CU Connections

Eric Harbeson, music special collections librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder, recently became the first recipient of the Robert L. Oakley Memorial Scholarship Award, which bestows honorees with $1,000 to offset the costs associated with attending the International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) Conference in August in Helsinki, Finland. The award was presented by the [...]

Two University of Colorado professors have been elected members to the National Academy of Sciences.   John Wahr, professor of physics at CU-Boulder, and Kurt Beam in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the School of Medicine, received the honor that recognizes scientists and engineers for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. [...]

Victoria Hand, assistant professor of the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education, developed the STEMsation Mentor Training Program with funding support from the school’s Women Investing in the School of Education (WISE). The STEMsation mentoring program provides promising high school sophomores from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to develop effective learning strategies from university faculty [...]

Melissa Hart conceived and has served as coordinator of the law school’s Public Service Pledge Program, which encourages law students to provide pro bono legal work to needy populations and underfunded entities.

Several University of Colorado Boulder School of Education faculty members recently were recognized for a variety of honors and activities. Rubén Donato is a 2012 recipient of the CU Parents Association Marinus Smith Staff/Faculty Recognition Award, established to honor those who have had a significant, positive impact on a CU-Boulder undergraduate. Guillermo (Willy) Solano-Flores received [...]

The University of Colorado Boulder will hold its spring graduation ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Friday at Folsom Field. The ceremony will honor candidates for 6,237 degrees, including 4,830 bachelor’s degrees, 994 master’s degrees, 162 law degrees and 251 doctoral degrees for spring and summer. The number of degree applications is the largest in the school’s [...]

Pyramid Plus: The Colorado Center for Social Emotional Competence and Inclusion at the University of Colorado Denver is pleased to announce that it will expand its statewide reach, thanks to a new $811,810 grant from The Colorado Health Foundation. The foundation has provided funding to increase the number of children served as well as support [...]

The Anschutz Medical Campus-based Office of Diversity and Inclusion has been honored for “generous contributions” to Denver’s Skinner Neighborhood Center and Skinner Middle School. The team was recognized last week for continued service and volunteerism in assisting Skinner students and faculty. The award was presented by Principal Michelle Koyama along with Sandy Baca-Sandoval, Neighborhood Center [...]

The Facilities Management Department at the University of Colorado Boulder received the Award for Excellence from the Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA). Originally established in 1988, the Awards for Excellence is APPA’s highest institutional honor and provides educational institutions the opportunity for national and international recognition for their outstanding achievements in facilities management. Nominees [...]

Patricia Moritz, dean of the College of Nursing, recently signed a five-year international cooperative agreement with the Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing. The signing symbolizes the next phase of the ongoing relationship between the two schools. Hiroshima College of Nursing President Sachie Shindo and Moritz inked the partnership during ceremonies at the school. [...]