Update On Campus Responses To Racism Issues

Nov. 22, 2005

University of Colorado at Boulder By Pauline Hale, CU-Boulder Spokesperson

CU-Boulder Hand-Washing Study Shows Health Benefits, Different Habits Of Men And Women

Nov. 22, 2005

Female students washed their hands more often than their male counterparts during a study at the University of Colorado at Boulder that suggested hand hygiene dramatically reduces respiratory illnesses in campus residence halls. With prominent reminders and an ample supply of hand soap and gel sanitizer, students in four CU-Boulder residence halls suffered 40 percent fewer absences from classes and work if they increased their hand hygiene, according to the study.

Statement By Interim Chancellor Phil DiStefano On Racism Responses

Nov. 21, 2005

University of Colorado at Boulder I appreciate the ongoing involvement of all students, faculty and staff in the quest for solutions to the major societal issues of racism and intolerance, including those within the campus environment.

Statement By Spokesperson Pauline Hale Regarding Racist Flyers

Nov. 20, 2005

University of Colorado at Boulder On Sunday, Nov. 20, several flyers with racist messages were distributed on the Boulder campus, apparently the work of a national organization called National Vanguard as noted on the flyers. CU-Boulder and other campuses around the country have been leafleted in the past by similar organizations with similar messages.

CU-Boulder Professor Honored For Career In Communication Research

Nov. 20, 2005

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Gerard Hauser has been named a National Communication Association Distinguished Scholar, making CU-Boulder one of a very small group of institutions with more than one such scholar on its faculty. Hauser was recognized Nov. 19 at the association's awards ceremony in Boston. The honor recognizes his career contributions to the understanding of communication. CU-Boulder Professor Stanley Deetz won the same award in 2004.

CU To Host Event Dec. 1 On Cassini Saturn Mission

Nov. 20, 2005

A free public event featuring the latest images and science results from instruments aboard the Cassini spacecraft now at Saturn will be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1.

CU Police Seek Identifying Information On Email Sender

Nov. 17, 2005

Contact: Det. Jason Wade (303) 492-8168 or paged via dispatch at (303) 492-6666 On Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 10:35 a.m., a racist email message was sent from the center computer in a group of three computers (pictured in the attached photo) located on the first floor of the University Memorial Center atrium. The computers are located south of the entrance to the CU Credit Union office and face the atrium entrance.

New Board Members Named For CU Leeds School's Deming Center For Entrepreneurship

Nov. 16, 2005

Robert Gill has been appointed the new chair of the Leeds School of Business Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Advisory Board at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Ralph "Bud" Sorenson, general partner of the Sorenson Limited Partnership in Colorado, has been named a new member of the advisory board. " We are very pleased to have leadership from Robert Gill and the counsel of Bud Sorenson on our advisory board," said Paul Jerde, director of the Deming Center.

CU Undergraduate Projects Range From Addiction Genetics To Film Studies

Nov. 16, 2005

Hundreds of University of Colorado at Boulder undergraduates are pursuing research and creative projects with faculty in 2005, ranging from studies on the genetics of addiction to producing an educational video on child trafficking in Nepal. As part of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, or UROP, junior Priyanka Thummalapally is working with Assistant Professor Marissa Ehringer of the Institute for Behavioral Genetics on a study testing the effects of running on a strain of mice that prefers to drink alcohol more than water.

Early Earth Likely Had Continents And Was Habitable, Says New Study

Nov. 16, 2005

Note to Editors: contents embargoed until 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 17. A surprising new study by an international team of researchers has concluded Earth's continents most likely were in place soon after the planet was formed, overturning a long-held theory that the early planet was either moon-like or dominated by oceans.

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