CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Provides Antivirus Software At No Cost To The Campus

Aug. 24, 2004

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty, staff and students now have access to one more tool in their fight against a daily deluge of computer viruses and worms. The campus has purchased and is making available antivirus software at no cost to all faculty, staff and students. Antivirus software is one of the most important security tools for warding off computer viruses and worms and the campus now has access to a leading software product for work and home use, said Dennis Maloney, Information Technology Services executive director.

CU Marketing Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Aug. 24, 2004

Donald Lichtenstein, professor of marketing at the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business, will receive the 2004 Fordham Lifetime Achievement Award in Behavioral Pricing Research in October. The award is presented annually to an individual that has made significant research contributions related to understanding how consumers respond to aspects of pricing.

Yellowstone Park Drawings Preserved By CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Students During 10-Week Summer Project

Aug. 24, 2004

Historically significant 100-year-old architectural drawings of landmark buildings in Yellowstone National Park were preserved this summer by four University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø undergraduates. Ashleigh Mayer, Rachel Newton, Anne Getts and Elizabeth Campbell returned from their 10-week assignment in Yellowstone earlier this month. The students worked in close coordination with officials to catalog and archive drawings and documents related to historic concessionaire buildings in America's first national park.

2004 West Nile Virus Season Milder, But Threat Not Over Yet, Say Experts

Aug. 19, 2004

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø officials are continuing with their precautions to reduce the risk of exposure to West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes for students, including those returning this week for the fall 2004 semester. Recent precipitation in the Â鶹¹ÙÍø area followed by hot and dry conditions has been followed by a rise in the number of Culex mosquitoes -- the type that most commonly carries West Nile Virus, or WNV, according to the Â鶹¹ÙÍø County Health Department.

May 2004 CU Grad Develops Fund-Raiser For Charities With Broker Inn Hotel

Aug. 18, 2004

A May graduate of the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business says her four years in business school taught her that "giving back to the community is a very important thing," and she's wasted no time finding a way to turn that belief into reality. On Aug. 26 the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Broker Inn Hotel will host a fashion show from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity, the "I Have a Dream" Foundation and the YWCA. The show was planned and coordinated by 22-year-old Susan Tie, a May graduate in marketing who convinced her boss that The Broker should sponsor the event.

Two Undergraduate Specialty Programs Ranked High In US News & World Report

Aug. 18, 2004

Note to Editors: Contents embargoed for use until 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 20. Two University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø undergraduate specialty programs were ranked in the top dozen American public universities in U.S. News & World Report's annual undergraduate rankings. The Leeds School of Business undergraduate entrepreneurship program was tied for sixth in the nation with the University of Maryland-College Park among public universities offering doctorates and tied for 12th among all public and private doctoral universities.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Students Launch Young Voter Campaign To Register 9,000 Students By Oct. 3 Deadline

Aug. 17, 2004

When University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø students start classes this year they will be greeted by one of the largest and most aggressive national grassroots young voter registration campaigns ever seen in Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Known as the New Voters Project, the campaign has teamed up with UCSU, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's student government, and the campus Student Vote Coalition to sign up 9, 000 students before the Oct. 3 voter registration deadline.

NIST/CU Scientists Report First Observation of an "Atomic Air Force"

Aug. 17, 2004

The first sighting of atoms flying in formation has been reported by physicists at the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø (CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø) in the Aug. 13 issue of Physical Review Letters.* While the Air Force and geese prefer a classic "V," the strontium atoms-choreographed in this experiment with precision laser pulses and ultracold temperatures-were recorded flying in the shape of a cube.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Athletic Department Donates TV Proceeds To Libraries

Aug. 17, 2004

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø athletic department has donated pay-per-view proceeds of $11,000 from last season's football game against Washington State to the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Libraries. The donation was first announced before the Sept. 11, 2003 game. The funds were received this summer by the libraries' new "Top Drawer Society" donor program, which honors donations of $10,000 or more.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Theater Group Explores Sexual Assault In Orientation Session

Aug. 16, 2004

Note to Editors: Media can arrange to attend the Aug. 18 presentation of "Just Another Party" by calling Rebecca Brown at (303) 492-4307. Student actors presenting the theater piece "Just Another Party" for incoming freshmen is one of many orientation activities being offered this week for new students in the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø College of Arts and Sciences.

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