CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Adds Five New Programs For Study Abroad In 2000

Sept. 12, 1999

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø is adding five new programs to the existing choices undergraduate students have for studying abroad next year. The new semester study abroad programs will include a field study seminar, which introduces the concept of learning about cultures through field experience, in addition to an independent study project conducted during the last four weeks of the semester. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5, and additional language prerequisites may apply.

Sept. 25 CU Wizards "Electric Show" Starts 1999-2000 Season Off With A Bang

Sept. 12, 1999

Editors: About 80 seventh-grade students from 22 metro-area middle schools will attend the show as part of a Science Academy with CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Pre-Collegiate Middle School Academic Program. Precollegiate is designed to motivate educationally and/or economically disadvantaged middle school children to successfully complete their pre-secondary and secondary school careers and prepare them to succeed at and graduate from a post-secondary institution.

State Biotechnology Conference Slated For CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø On Sept. 14

Sept. 9, 1999

Scientists, engineers, students and business representatives will present their latest research findings and exchange new ideas at the 12th annual Colorado Biotechnology Symposium at the University of Colorado on Sept. 14. The conference, to be held at the University Memorial Center, will bring together biotechnology researchers from university, industry and government laboratories in Colorado to share recent research and development progress.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø School Of Journalism Hosts Panel Discussion On Columbine Media Coverage

Sept. 9, 1999

A panel discussion on "Covering Columbine: Decision Making During Crisis" will be held Saturday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m. in Hale Science, room 270, at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. The seminar is sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Meg Moritz, journalism professor and associate dean, will moderate the discussion. According to Moritz, the discussion will reveal what went on in newsrooms as the story broke and how journalists struggled to be comprehensive, competitive and yet sensitive to an entire community in crisis.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumni Association To Race For The Cure Oct. 3

Sept. 8, 1999

A group from the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumni Association will participate in the Race for the Cure 5K run/walk starting at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at DenverÂ’s Civic Park. CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumni and friends should call (303) 492-8484 if they wish to join the CU alumni team. The fee is $22. "We are expecting a team of 100 alumni, students and their families to join us on race day," said Kent Zimmerman, president of the CUAA.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø College Of Engineering Awarded $1.9 Million For MEMS Research

Sept. 8, 1999

Advances in computing and other technology have made the old axiom, "bigger is better," obsolete. Phenomenal miniaturization over the last few decades has led to new products and capabilities once thought impossible. Emerging from this trend is an entirely new discipline known as micro-electro-mechanical systems, or MEMS, which holds promise for even greater advances in transportation, communications, medicine, robotics and defense systems.

Law Professor Robert Nagel Named Director Of Byron White Center

Sept. 8, 1999

The University of Colorado School of Law has named a nationally recognized constitutional law specialist to head its center for constitutional study. Professor Robert F. Nagel will be the new director of the law schoolÂ’s Byron White Center for the Study of Constitutional Law. "The White Center is a major educational resource for our students and for the community, "said Nagel. "The possibilities are exciting; I am happy to be involved."

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Study Abroad Hosts Peer Advising Fair At UMC Sept. 15

Sept. 8, 1999

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will hold its annual Study Abroad Peer Advising Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Glenn Miller Ballroom in the University Memorial Center. The fair is free and open to all CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø undergraduate students.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Study Abroad Program Sends Students Overseas On Scholarships

Sept. 7, 1999

The Study Abroad Program at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has awarded more than $94,000 in scholarships and 71 exchange positions to 204 students enrolled in study abroad programs this summer, fall or academic year. The aid comes from the program's auxiliary accounts, alumni donations, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education Diversity Fund and foundation donations. Exchange positions are not monetary awards but a reduction in study abroad program fees worth several thousands of dollars thanks to agreements with certain foreign universities.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Awards Thirteen Students Diversity Scholarships To Study Abroad

Sept. 7, 1999

Several undergraduate study abroad students at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø have received scholarships to study in other countries this summer, fall and academic year. Two diversity scholarships, one awarded by CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø and the other by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, help cover expenses in the Study Abroad program for Colorado residents who are underrepresented on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus because they are ethnic minorities or from the state's rural areas.

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