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$500,000 Award will help Anseth build on existing projects ARLINGTON, Va.- If the name Kristi Anseth hasn't reached our collective consciousness as yet, just wait a bit. Anseth, a chemical and biological engineer at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is already "reaching for the heights" by leading a team of researchers in building the scaffolds, or frameworks, of new materials that will dramatically elevate many aspects of medical care for injuries and disease.

Special recognition ceremonies will be held by most University of Colorado at Boulder schools and colleges in addition to the main university commencement ceremony on Friday, May 7, at 8:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium. Following is a schedule of special events in the schools and colleges. * College of Architecture and Planning recognition ceremony, Thursday, May 6, at 4 p.m. in Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry, room 140. * Leeds School of Business undergraduate recognition ceremony, Thursday, May 6, at 4:30 p.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center.

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Two women faculty members from the University of Colorado at Boulder were elected to the National Academy of Sciences last week, bringing to 19 the total number of CU-Boulder professors who have been named to the elite institution. Physics Department Professor Margaret Murnane, also a JILA fellow, and chemistry and biochemistry department Professor Margaret Tolbert, a fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, were among 72 new members elected to the NAS in 2004.

University of Colorado at Boulder Distinguished Professor Marjorie McIntosh will give the commencement address on Friday, May 7, during the CU-Boulder spring commencement ceremony. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium, where 4,640 degrees will be conferred. Guests are asked not to bring large purses or bags to the ceremony, and people entering the stadium may be subject to search.

After 36 hours of last-minute computer programming to prevent the University of Colorado at Boulder's network from being compromised by the invasive "Blaster" worm, Davis Chen finally relaxed -- and began preparing for class. A senior biology major and a member of CU-Boulder's Information Technology Services staff, Chen was congratulated April 13 by Chancellor Richard Bynny for winning the Student Employee of The Year award. Chen led the university's effort to prevent the Blaster worm from spreading just as students returned for the start of the fall 2003 semester.

Three University of Colorado at Boulder alumni are among the 12 distinguished guest professors and instructors from all over the world who will teach a series of unique summer courses at CU-Boulder starting in May. Astronaut James Voss, CNN senior editor James Schiffman and literature scholar Paul Youngquist each earned degrees from CU-Boulder and went on to become renowned in their respective fields. They are scheduled to teach classes as part of the CU-Boulder First Faculty in Residence Summer Term beginning May 10.

Six faculty, staff and students at the University of Colorado at Boulder have been named recipients of 2004 Equity and Excellence Awards. Winners received the awards at the 19th Annual Equity and Excellence Graduation Ceremony and Awards Banquet on April 22. Equity and Excellence awards are given to faculty and staff whose work best exemplifies a commitment to promoting the principles of academic excellence, cultural pluralism and diversity in the university community.

A new product that cools room-temperature drinks to ice cold in less than a minute is one of four business ideas created by student teams at the University of Colorado at Boulder that will compete for $5,000 on April 28 during an annual business plan competition held on campus. As finalists of the 2004 Ray and Dottie Joyce Undergraduate Business Plan Competition, the teams will make their final presentations before a panel of judges at 6 p.m. in room 224 of the CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business.

Editor's Note: To arrange an individual media interview with Jim Barton, contact engineering Professor Dan Connors at (303) 735-7199 or Carol Rowe, director of engineering communications, at (303) 492-7426. Jim Barton, co-founder and chief technology officer of TiVo Inc., a pioneer in television services for digital video recorders, will speak at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Computer Science Colloquium Series on April 29. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Engineering Center Complex, room ECCR 245.