5 CU-Boulder students patent medical device through partnership with CU Cancer Center researcher

May 29, 2013

Five students have partnered with a researcher at the University of Colorado Cancer Center to file a patent for a medical device that lets researchers quickly, easily and inexpensively isolate a patient’s cancer cells for genetic tests that allow doctors to target the disease.

DiStefano names Ceal Barry interim director of intercollegiate athletics at CU-Boulder

May 28, 2013

Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano has named Adele Cecilia “Ceal” Barry interim director of intercollegiate athletics for the university, effective Monday, June 3. Barry currently serves as associate athletic director for student services and senior woman administrator (an NCAA designation) in the department.

CU-Boulder Chancellor DiStefano accepts Bohn’s resignation; search to begin soon for new CU athletic director

May 28, 2013

Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano today announced he has accepted the resignation of CU-Boulder Athletic Director Mike Bohn, effective June 3. “Mike Bohn led CU-Boulder athletics in a time of great transition and change,” said DiStefano. “We are grateful to him for his vision, passion and commitment, and for his key role in revitalizing men’s and women’s basketball, helping us to join the Pac-12 Conference, and in taking important steps to upgrade athletic facilities at CU-Boulder. We wish him well.”

Staff Council Update: Fall 2013 meeting schedule set

May 28, 2013

The Boulder Campus Staff Council (BCSC) has finalized its fall 2013 meeting schedule. All BCSC meetings are open to the public and attendees are allowed to comment about the issues being discussed as time allows. If you would like to bring an issue to the Council, please email scouncil@colorado.edu explaining the issue and some possible associated actions.

Bats and rabies risk

May 28, 2013

Native species of bats have returned to Boulder for the summer. Unfortunately, our local bats have a high rate of infection with the rabies virus, which is 100 percent fatal to humans. However, an extremely effective rabies vaccine can provide immunity to rabies when administered after an exposure (postexposure prophylaxis) or for protection before an exposure occurs (preexposure prophylaxis). If you are bitten by an animal, contact your medical provider or local health department immediately to determine the potential for rabies exposure, the need for treatment, and to decide whether or not to test the animal for rabies.

Bats in Boulder: Rabies risk

May 28, 2013

Native species of bats have returned to Boulder for the summer. Unfortunately, our local bats have a high rate of infection with the rabies virus, which is 100 percent fatal to humans. However, an extremely effective rabies vaccine can provide immunity to rabies when administered after an exposure (postexposure prophylaxis) or for protection before an exposure occurs (preexposure prophylaxis).

CU-Boulder organizing effort to establish unmanned aircraft test site in Colorado

May 24, 2013

A state application organized by the has been submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration for the development of one of six unmanned aircraft systems test sites slated to be established across the United States .

CU-Boulder physics prof Ivan Smalyukh receives Early Career Award from DOE

May 23, 2013

faculty member Ivan Smalyukh is among 61 scientists to receive a 2013 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy . Smalyukh, an assistant professor of physics and a founding fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute , or RASEI, has been awarded $750,000 over five years. RASEI is a joint venture between CU-Boulder and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Your student government: CUSG hiring executive staff

May 23, 2013

The newly elected CUSG executives are now hiring executive staff members for the 2013-14 school year. "This is an amazing opportunity to get involved with CU Student Government and gain a unique set of leadership skills and policy experience," said Chris Schaefbauer, president of student affairs. "These positions work directly with the executives on making campus a better place for the student body."

CU-Boulder students partner with middle school to teach financial literacy

May 22, 2013

As the school year wraps up, students at Summit Charter Middle School in Boulder will debrief on how their $25,000 stock portfolio performed. The middle school students invested money under supervision as part of a course created and taught by accounting and finance students from the ’s Leeds School of Business .

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