Culture And Politics Of Global Communication Is Topic Of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Crosman Lecture

April 9, 2001

George Lipsitz, professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, San Diego, will examine the cultural and political implications of the globalization of communication technologies in the 40th annual Crosman Memorial Lecture at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø.

CU Law Forum To Examine The Role Of Cities And States In Telecommunications Regulations

April 9, 2001

A seminar titled "The Role of Localities and States in Telecommunications Regulation: Understanding the Jurisdictional Challenges in an Internet Era" will be held April 16 in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom at the University of Colorado School of Law from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The forum will discuss how states and localities can play meaningful roles in telecommunications policy as jurisdictional boundaries are defined by telecommunications networks and traffic. The event is sponsored by the CU School of Law's Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Vice Chancellor Carol Lynch Tapped For Post With NSF, Council Of Graduate Schools

April 8, 2001

The Council of Graduate Schools in collaboration with the National Science Foundation has named University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Vice Chancellor Carol Lynch the first Dean in Residence for the two organizations. She will be on leave from CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø for the one-year assignment, which begins in August. Lynch is vice chancellor for research and dean of the Graduate School at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. She has been an associate vice chancellor and a professor of environmental, population and organismic biology at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø since 1992.

Time Change: Denver Zoo Curator To Give Talk At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø On Gorillas In Captivity

April 5, 2001

PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE: The time of this event has changed to 6 p.m. Please use this news release instead of the one sent on April 3. All other information is the same. John Wortman, general curator at the Denver Zoo, will visit the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus to give a talk about gorillas in captivity on Monday, April 16, at 6 p.m. in Eaton Humanities room 150.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor Receives Henry G. Houghton Award

April 4, 2001

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Assistant Professor Franklin Evans has been honored with the American Meteorological Society's highest award, the 2001 Henry G. Houghton Award. The Henry G. Houghton award is given annually to young promising atmospheric scientists who have shown outstanding ability in their fields. Professor Evans was presented the award for improving the existing knowledge of how light interacts with clouds.

"Aesthetics For A New Millennium" Is Topic Of Literature Conference Hosted By CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø April 20-22

April 4, 2001

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will host the annual conference of the American Comparative Literature Association, "Aesthetics for a New Millennium," April 20-22 at the Regal Harvest House Hotel and on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus. All plenary addresses are free and open to the public. The conference will showcase the exceptional depth and range of literary and cultural studies today, according to Christopher Braider, chair of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's department of French and Italian and chair of this year's ACLA conference program committee.

C-Sections Increase When Wards Are Full, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Business Professor Finds

April 3, 2001

Although mothers are at greater risk during caesarean-section procedures than during regular births, and the U.S. government has identified reduction of hospital c-sections as a priority, no downward trend is occurring. Research by CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø business Professor Naomi Soderstrom provides some insight as to why: A hospital's bottom line may determine whether a doctor conducts a c-section.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Graduate Student Wins Atlantic Monthly Writing Contest

April 3, 2001

Nate Liederbach, a second year graduate student in newsgathering at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, recently won the Atlantic Monthly's prestigious 2000 Student Writing Competition. Liederbach's entry, "Crown of Wisdom," won first place and a $1,000 prize in the "Non-Fiction: Personal Essay" category.

Three CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Women Receive Dorothy Martin Awards

April 3, 2001

The third annual Dorothy Martin Faculty Awards and Doctoral Student Scholarships for spring 2001 have been awarded to three members of the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø community. The awards honor women who exemplify the ideals of Professor Emeritus Dorothy Martin, who was a faculty member in the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø psychology department for 46 years and who was instrumental in establishing the first CU Women's Center in 1964.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø College Of Engineering Schedules Dean Finalists' Interviews

April 3, 2001

Four finalists for the position of dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø are scheduled to visit the campus this month, according to William Kaempfer, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and chair of the search committee.

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