Harvey Segur, a professor of applied mathematics at the °µÍø½ûÇø, has been selected to receive the 2011 Hazel Barnes Prize, the highest faculty recognition for teaching and research awarded by the university.
The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications today in Portland granted provisional reaccreditation to the °µÍø½ûÇø undergraduate program in journalism and mass communication, in a 20-0 vote, and the master's program in newsgathering, in a 17-1 vote.
Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, will give the commencement address during the °µÍø½ûÇø's spring graduation ceremony on Friday, May 6, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Folsom Field.
While wind turbines primarily are a source of renewable energy, they also produce wakes of invisible ripples that can affect the atmosphere and influence wind turbines downstream -- an issue being researched in a newly launched study led by the °µÍø½ûÇø's Julie Lundquist, assistant professor in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences department.
The °µÍø½ûÇø has been named one of two finalists to host the headquarters for the National Solar Observatory, the nation's top ground-based scientific research program studying solar physics and space weather.
Thousands of K-12 students will be paying close attention when NASA's space shuttle Endeavour rumbles off the launch pad April 29 from Florida on its final flight, which will be toting a payload containing spiders, flies and seeds as part of a national educational effort spearheaded by the °µÍø½ûÇø.
University of Colorado President Bruce Benson today announced Creating Futures, a $1.5 billion comprehensive fundraising campaign, the most ambitious in university history, which will benefit people, programs and places across CU's four campuses.
DENVER – Four of the University of Colorado's faculty leaders in math, aerospace, psychiatry and internal medicine have been designated as President's Teaching Scholars for 2011, including two at CU-Boulder.
°µÍø½ûÇø senior Kendra Stone spent part of the past semester in one of her classes tutoring Boulder High students, some of whom were struggling in the classroom due to a language barrier, while others were excelling but needed to overcome other obstacles.