Nominations Being Accepted For CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's 2000 Hazel Barnes Prize

Nov. 29, 1999

Nominations for the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's highest recognition for teaching and research, the Hazel Barnes Prize, are now being accepted for 2000. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 18, 2000. The recipient of the Hazel Barnes Prize, the largest single faculty award funded by the university, will be recognized at the 2000 spring commencement exercises with an engraved University Medal and a cash award of $20,000. The money received can be used for personal or professional use as determined by the recipient.

Speakers At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Mars Symposium Available To Media Dec. 2

Nov. 29, 1999

Six prominent experts on various aspects of Mars exploration will be available for one-on-one media interviews from 4 p.m to 5 p.m. in room ESCI 265 of the Benson Earth Sciences Building at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Dec. 2. The speakers will participate in a symposium titled "Mars, Science, and Society at 7 p.m. that evening in room 100 of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’s Mathematics Building, located south of the intersection of Folsom Street and Colorado Avenue. The symposium is free and open to the public. The Benson Earth Sciences Building is located just west of the Mathematics Building.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Essay Reading Software Improves Kids' Writing, Spurs New Company

Nov. 29, 1999

Note to Editors: To observe sixth graders using the software, contact teacher Cindy Matthews at Platt Middle School in Â鶹¹ÙÍø, (303) 499-6800. Computer software invented at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø that grades the content of essay exams has also improved the writing of local sixth graders and helped launch a new company. The Intelligent Essay Assessor allowed sixth grade students at Platt Middle School in Â鶹¹ÙÍø to improve their reading and writing as part of a computer tutor called Summary Street, teachers and researchers said.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Making Meningitis Vaccine Available To Students

Nov. 28, 1999

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will make the meningitis vaccine Menomune available to students for $72 on Dec. 7, 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Wardenburg Health Center.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Contingent Headed For Sweden To Conduct Arctic Ozone Loss Experiments

Nov. 28, 1999

A contingent of University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty and students are descending on Kiruna, Sweden, to help undertake the largest field campaign ever to assess ozone concentrations and chemical changes in the Arctic stratosphere.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Health Expert Says It's Not Too Late To Get Your Flu Shot

Nov. 25, 1999

Even though flu season is here, it's not too late to get vaccinated. According to Barbara Brandt, director of infection control at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’s Wardenburg Health Center, itÂ’s still early enough in the flu season to get a shot and boost your immune system to help fight off the virus.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Engineering Professor Named Among Top 100 Young Innovators

Nov. 23, 1999

Kristi Anseth, associate professor of chemical engineering at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø, is among 100 top young innovators "who exemplify the spirit of innovation" in science, technology and the arts, as featured in the November/December issue of "Technology Review."

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor, Chinese Expert Reveals History Of Powerful Chinese Women

Nov. 23, 1999

Editors: "Dangerous Women: Warriors, Grannies and Geishas of the Ming," will be available Dec. 1 from Rowman & Littlefield (1-800-462-6420). For more information contact Joyce Lynn (415) 267-7620 or e-mail: joyce_lynn@hotmail.com . Author Victoria Cass is signing copies of 'Dangerous Women' at the Tattered Cover on Dec. 1. In the time of lush prosperity during ChinaÂ’s Glorious Age and the Ming Dynasty, a guild of feminine archetypes threatened the social order and was silenced by ruling patriarchs.

New CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Psychologist Specializes In Student Interests And Cross-Cultural Counseling

Nov. 23, 1999

Dianna Ducote-Sabey has been selected to join the team of psychologists and counselors at Counseling and Psychological Services: A Multicultural Center, at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. The appointment will be considered for approval at the Dec. 9 Board of Regents meeting in Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Ducote-Sabey is scheduled to start Jan. 10. "We are very pleased to have Dianna as a staff psychologist working with CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø students, staff and faculty," said Eldridge Greer, director of the center.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Hires New Director Of Pre-Collegiate Program

Nov. 23, 1999

Johanna B. Maes has been named the new director of the Pre-Collegiate Development program at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, according to Ken Wilson, director of the Student Academic Services Center. The appointment will be considered at the Dec. 9 Board of Regents' meeting in Â鶹¹ÙÍø and Maes will start Dec. 13, pending regents' approval. Maes, a CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumna, replaces Christopher Pacheco as director of the program. Pacheco assumed the position of associate director for academic support and grant operations at the center last January.

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