall touched down at the 鶹, she’d graduated from the Naval Academy (‘08), attained the rank of lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and undergone years of flight training. Paschall graduates on May 9 with a degree in neuroscience and a minor in electrical engineering. She earned the distinction of graduating summa cum laude and was named the Outstanding Graduate for the College of Arts and Sciences for spring 2015.

Student life: Work and play collide

May 4, 2015

Work and play collide in the lives of students in CU’s Theatre and Dance Department, where self-expression is the primary driver of professional development.

Wendy Duran

Class of 2016: Caring for injured animals is her calling

May 3, 2015

While interning at the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Longmont, Colorado, over the summer of 2013, Wendy Duran realized what she really wanted to do with the rest of her life.

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