Media Ethics Scholar To Speak At CU-Boulder April 27

April 12, 2006

Clifford G. Christians, a leading scholar in media ethics, will present "Truth in a Technological Age" at the University of Colorado at Boulder on April 27. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in Norlin Library's British and Irish Studies room as part of the annual Ralph L. Crosman Memorial Lecture. It is sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and is free and open to the public.

CU-Boulder Biologist Wins University's Top Teaching And Research Award

April 12, 2006

The University of Colorado at Boulder's highest faculty recognition for teaching and research, the Hazel Barnes Prize, has been awarded to biology professor and Presidential Teaching Scholar Alexander Cruz. Cruz will receive an engraved University Medal and a $20,000 cash award, the largest single faculty award funded by CU-Boulder. He will be recognized at the spring commencement ceremony May 12 and a reception in his honor will be held during the fall 2006 semester.

Teacher's Guide On Water Quality To Be Distributed To Local Schools

April 11, 2006

New teacher curriculum guides and resource kits promoting awareness of the Boulder County watershed, developed in a joint effort led by the University of Colorado at Boulder, are being distributed to local school districts and private schools in April.

CU-Boulder Alumni Association To Present 76th Annual Awards

April 9, 2006

Fifteen outstanding members of the University of Colorado at Boulder community will be honored May 10 during the CU-Boulder Alumni Association's 76th Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony. The award recipients will be recognized at 7 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel on the Boulder campus. The public is welcome to attend the free event.

CU Professor Elected President Of National Geography Organization

April 9, 2006

Kenneth Foote, professor of geography at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been elected president of the National Council for Geographic Education. Foote previously served as vice president of research and external relations for the organization from 2002 to 2005 and will serve as president through 2006. Founded in 1915, the National Council for Geographic Education works to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning in the United States.

CU-Boulder Engineering Days To Feature Fire Department Demo, Egg Drop, Rocket Launch

April 6, 2006

Â鶹ÒùÔº at the University of Colorado at Boulder will celebrate Engineering Days with several offbeat but instructive activities April 12 through April 14. Hosted by the University of Colorado Engineering Council, Engineering Days is an annual celebration of the engineering profession and a chance for students to apply their engineering skills in creative ways. Events will begin Wednesday with a free doughnut give-away and demonstration of equipment by the Boulder Fire Department on the west side of the Engineering Center from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

New Cassini Image At Saturn Shows 'A' Ring Contains More Debris Than Once Believed

April 5, 2006

Views of Saturn's stunning ring system from above by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft now orbiting the planet indicate the prominent A ring contains more debris than once thought, according to a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.

University of Colorado Faculty Member Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

April 5, 2006

Keith R. Molenaar, assistant professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, in Santiago, Chile during the 2006-2007 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Stewart Udall And James Watt, Former Interior Secretaries, To Speak At CU-Boulder April 20

April 5, 2006

Two prominent former secretaries of the interior, Stewart Udall and James Watt, will meet in a public event for the first time April 20 to discuss land management issues with University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Patricia Limerick. The public conversation will be held at 7 p.m. in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller ballroom on the CU-Boulder campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Quantum Mechanics Topic Of CU Saturday Physics Series Talk April 15

April 5, 2006

The basic ideas of quantum mechanics will be discussed during a Saturday Physics Series talk April 15 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. John Cumalat, professor and chair of physics at CU-Boulder, will present his talk on "Physics at the Energy Frontier" at 2 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B30. The presentation is free and open to the public and is intended for high school students, teachers and adults.

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