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News release courtesy of the Peace Corps DENVER - A University of Colorado at Boulder graduate student and Colorado native, Jay Shah, is one of 11 former Peace Corps volunteers from across the nation who will be recognized for their dedication to community service with the Franklin H. Williams Award in Washington, D.C., on June 23.

Three University of Colorado at Boulder graduates have accepted Fulbright foreign scholarships, including one who is headed for Chile to conduct research on the plight of the endangered alerce tree, often called the "redwood of South America."

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Wardenburg Health Center has received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists based on the results of a recent on-site inspection. Inspectors from the College of American Pathologists Laboratory Accreditation Program examined Wardenburg's records and quality control of procedures for two years, and reviewed the health center staff's qualifications, lab equipment, lab management, facilities and safety program and record.

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Bernard Amadei has been awarded the American Association of Engineering Societies' Norm Augustine Award in recognition of his passion and commitment to training globally responsible engineering students. Amadei is the founding president of Engineers Without Borders-USA, a nonprofit organization that partners with developing communities to meet their needs for water, sanitation and energy systems.

Local businesses will have an easier time tapping into the innovative ideas of Leeds School of Business students and faculty, thanks to a new center being established by the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Center for Business Integration is being created to connect students and faculty from the systems division with local businesses looking for help with some of their toughest problems. James Marlatt, a Leeds School of Business senior instructor and former Arthur Andersen partner, will direct the center.

Leisurely walking for distance combined with low-impact cardiovascular activity appears to be the best formula for obese people seeking to get into shape and stay healthy, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder study.

Editors: Diane Conlin will be on the CU-Boulder campus and available for interviews through Thursday, June 16. She will then be accessible by e-mail through June 21 before beginning the field school. For photos call Mike Liguori, (303) 492-3117. A Roman emperor's most ambitious and personal building project will be uncovered and analyzed by a team of students and scholars from the University of Colorado at Boulder when a new excavation and field school in Italy begins June 26.

Philip DiStefano, interim chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder, will meet with officials from the Steamboat Springs RE-2 School District and northwest Colorado legislators June 15-16 as part of a Western Slope tour. Joining DiStefano will be faculty and students who represent some of CU-Boulder's exceptional educational programs and outreach projects.

Incoming freshmen and transfer students and their parents will encounter a much-changed program at the University of Colorado at Boulder when they arrive on campus from June through August for New Student Orientation. Changes have been implemented in a variety of areas to bolster existing sessions, such as the interactive theater workshop, with new ones that fill in gaps and respond to changing campus issues, according to Jim Davis Rosenthal, director of orientation and Ralphie's Resource Center.

High school juniors from throughout Colorado will sharpen their business skills and get a taste of college life during a weeklong University of Colorado at Boulder program on campus June 19-25. The 30 students will take part in the Business Leadership Program, sponsored by CU-Boulder's Leeds School of Business Diversity Office. Participating students are prospective first-generation college students whose parents did not attend college, students who are economically disadvantaged or students who are members of underrepresented groups at CU-Boulder.