Seven CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Programs In Top 20 In U.S. News Graduate Specialty Rankings

March 31, 2004

Note to Editors: Contents embargoed until 10:01 p.m. MST on April 1. Seven University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø graduate school specialty programs were ranked in the top 20 in the nation in the annual U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings released today. The magazine's 2005 edition of Best Graduate Schools ranked engineering, law, business, education, medicine, public affairs and selected health fields for more than 1,000 programs this year. No new rankings were conducted in the sciences, social sciences, humanities or arts for the 2005 evaluation.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumni Association To Honor 12 In May 5 Ceremony

March 31, 2004

The CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumni Association will honor 12 outstanding members of the CU community during the 74th Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 5. The award recipients will be recognized for their distinguished careers and exceptional contributions to CU and society at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus. The public is welcome to attend this free event. Three CU faculty and staff members will receive the Robert Stearns Award in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the university.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Law Professor Offers Class April 14 On Conversation Skills For Tough Topics

March 31, 2004

Firing an employee, telling a teacher that a classmate is cheating or arguing with a spouse about where to go on vacation are examples of uncomfortable conversations that will be discussed April 14 by a University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø law professor and expert in alternative dispute resolution.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Students Select Three For 2004 Teaching Recognition Awards

March 31, 2004

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø students have selected three faculty members to receive 2004 Teaching Recognition Awards for their excellent classroom skills. The recipients are Joseph Berta, instructor of psychology; Cathy Comstock, senior instructor and faculty director of the Farrand Residential Academic Program; and Kenneth Gall, assistant professor of mechanical engineering. Comstock also received the award in 1990. The three will be honored during the 74th Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony in Old Main Chapel at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5.

Stereotypes, Law And Shakespeare Discussed At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Symposium April 16-18

March 31, 2004

Stereotypes, law and literature will be explored at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø during a free public symposium April 16-18 focusing on The Denver Center Theatre Company production of "The Merchant of Venice," one of Shakespeare's most controversial plays.

'Reflections On The New Imperialism' Topic Of April 8 CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Lecture

March 30, 2004

One of the world's leading social theorists will give a talk addressing the limitations of American unilateralism, "Reflections on the New Imperialism," at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Thursday, April 8. David Harvey, a distinguished professor of anthropology at the City University of New York, will speak at 5 p.m. in the Eaton Humanities Building, room 150. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

Rock Art Depicting Comanches, Horses Clad In Leather Armor Discovered In Colorado By CU Researcher

March 29, 2004

Several new rock art discoveries by a University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø researcher depict mounted warriors, likely Comanche, astride horses clad in leather armor and created around 1700 to 1750, the first such petroglyphs found in the state.

USGS Director To Address Agency's 125-year History In CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Lecture April 8

March 28, 2004

U.S. Geological Survey Director Chip Groat will discuss the agency's 125-year history as one of the world's leading science organizations in an April 8 lecture at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. "United States Geological Survey: 125 Years of Science for America" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the Eaton Humanities Building, room 1B50. The talk is sponsored by the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Center of the American West and is free and open to the public.

Two CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Teams Named Outstanding Winners In International Math Competition

March 28, 2004

Two University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø undergraduate teams have been named Outstanding Winners in the prestigious Mathematical Contest in Modeling sponsored by the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications. And that's out of only 11 Outstanding Winners named from a field of 742 entering teams.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Student Concert And Event Organizers Gather For Reunion April 2-3

March 23, 2004

Memories of concerts, films and events in the storied 51-year history of the student-run University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Program Council will be shared April 2 and April 3 when current and former event organizers gather at the university for a weekend reunion.

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