CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Awards Six Big 12 Faculty Fellowships

Dec. 13, 2004

Six University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø professors will receive Big 12 Faculty Fellowships in 2004-05 to conduct research in music to virtual reality, Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor Christine Yoshinaga-Itano announced. Each institution in the Big 12 conference has established faculty fellowships of up to $2,500. The recipients spend one or two weeks in residence at another Big 12 institution to do research or creative work and are selected each fall by the Office of Diversity and Equity.

Contractor Ignorance Kills People In Earthquake Zones, Says CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Seismologist

Dec. 13, 2004

Editor's Note: Bilham will take part in a 1 p.m. panel discussion Tuesday, Dec. 14, in the press office at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. Hundreds of thousands of earthquake fatalities could be averted if building contractors and homeowners were alerted to elementary construction principles, especially in the world's six deadliest earthquake countries led by Iran, according to a University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø seismologist.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Announces Faculty IMPART Awards

Dec. 13, 2004

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Office of Diversity and Equity has awarded 16 grants to support gender, ethnic and cultural diversity in scholarly work and teaching. This year's projects include the study of Inca ruins and national identity in Peru and campus workshops on primate conservation in Vietnam. The Implementation of Multicultural Perspectives and Approaches in Research and Teaching grants were announced by Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, vice provost and associate vice chancellor of diversity and equity.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Chancellor Accepts Position With New Health Policy Center At University Of Colorado Hospital

Dec. 13, 2004

Dr. Richard L. Byyny, chancellor of the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø since 1997, today announced that he has accepted a position as executive director of a new health policy center at the University of Colorado Hospital at Fitzsimons in Aurora, effective March 1. He will continue in his current post until an interim chancellor is named.

Early Arrival Recommended For CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Commencement Dec. 17

Dec. 12, 2004

An estimated 9,000 people are expected to attend the winter commencement ceremony at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Dec. 17 and those planning to drive should arrive early. Commencement begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center. It is recommended that guests arrive well before 9 a.m. Early arrival will give all guests time to be in their seats by 9:10 a.m. and will avoid delaying the ceremony.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Research Team Discovers First Evidence Of Life In Rock Glaciers

Dec. 12, 2004

Editors: A photograph of a rock glacier at the Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research site west of Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Colo., is available by calling (303) 492-3114. A University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø research team has discovered evidence of microbial activity in a rock glacier high above tree line in the Rocky Mountains, a barren environment previously thought to be devoid of life.

New Railroad Across Tibet Conquers Permafrost Using Crushed Rocks

Dec. 12, 2004

Editor's Note: Zhang will lead a panel of experts at the AGU annual meeting to discuss global permafrost and climate warming issues Dec. 13 at 9 a.m., room 2012, Moscone Convention Center West, San Francisco, Calif. Engineers constructing a new railroad across the vast, high-altitude Tibetan Plateau are using a surprisingly simple idea to fortify shifting frozen soils affected by climate warming, according to a University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø permafrost expert.

International Scholarship Awarded To CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumnus Who Graduated After One Year

Dec. 8, 2004

Alex Oshmyansky, who graduated from the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø in May 2003 with a 3.9 grade-point-average after only one year of study, has won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship from the British government. An official announcement of all the 2005 scholarship winners is expected this week. Oshmyansky, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's sixth Marshall Scholar, is now in his second year of medical school at Duke University and plans to use the scholarship to pursue a doctoral degree in mathematical biology from Oxford University. He recently celebrated his 20th birthday.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Announces Search Committee For Athletics Director

Dec. 8, 2004

Phil DiStefano, provost of the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, today announced the formation of a search committee charged with identifying outstanding candidates for the permanent position of Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Dick Tharp resigned the position, effective Nov. 30, and long-time athletics administrator Jack Lengyel was hired to fill the interim position while a search is conducted. DiStefano also said a consulting firm, Neinas Sports Services, has been selected to assist the committee in its work.

Three CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Faculty Members Named Distinguished Professors

Dec. 8, 2004

Editors: Photographs of the three professors are available by calling (303) 492-3113. Three University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty members were named distinguished professors by the CU Board of Regents at its Dec. 9 meeting. Delbert Elliott, director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence and professor of sociology; Margaret Eisenhart, professor of education; and Allan McMurray, director of bands and professor of music received the prestigious designation. They join only 25 other CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty members ever to be named distinguished professor.

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