CU Center for Environmental Journalism Names 2009-10 Ted Scripps Fellows

May 27, 2009

Five journalists have been selected as 2009-10 Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Interior Department Recognizes CU-Boulder for Role in Historic Colorado River Shortage Agreement

May 26, 2009

University of Colorado at Boulder engineers and scientists were among those honored with the U.S. Department of the Interior's "Partners in Conservation Award" this month for their role in the adoption of innovative, new operational guidelines for managing the Colorado River in drought years.

'Secret Garden' to Feature 50 Area Students Performing in the ATLAS Black Box Studio at CU

May 26, 2009

Fifty students from 19 area high schools, middle schools and colleges will present "The Secret Garden," a Tony Award-winning musical based on the novel, in a series of performances June 12-27 in the ATLAS Black Box Studio at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Four CU-Boulder Students Win Boren Scholarships for International Study

May 21, 2009

Four University of Colorado at Boulder undergraduate students have been awarded a David L. Boren Scholarship, one of the most competitive and coveted national scholarships for undergraduate international study.

Hubble Repair Mission Astronaut John Grunsfeld Named to CU-Boulder Faculty

May 20, 2009

Astronaut John Grunsfeld, nearing the end of a successful NASA mission on board the space shuttle Atlantis to repair and refurbish the aging Hubble Space Telescope, has been named an adjoint professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Chancellor Phil DiStefano to Visit Seven Colorado Communities for "Student Spotlight" Tour May 27-30

May 20, 2009

University of Colorado at Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano will visit seven communities in southern, southwestern and western Colorado from May 27-30 as part of a showcase of CU-Boulder student achievement titled "Student Spotlight." The tour is sponsored by the Alumni Association of the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Office of the Chancellor.

CU Law Conference to Discuss Emerging Solutions on Water Resource Issues in the American West

May 20, 2009

The stresses facing Western water resources and innovative and effective ways to solve the emerging water crisis will be explored at the University of Colorado at Boulder June 3-5 during the Natural Resource Law Center's annual summer conference.

Earth's Bombardment by Asteroids 3.9 Billion Years Ago May Have Enhanced Early Life, Says CU Study

May 20, 2009

The bombardment of Earth nearly 4 billion years ago by asteroids as large as Kansas would not have had the firepower to extinguish potential early life on the planet and may even have given it a boost, says a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.

CU-Boulder Names Professor Mark Serreze National Snow and Ice Data Center Director

May 19, 2009

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Mark Serreze has been named director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, a campus center for data, research and information focusing on Earth's frozen regions.

CU-Boulder Source on the Taliban and Islamic Extremism in Pakistan

May 18, 2009

Najeeb Jan, an instructor of geography at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is researching "political Islam" in Pakistan and has interviewed clerics, students and members of the military for a book he is writing called "The Meta-colonial State: Pakistan and the Crisis of Power."

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