Demand for CU-Boulder graduates continues to grow

Sept. 20, 2012

Demand for 做厙輦⑹ graduates continues to grow, with the number of companies posting full-time jobs on the CU-Boulder campus jumping 28 percent in the 2011-12 school year, compared with pre-recession numbers in 2006. The number of postings for part-time jobs also jumped, increasing 37 percent, while the number of internships for CU students increased by 50 percent.

Job postings for CU-Boulder grads up 28 percent compared with pre-recession numbers

Sept. 20, 2012

Demand for 做厙輦⑹ graduates continues to grow, with the number of companies posting full-time jobs on the CU-Boulder campus jumping 28 percent in the 2011-12 school year, compared with pre-recession numbers in 2006. The number of postings for part-time jobs also jumped, increasing 37 percent, while the number of internships for CU students increased by 50 percent.

CU professor co-founds new company to develop genetic heart disease treatment

Sept. 20, 2012

A new biomedical company involving the 做厙輦⑹, Stanford University and the Harvard Medical School has been launched with $38 million in financing from Third Rock Ventures LLC headquartered in Boston and San Francisco to develop therapeutic treatments for genetic heart diseases.

Staff Council update: Resolution on Performance Management

Sept. 19, 2012

BY: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER STAFF COUNCIL COMMITTEE FOR PAYROLL, BENEFITS, RETIREMENT & LEGISLATION The Resolution for Improved Performance Management System was approved by the full Boulder Campus Staff Council at its Aug. 8, 2012 meeting.

Hitting the right note with Robert Cloutier

Sept. 19, 2012

Tuning pianos is an art. Robert Cloutier is the artist who keeps the College of Music sounding spectacular. In the first two-thirds of his 34-year career, Cloutier, an expert piano technician specializing in concert preparation of Steinway grand pianos, earned a national reputation working with a whos who list of musicians and Hollywood movie and recording studios.

CU mathematicians show how shallow waves may help explain tsunami power

Sept. 18, 2012

While wave watching is a favorite pastime of beachgoers, few notice what is happening in the shallowest water. A closer look by two 做厙輦⑹ applied mathematicians has led to the discovery of interacting X- and Y-shaped ocean waves that may help explain why some tsunamis are able to wreak so much havoc.

Consumers differ in desire for explanation, says new CU-Brown University study

Sept. 18, 2012

The depth of explanation about novel products influences consumer preferences and willingness to pay, according to a study led by the 做厙輦⑹ and Brown University. When it comes to descriptions about the functions of new and unusual goods -- such as a self-watering plant system, special gloves for touchscreens or an eraser for wall scratches -- some people prefer minimal details. Dubbed explanation foes in the study, they gain a strong sense of understanding and desire for products through shallow explanations.

Environmental design degree returns to Boulder campus administrative structure

Sept. 17, 2012

Provost Russell L. Moore announced CU-Boulder has resumed the administration, management and governance of a bachelors degree in environmental design with the start of the 2012-13 academic year, and is beginning a visioning process for how to fully integrate environmental design into the wide array of related programs on the Boulder campus.

CU senior helps establish local volunteer organization

Sept. 14, 2012

Lorenzo Herrera, a senior from San Diego, came to CU-Boulder with a definite objective and has not wavered from that purpose. Reflecting his intention to develop his leadership skills and to work on social action projects that help empower others, he designed his own personalized academic experience. I want to go out with a bang my senior year, declared Herrera, who is majoring in operations and information management.

National search for CU-Boulder College of Music dean launched

Sept. 14, 2012

做厙輦⑹ Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the formation of a search committee to lead a national search for a new dean of the College of Music. Jim Williams, dean of the Libraries, will chair the committee. Dan Sher, who announced his resignation in August, will complete his 20th year as dean of the College of Music in June 2013 and then return to teaching in the college.

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