CU-Boulder Aerospace Faculty To Share Interest In Flight With Next Generation Of Tuskegee Airmen-And Women

Feb. 6, 2007

Aerospace engineering faculty at the University of Colorado at Boulder will share their love of flight with the next generation of Tuskegee Airmen -- and women -- on Saturday, Feb. 10, as they showcase their advanced research in aviation and spaceflight to 30 Denver-area high school students who share their passion for flight.

CU-Boulder Announces Search For Vice Chancellor For Diversity, Equity And Community Engagement

Feb. 4, 2007

University of Colorado at Boulder Chancellor G. P. "Bud" Peterson today announced the formation of a search committee and the chair of the committee to fill the newly created position of vice chancellor for diversity, equity and community engagement for the campus. "I want the hiring of this position to mark a new era in the history of the University of Colorado at Boulder," said Peterson. "I want this era to be characterized by a seamless approach to diversity wherein it is woven into all we are, all we do and all that we aspire to be," he said.

Frontiers Past And Present To Converge At CU Silicon Flatirons' Spring Conferences

Feb. 4, 2007

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Silicon Flatirons Program will present the first of four spring conferences, "The Digital Broadband Migration: The Next Wave of Innovation," on Feb. 11-12. Leaders from high-tech industry, government and academia including Liberty Global CEO Michael Fries, Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic and appellate Judge Stephen Williams will explore the future of Internet broadband capabilities at the event.

World's Oldest Rocks Show How Earth May Have Dodged Frozen Fate Of Mars

Feb. 4, 2007

Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that has become a bane of modern society, may have saved Earth from freezing over early in the planet's history, according to the first detailed laboratory analysis of the world's oldest sedimentary rocks.

CU-Boulder Professor Honored By National Marketing Institute

Jan. 31, 2007

Assistant Professor Peter McGraw of the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business has been named one of the nation's top young scholars by the Marketing Science Institute. One of only 30 recipients of the biennial honor given to faculty members early in their careers for being potential leaders in the field of marketing research, McGraw also was the only recipient in the Rocky Mountain region. He is the second CU-Boulder professor to be recognized -- Associate Professor Page Moreau of the Leeds School of Business received the honor in 2003.

CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº Advised To Heed Warnings About Candles And Fire Danger On, Off Campus

Jan. 31, 2007

University of Colorado at Boulder fire safety officials are warning students about the dangers of lighting candles and other open-flame items and leaving them unattended. Â鶹ÒùÔº, faculty and staff are prohibited from using candles and open-flame devices in residence halls and other campus buildings except in rare situations and only after obtaining a permit from the campus fire marshal. "Candles start fires. If you light one, do not leave it unattended until you fully extinguish it," advised CU-Boulder Fire Marshal Mansour Alipour-Fard.

NPR Commentator Andrei Codrescu To Speak At CU-Boulder Feb. 16 For Humanities And Arts Center Lecture

Jan. 31, 2007

National Public Radio commentator and writer Andrei Codrescu will give a free, public lecture titled "Lose a Country, Gain a World: Reflections on Exile" at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Friday, Feb. 16. The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in the Center for British and Irish Studies room on the fifth floor of Norlin Library and is sponsored by CU-Boulder's Center for Humanities and the Arts.

CU-Boulder, NASA Research Team Use Satellite To Track Earth's Water

Jan. 30, 2007

For the first time, scientists have used a spaceborne instrument to track the origin and movements of water vapor throughout Earth's atmosphere, providing a new perspective on the dominant role Earth's water cycle plays in weather and climate.

Grammy-Nominated Professor Joins CU-Boulder Colleagues For February, March Concerts

Jan. 30, 2007

Baritone Patrick Mason, a University of Colorado at Boulder associate music professor who has been nominated for a Grammy Award this year, will perform in three free campus concerts as part of the annual music faculty series. On Feb. 6, Mason will perform songs by U.S. and British songwriters, including Roger Quilter, Noel Coward, John Harbison and John Musto, during a concert titled "Crossing the Pond." Pianists Mutsumi Moteki, Robert Spillman, Margaret McDonald and Charles Koslowske also will be featured.

CU-Boulder Prof Uses Music To Teach African-American History To 'Hip Hop Generation'

Jan. 29, 2007

Hip hop has the potential to be a vehicle for powerful social and political change, says a University of Colorado at Boulder professor who is using the musical genre to teach a new generation about African-American history. "Why are we as a generation overlooking the contributions of the civil rights movement?" said Reiland Rabaka, an assistant professor of African-American studies. "There's a lot we can learn."

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