Federal Review Finds CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø In Compliance With EEO Policies

May 21, 2003

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø received high marks from the U.S. Department of Labor, Denver District of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in a recent evaluation of the university's equal employment policies and practices.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø To Test Steam Boilers At Williams Village June 9-13

May 21, 2003

Facilities operators at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will conduct tests on steam boilers at the Williams Village housing complex June 9-13. The system is being tested to ensure provision of steam for the new student housing apartment complex, according to Derrick Watson, project coordinator. The building is scheduled to open for occupancy in August. The procedure is expected to produce a large steam cloud and noise that will be noticeable to the surrounding community. The steam vapor contains distilled water, which poses no environmental hazard.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Students Introduce Engineering To K-12 Classrooms

May 19, 2003

While most University of Colorado students have completed the semester and moved on to summer jobs and internships, students participating in the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program's "Fellows in the Classroom" project are still hard at work teaching engineering to elementary students in local schools.

Impact Of Computers Is Just Beginning, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Futurist Says

May 19, 2003

The computer is the most important invention in human history but most of us are not aware of that yet, according to a University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø professor. That's because its impact today is beyond comprehension, just as the full impact of the printing press could not be perceived by observers in the 15th century, said Douglas Robertson, an adjunct professor of geological sciences. The computer will produce even greater changes than the printing press, he contends.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Marketing Professor Elected President Of National Society For Consumer Psychology

May 18, 2003

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø marketing Professor Dipankar Chakravarti has been elected president for 2003-04 of the Society for Consumer Psychology, a premier organization of consumer researchers from academia, government and industry.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Business Professor Elected To Academy Of Management Board Of Governors

May 18, 2003

Julio DeCastro, associate professor of organizational management at the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business, has been elected to the board of governors of the Academy of Management. The Academy of Management, based at Pace University in New York, is the premier organization of management professors, bringing together 12,000 members from the United States and throughout the world. The board of governors both manages and sets policy for the organization.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Scientists Discover Four New Kingdoms Of Life

May 15, 2003

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø researchers have discovered four new kingdoms of life in the high alpine environment of Colorado, findings that have potential applications in the fields of agriculture and global change. Doctoral student Allen Meyer and Professor Steven Schmidt of the environmental, population and organismic biology department discovered the new microbe kingdoms in barren, boulder-filled tundra slopes west of Â鶹¹ÙÍø.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Mentor Juan Rodriguez Receives 2003 Beta Gamma Sigma Medallion For Entrepreneurship

May 14, 2003

Beta Gamma Sigma has awarded Juan Rodriguez, a former CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø professor and a board member of the Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, with the 2003 Medallion for Entrepreneurship. Beta Gamma Sigma is the only international honor society serving business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. It has established 374 collegiate chapters in all 50 states plus Canada and Hong Kong. Its mission is to honor academic achievement, support the advancement of business and foster a commitment to integrity.

National Physics Meeting To Be Held At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

May 14, 2003

About 750 physicists will gather at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø May 20 through May 24 for the 34th annual conference of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics of the American Physical Society. Nobel laureates Carl Wieman and Eric Cornell will be among the scientists attending the national event. Atomic, molecular and optical physics covers a diverse range of subjects from medical imaging and geological exploration to tests of Einstein's theories of relativity and the fundamental properties of atoms and molecules.

Natural Resources Law Expert Named Dean Of CU Law School

May 14, 2003

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø announced today the appointment of Professor David Getches as dean of the CU School of Law, pending approval by the Board of Regents at its May 27 meeting. CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Provost Phil DiStefano said Getches would begin his duties as dean July 1. "I am extremely pleased that Professor David Getches has accepted my offer to be dean of the law school," said DiStefano. "He brings an exceptionally strong academic record and administrative experience to this leadership position on the campus."

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