CU-Boulder Storage Shed Destroyed In Fire

Aug. 3, 2006

A small grounds shed used by the Housing Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder to store lawn mowers, small tractors, irrigation equipment and other grounds maintenance equipment was destroyed by fire this afternoon. No one was injured in the fire, however one member of the Housing Department staff is under observation for signs of possible smoke inhalation. The fire was extinguished by the Boulder Fire Department.

City Council Honors CU-Boulder's Phil DiStefano For Improving Town-Gown Ties

Aug. 2, 2006

Phil DiStefano, former interim chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder, was honored this week by the Boulder City Council "for playing a key role in strengthening the relationship between the university and the city." Mayor Mark Ruzzin and the council approved a resolution that also saluted DiStefano for 32 years "of distinguished teaching, scholarship and leadership" and for "contributing greatly to making Boulder a first-rate community."

CU-Boulder Center Of The American West Presents 'Tonight! Buffalo Bill!' Aug. 14 At Chautauqua Auditorium

Aug. 2, 2006

Two-time Grammy and two-time Emmy nominee Bill Mooney of Boulder will perform an original one-man show as famed frontier showman William F. Cody in "Tonight! Buffalo Bill!" Aug. 14 at Chautauqua Auditorium. The show, written by Mooney especially for the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. The auditorium is located in Chautauqua Park at Baseline Road and Ninth Street in Boulder. Tickets are $10 at the door and $7 for Colorado Chautauqua Association members.

CU-Boulder Awarded $2.2 Million For Earth Radiation Belt Studies

July 31, 2006

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $2.2 million from NASA for initial studies on four instrument packages designed to better understand how the sun interacts with EarthÂ’s radiation environment.

CU-Boulder Physicists Discover New Way To Visualize Shape Changes In Molecules

July 30, 2006

Using ultrafast lasers, a team of University of Colorado at Boulder and JILA scientists has developed a novel method to observe the motion of atoms during chemical reactions, opening up new possibilities for detailed understanding of how chemical bonds are made and broken.

No Injuries Reported After Experiment In CU-Boulder Lab Causes Chemical Reaction Resulting In Small Fire

July 26, 2006

A chemistry experiment in the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building at the University of Colorado at Boulder went awry at about 2 p.m. today and caused a chemical reaction resulting in a small fire but no injuries occurred. Five undergraduate students were conducting a standard experiment underneath a fume hood when too much hydrogen gas apparently was produced, CU Police said. There was a chemical reaction and subsequent small fire that the students put out with a fire extinguisher. Damage was limited to the fume hood and was minor.

CU-Boulder Program Attracts Science Majors To Teaching Careers

July 26, 2006

A growing program at the University of Colorado at Boulder is working to combat an impending crisis brought on by a shrinking pool of new K-12 science teachers. Known as the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics-Teacher Preparation project, it involves a collaboration between the School of Education and six campus science departments.

Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak Aug. 12, CU-Boulder Expert Says

July 26, 2006

The annual Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky throughout Colorado in early August, according to experts at the University of Colorado at BoulderÂ’s Fiske Planetarium. The natural nighttime light show will peak on Aug. 12, but will be less spectacular this year because of a nearly full moon, according to Doug Duncan, director of CU-BoulderÂ’s Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory.

CU's Leeds School Of Business Â鶹ÒùÔº To Meet With Investor Warren Buffett

July 24, 2006

A power lunch with Warren Buffett recently sold for $620,100 in an eBay auction to benefit charity. Three students from the University of Colorado at BoulderÂ’s Leeds School of Business are among a group of 40 students who will meet with the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chairman and chief executive officer this month for a much lower cost: free.

CU-Boulder Issues Alert On Flooding For Campus Facilities On Boulder Creek

July 23, 2006

Officials at the University of Colorado at Boulder are reminding students, faculty and staff that some parts of campus may be prone to flooding, and people who work or live in those areas need to know how to respond appropriately to a flood. Flooding tips are posted on the CU-Boulder News Center Web site at www.colorado.edu/news/ . People on campus also are being provided with flood tips via internal Buff Bulletins and E-memos so they will know what to do when a flood occurs along Boulder Creek.

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