Deana Perlmutter Joins CU Natural Resources Law Center Advisory Board

July 8, 2002

Deana Perlmutter, senior vice president and manager of the Dutko Group Cos.-Denver, has joined the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Natural Resources Law Center Advisory Board. "Deana has been a strong force for regulatory and policy change to encourage and assist industries in utilizing advanced technologies," said center Director Jim Martin. "She has worked closely with senior officials throughout the federal, state and local government, making her a valuable addition to our already strong board."

High School Girls Embrace Technology Through Creative Summer Internship

July 8, 2002

Note to Editors: The "Girls Embrace Technology" internship runs Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through July 25 in the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory. The ITL Laboratory is part of the Engineering Center Complex at Colorado Avenue and Regent Drive in Â鶹¹ÙÍø. For a more detailed schedule or location information call (303) 492-7426.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Awarded $2.2 Million For Undergraduate Biomedical Education

July 8, 2002

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has been awarded a four-year, $2.2 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to strengthen the institution's highly successful Biological Sciences Initiative.

Matthew Lopez-Phillips Named Director Of Judicial Affairs At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

July 8, 2002

Ron Stump, vice chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, has appointed Matthew Lopez-Phillips as director of the Office of Judicial Affairs. The appointment has been approved by Chancellor Byyny and is effective immediately. "Matthew possesses the skills and background to be a very successful director," Stump said. "Of most importance, he has judicial experience with our residence halls, the campus-wide system and at other universities. I expect him to build strong working relationships across the campus."

Correction: "Medieval Manuscript Exhibit On Display At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø"

July 7, 2002

In a June 27 CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø news release titled "Medieval Manuscript Exhibit on Display at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø," the opening date of the exhibit was incorrect. The exhibit will open on July 17 and will be on display through Sept. 13.

Homeland Security Official To Speak July 15 At Annual CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Hazards Workshop

July 7, 2002

Editors: The workshop is not open to the public but reporters are welcome to attend. Because of limited space, a special TV camera location will be set up for the July 15 keynote address by Michael Byrne of the U.S. Office of Homeland Security at 9:30 a.m. For a complete schedule of events call (303) 492-4007. Terrorism and the aftermath of Sept. 11 will be discussed along with hurricanes, earthquakes and other extreme natural events when about 380 people gather in Â鶹¹ÙÍø July 14-17 for the University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center's 27th annual workshop.

The Physics Of Breathing To Be Discussed July 15 At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Lecture

July 4, 2002

The functioning of human lungs will be explored during the July 15 lecture "The Physics of Breathing" at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Ka Yee Lee, an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago, will present the free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B20 on the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus. She will use videos, photographs and overhead projections to show the audience the basics of how a lung functions -- sort of an "under the hood" look at the human lung.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor Receives Fulbright Grant To Bulgaria

July 2, 2002

Richard Kraft, professor emeritus of the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's School of Education, has received a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant to the Shouman University In-Service Teacher Training Department in Bulgaria. While in Bulgaria, Kraft will conduct seminars with various experts, conduct a workshop with teacher trainers and provide consultations on individual projects.

CU Selected To Build Instruments, Control Cloud-Monitoring NASA Satellite From Â鶹¹ÙÍø Campus

July 2, 2002

Note to Editors: The noctilucent cloud image was taken by Pekka Parvianen from Kustavi, Finland. The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has been selected by NASA to build two of the four instruments for a satellite that will probe the shiny, silvery-blue polar mesospheric clouds that form about 50 miles above Earth's polar regions each summer.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Helps Foster Computer Reuse With July 10 Pueblo Workshop

July 2, 2002

The Colorado Materials Exchange, or COMEx, will kick off a statewide series of workshops on Wednesday, July 10, from 10 a.m. to noon at Pueblo Community College in the Fortune Ballroom. Operated by the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, COMEx posts an online bulletin board for exchanging computers and electronics between businesses that have a surplus of equipment and community groups in Colorado that can use it.

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