CU-Boulder Honors Distinguished Engineers For Contributions

April 19, 2005

Six alumni and the former director of the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder will be honored with the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award at the 40th annual Engineering Awards Banquet April 22.

Phi Beta Kappa Lecture On Chaos Slated For April 25 At CU-Boulder

April 18, 2005

Professor William Reinhardt of the University of Washington will deliver the University of Colorado at Boulder's annual Phi Beta Kappa lecture titled "Chaos, the Birth of a New Science" on Monday, April 25. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be at 5 p.m. in room 150 in the Eaton Humanities Building, located at the intersection of Macky Drive and Pleasant Avenue across from Macky Auditorium.

Prominent Researchers To Discuss Impacts Of Human Genome Research In Public Talk At CU-Boulder

April 17, 2005

Prominent researchers Eugene Myers and David Haussler, who each played a central role in the decoding of the human genome, will present a joint lecture on the "Impact of Human Genome Research: Present and Future" April 22 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The 90-minute talk is the fourth Mervyn Young Memorial Lecture and will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Ramaley Biology Building room C250. The presentation is intended for a general audience, and is free and open to the public.

CU-Boulder Visiting Lecturer To Discuss 'Knowledge Workers In The Global Economy' On April 22

April 17, 2005

Professor Vincent Mosco, Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society at Queen's University, Alberta, will speak on "Knowledge Workers in the Global Economy: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" April 22 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The talk, at 2 p.m. in room 247 of the University Memorial Center, is the first de Castro Visiting Lecture to be hosted by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's Global and International Media program and is free and open to the public. The CU-Boulder sociology department is co-hosting the talk.

Author Rudolfo Anaya To Participate In One Book One Boulder Events April 21-23

April 17, 2005

Rudolfo Anaya, author of the book "Bless Me Ultima," will be in Boulder April 21-23 participating in several special events as part of the One Book One Boulder program. A welcome dinner for Anaya will be held on Thursday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Stadium Club at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Folsom Field. The dinner, including parking, is $35 per person.

Egyptian Human Rights Activist To Address Change In Arab World

April 14, 2005

World-renowned human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a professor of sociology at the American University of Cairo in Egypt, will lecture at the University of Colorado at Boulder at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 18, in Old Main Chapel. Ibrahim, who was imprisoned for three years before his conviction was overturned by the Egyptian High Court in 2003, will speak on "Spring of Freedom? Is Real Change Coming to the Arab World?" His talk is free and open to the public.

ITLL Design Expo To Showcase Inventions By CU-Boulder And K-12 Â鶹ÒùÔº

April 14, 2005

More than 80 engineering student inventions ranging from whimsical Rube Goldberg contraptions to devices that help a person to walk on water will be demonstrated at the University of Colorado at Boulder's ITLL Spring Design Expo on Saturday, April 23. The event, which is free and open to the public from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., will include exhibits and demonstrations in the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory as well as outside on the Herbst Plaza. The ITL Laboratory is located on Regent Drive just south of Colorado Avenue.

Three CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº Win Prestigious Math, Science Scholarship

April 14, 2005

Three University of Colorado at Boulder students have won a prestigious national scholarship for excellence in math, science and engineering. Ashley Moore, Kelsi Singer and Amy Reppert were named Goldwater Scholars and will receive up to $7,500 for educational expenses next year. All three students are juniors who expect to graduate in May 2006.

'Take Back The Night' To Raise Awareness Of Sexual Violence On April 19 At UMC Fountain

April 14, 2005

The annual "Take Back the Night" event to raise awareness of sexual violence issues will be held at 7 p.m. at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Dalton Trumbo Fountain Court on Tuesday, April 19. The event will feature a candlelight vigil and keynote address by Tsunami Rooney of the Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence. The event was organized by Ngoc Ma of Sigma Psi Zeta, the Asian sorority on campus.

CU-Boulder Anthropologist Wins National Margaret Mead Award

April 13, 2005

University of Colorado at Boulder Associate Professor Donna Goldstein has been named winner of the national 2005 Margaret Mead Award, given every other year to a promising young anthropologist for scholarly accomplishments. Awarded jointly by the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology, or SFAA, the award was given to Goldstein in 2005 in recognition of her recent book, "Laughter Out of Place: Race, Class, Violence and Sexuality in a Rio Shantytown."

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