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Successfully treating and reversing the effects of multiple sclerosis, or MS, may one day be possible using a drug originally developed to treat chronic pain, according to Distinguished Professor Linda Watkins of the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Will Taylor, president of the University of Colorado Student Government, will travel to Moscow Nov. 13-20 as part of a delegation of 15 U.S. university student leaders selected to visit the country at the invitation of the Russian Federal Agency on Youth Affairs.

A University of Colorado at Boulder-led study shows that specific types of stem cells transplanted into the leg muscles of mice prevented the loss of muscle function and mass that normally occurs with aging, a finding with potential uses in treating humans with chronic, degenerative muscle diseases.

Paul Voakes, dean of the University of Colorado at Boulder's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, today announced he will step down as dean and return to the teaching faculty of the school, effective June 30, 2011.

The University of Colorado at Boulder is the first in the nation to rank "gold" for its environmental leadership through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Ratings System, or STARS.

The University of Colorado at Boulder today announced the departure of Michael L. Warden, associate vice chancellor for strategic communications. Following a national search, Warden, a 30-year public relations executive and academician, has been named vice president for communications and marketing at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

University of Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn announced Tuesday morning that Dan Hawkins has been relieved of his duties as head football coach of the Buffaloes effective immediately.

University of Colorado President Emeritus Hank Brown will lead a CU-Boulder political science class on a trip to the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11-13.

University of Colorado at Boulder faculty member Ivan Smalyukh is one of only 100 men and women in the United States to be awarded a coveted 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or PECASE.

The University Memorial Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado's official memorial to veterans, will host a Veterans Day ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom.