Former CU Museum Director Hugo Rodeck Dead At 102

Sept. 30, 2004

Hugo G. Rodeck, former director of the University of Colorado Museum, died Sept. 28 in Â鶹¹ÙÍø. He was 102. Rodeck was appointed director of the CU Museum in 1939 and held the position until his retirement in 1971. His association with the museum began in 1929 when he worked as a graduate assistant before being named curator in 1933, a position he held until 1939.

Rohm And Haas Co. Honored With CU Leeds School's Summit Award

Sept. 29, 2004

Rohm and Haas Co. of Philadelphia is the winner of the inaugural Summit Award for Environmental Leadership presented today by the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Leeds School of Business. The chemical company was one of three finalists for the award given by the Leeds School's Center for Business and Society. Albertsons Inc. of Boise, Idaho, and Horizon Organic of Longmont, Colo., also were recognized as finalists.

CU Proposal To Image Distant Planets Funded For Further Study By NASA

Sept. 29, 2004

A NASA institute has selected a new University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø proposal for further study that describes how existing technologies can be used to study planets around distant stars with the help of an orbiting "starshade." The concept by CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor Webster Cash of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy was one of 12 proposals selected for funding Sept. 28 by the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, or NIAC. Cash's proposal details the methods needed to design and build what essentially is a giant "pinhole camera" in space.

Ten Post-Hurricane Studies, Including How To Deal With Pets, Funded Through CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Center

Sept. 28, 2004

A University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø professor returned from Florida this week after a visit to study the effectiveness of emergency operations at animal shelters in an area hard hit by one of the recent hurricanes. Pets are a major problem during hurricanes and other disasters because people aren't allowed to take cats and dogs into emergency shelters and most animal shelters already are filled to capacity under normal conditions, said Leslie Irvine, associate professor of sociology. After Hurricane Andrew struck Florida in 1992, about 2,000 cats and dogs were left homeless.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Chancellor Announces Strategies On Alcohol, Greek System

Sept. 27, 2004

An action plan for responding to campus issues related to alcohol and the Greek system at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø was announced Tuesday by Chancellor Richard L. Byyny in his annual "State of the Campus" address. Speaking at Old Main Chapel on campus, Byyny addressed a number of recent issues, including fraternity and sorority life, alcohol, athletics and sexual assault and harassment, as well as strategies for moving the campus forward in a challenging fiscal environment for higher education.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Expert Comments on Record Price of Oil

Sept. 27, 2004

MEDIA TIP SHEET The price of oil produced in the United States, which reached a new all-time high of $50.47 a barrel on Sept. 28, won't drop back down to around $40 until at least summer 2005, according to University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty member Jack Edwards. "We may never see the $20 per barrel price of the mid-1990s again," said Edwards, an adjunct professor of geological sciences and a former chief geologist of Shell Oil. Edwards spent 37 years in the oil industry before joining the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty in 1992.

Christine Yoshinaga-Itano Named Vice Provost For Diversity, Equity At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Sept. 26, 2004

Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, interim vice provost and associate vice chancellor for diversity and equity at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, has been appointed to the position on a permanent basis, according to Provost Phil DiStefano. Yoshinaga-Itano has held the position for the past year and has coordinated campus efforts to support programs and policies related to diversity and equity on campus, in addition to providing assistance for faculty, staff and students through the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø department of equal opportunity.

Celtic Conference To Be Held At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Oct. 8

Sept. 26, 2004

The 2004 Celtic Representations Symposium, titled "The Rebellion of the Celts: From Goddess to Government," will be held at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Oct. 8 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the British Studies room at Norlin Library. The event is free and open to the public, and no registration is necessary. Seating is limited to 100 in the British Studies room, on Norlin's fifth floor.

Lilly Endowment Fellows Named At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø School Of Journalism

Sept. 22, 2004

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has awarded three doctoral dissertation fellowships in religion, media and culture for the 2004-05 academic year. The three recipients are Alexandra Boutros, Mark Elmore and Bahiyyih Watson Maroon. Each will receive a $12,000 stipend from Lilly Endowment Inc. in Indianapolis.

Finalists Named For CU Leeds School Of Business' Summit Award

Sept. 22, 2004

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Leeds School of Business has announced the finalists for its inaugural Summit Award for Environmental Leadership including Albertsons Inc., Horizon Organic and the Rohm & Haas Co. The award will be presented to the winning company on Thursday, Sept. 30, at 11:30 a.m. in Macky Auditorium as part of the Sustainable Resources Conference taking place on campus.

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