Arctic Sea Ice Shrinking, Greenland Ice Sheet Melting, According To Study

Dec. 6, 2002

The total area of surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet for 2002 broke all known records for the island and the extent of Arctic sea ice reached the lowest level in the satellite record, according to scientists at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Researchers from the CU-based Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, say the accelerated melting appears to be linked to shifts in Northern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation patterns.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Winter Commencement Ceremony Slated For Dec. 20

Dec. 4, 2002

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will confer 1,981 degrees on Friday, Dec. 20, during the winter commencement ceremony in the Coors Events/Conference Center. The commencement ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. and last about an hour. Guests are expected to be in their seats by 9:10 a.m. and early arrival is strongly suggested due to possible traffic delays. The university ceremony is free and open to the public and no tickets are required.

Two CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Researchers Win Coveted American Geophysical Union Awards In 2002

Dec. 4, 2002

Two University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø researchers have received prestigious 2002 Fellowship awards from the American Geophysical Union. Roger Bilham, a CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø geography professor at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, and David Fahey, a CIRES research associate, both were named fellows. CIRES is a joint center of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Dec. 4, 2002

Charles Goeldner, emeritus professor of tourism and marketing at the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business, has received the International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators' Martin Oppermann Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement. The worldwide organization consists of travel and tourism educators from numerous countries including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Great Britain, Korea, China and Taiwan.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Outlines $11 Million Budget Cut For Fiscal 2003

Dec. 3, 2002

Chancellor Richard L. Byyny today announced a basic outline for the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's $11 million general fund budget cut to cover revenue shortfalls for fiscal year 2003.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School Of Business Presents Economic Forecast Dec. 16

Dec. 2, 2002

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business will present its 38th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Denver Marriott City Center. The event at 18th and California streets is free and open to the public. No reservations are required. The comprehensive state outlook features trends and forecasts prepared by more than 80 key business, government and industry professionals and is compiled by the Business Research Division at the Leeds School of Business.

New CU-NASA Research Belies Previous Idea That Mars Was Once Warm, Wet Planet

Dec. 2, 2002

A new study led by University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø researchers indicates Mars has been primarily a cold, dry planet following its formation some 4 billion years ago, making the possibility of the evolution of life there challenging at best. Led by CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø doctoral candidate Teresa Segura and her adviser, Professor Owen B. Toon, the team used Mars photos and computer models to show that large asteroids or comets hit the planet some 3.5 billion years ago. These impacts apparently occurred about the time major river channels were formed on the Red Planet, said Segura.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Announces Faculty IMPART, Big 12 Fellowship Awards

Dec. 2, 2002

The Office of Diversity and Equity at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has selected six faculty recipients of two fellowship programs for the fall semester, according to Associate Vice Chancellor Ofelia Miramontes. There are four winners of the Implementation of Multicultural Perspectives and Approaches in Research and Teaching grants and two winners of the Big 12 Faculty Fellowships. IMPART awardees are Asuncion Horno-Delgado of the department of Spanish and Portuguese, Suzanne Magnanini of French and Italian and Kay Miller and Yumi Janairo Roth, both of fine arts.

Modern Language Association Awards Prize For A First Book To CU's Bruce W. Holsinger

Dec. 2, 2002

The CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Office of News Services is forwarding this release, received today from the Modern Language Association of America. New York, NY - November 27, 2002 - The Modern Language Association of America today announced it is awarding its ninth annual Prize for a First Book to Bruce W. Holsinger, assistant professor at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, for "Music, Body, and Desire in Medieval Culture: Hildegaard of Bingen to Chaucer," published by Stanford University Press.

Scorsese's "Gangs Of New York" Sought Help From CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Music Research Center

Dec. 1, 2002

When the producers of "Gangs of New York," the new Martin Scorsese blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio, needed to figure out what music was appropriate for the movie's setting in 1800s New York City, they called the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. So when the movie opens Dec. 20, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø College of Music Professor Tom Riis, who provided the answers, will be in a theater listening closely and watching for a line in the end credits thanking the University of Colorado Libraries.

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