Building Construction And Campus Improvements Greet Returning CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº

Aug. 23, 2005

University of Colorado at Boulder students started the fall semester this week with three new buildings under construction and the completion of a $3.3 million campus improvement project. Since last October, work crews have refurbished 43 entryways to campus buildings, installed new carpet in 93 classrooms and Norlin Library study areas, applied new asphalt on many campus streets and replaced sidewalks, university officials said. A number of classrooms also were upgraded with new projectors, chalkboards, chairs, tables, ceiling fans, fixed seating and wall finishings.

CU-Boulder Professors Named Associate Vice Chancellors For Graduate Education, Faculty Affairs

Aug. 22, 2005

Two University of Colorado at Boulder faculty members have been appointed to new leadership positions by Interim Provost Susan Avery. Professor John Stevenson of English has been named associate vice chancellor for graduate education and associate dean of the graduate school replacing Adrian Del Caro. Professor Jeff Cox, of the departments of English and Comparative Literature and Humanities, is the new associate vice chancellor for faculty affairs replacing Susan Kent.

Birth Of Stars And Planets Topic Of Fiske Planetarium Show

Aug. 22, 2005

The formation and evolution of stars and planets and their connection to the origin of life on Earth will be explored at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Fiske Planetarium in September. John Bally, a professor in the astrophysical and planetary sciences department, will present "The Birth of Stars and Planets" on Thursday, Sept. 1, and Friday, Sept. 2, at 7:30 p.m. Bally's talk is part of the planetarium's fall 2005 schedule of astronomy presentations given by CU-Boulder professors and guest lecturers.

CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº Advised To Take Precautions With Wildlife

Aug. 22, 2005

Â鶹ÒùÔº and employees at the University of Colorado at Boulder are reminded to take precautions with local wildlife in order to avoid contracting contagious diseases. Wildlife-related diseases reported in Boulder County this summer include plague, hantavirus, tularemia and rabies, according to campus and county health officials. The CU-Boulder campus is home to many animals including squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, prairie dogs and bats.

CU-Boulder Classroom Facilities Get $1.2 Million In Improvements

Aug. 22, 2005

As part of the largest project of its kind in recent years, University of Colorado at Boulder Facilities Management officials have invested $1.2 million to improve the appearance, comfortableness and overall maintainability of campus classroom facilities. Carpeting, paint, new furniture and other upgrades were all part of the campus-wide Classroom Improvement Initiative implemented during the last year, according to Facilities Management Executive Director Jeff Lipton.

Denver Mayor, Colorado Chief Justice To Read 'Words To Stir The Soul' At Lodo Tattered Cover Sept. 1

Aug. 21, 2005

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter will be among the featured readers at the ninth annual "Words to Stir the Soul: Readings from the American West" events presented by the University of Colorado at Boulder's Center of the American West. The programs will be held Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. at the LoDo Tattered Cover Book Store at 1628 16th St. in Denver and on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel on the CU-Boulder campus. Both are free and open to the public.

Night Ride Service Offers Free, Safe Transportation To CU Â鶹ÒùÔº

Aug. 21, 2005

University of Colorado at Boulder students out after dark this school year will have a safe, reliable way to get home thanks to the CU NightRide campus program. Formerly known as NightRide/NightWalk, the program provides free, nighttime escorts to CU-Boulder students, staff and faculty around campus and anywhere within the Boulder city limits.

Buffalo Racing Car Show To Be Held At CU-Boulder Sept. 11

Aug. 21, 2005

The ninth annual Buffalo Racing Car Show will be held on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus Sunday, Sept. 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring all types of cars from classic to exotic, foreign to domestic and street cars to race cars. Spectators at the car show will serve as judges, and proceeds will benefit the project racecar of the CU chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers, which also will be on display at the show.

CU-Boulder Plans New Systems To Improve Computer Security

Aug. 18, 2005

Campus administrators at the University of Colorado at Boulder have begun implementing plans to improve security for the 6,000 servers and 20,000 computers in use on campus, particularly for those that contain sensitive data that is more likely to be targeted in cases of identity theft. Although the full plan will require further review and funding approval to implement, parts of the plan already are under way, according to Bobby Schnabel, vice provost for academic and campus technology.

CU-Boulder Security Breach Detected Through Implementation Of New Computer Security Plan

Aug. 18, 2005

A new case of unauthorized computer access has been identified at the University of Colorado at Boulder as a result of current investigations and new procedures that were put in place following a series of computer breaches during the last month. The potentially exposed information includes about 49,000 database entries on a server containing ancillary information used by the Registrar's Office. The information is not a primary database of the Registrar's Office.

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