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Details of state budget command focus at the Capitol

The long appropriations bill, the main legislation that will determine the state's budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year, was introduced in the Colorado House of...
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Colorado company licenses CU test to assess chronic liver disease

HepQuant-Dual The University of Colorado and HepQuant LLC, a Colorado-based company, have completed a licensing agreement allowing HepQuant to further develop...
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Amid state funding shortfalls, CU raises tuition by up to 9 percent

The University of Colorado Board of Regents voted 8-to-1 on Monday to raise tuition by up to 9 percent on all four of its campuses starting this fall. Regent...
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Procurement: Copier agreement should save up to 60 percent on costs

New sourcing agreements covering copier machines are expected to save university departments between 30 percent and 60 percent on copier costs, compared to...
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Board of Regents announces search for director of internal audit

The Board of Regents has launched a search for a new director of internal audit at the University of Colorado. Initially, the search will be limited to current...
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Health plan forums rescheduled

Payroll & Benefit Services and representatives from the university health plan renewal team have announced a series of employee forums to discuss what's...
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General Assembly reaches halfway mark

If the Colorado General Assembly's 2010 session were a two-act play, it would be time for intermission, with audience members from the University of Colorado...
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Board of Regents receives grim budget outlook, plans March 29 tuition vote

By Deborah Méndez-Wilson The University of Colorado system is considering a proposal to raise tuition starting this fall by up to 9 percent for resident...
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Staff Council readying conference for next month

Recipients of the annual Service Excellence Award were selected at the Thursday, March 4, meeting of the University of Colorado Staff Council. The awards...
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Educators share in serious fun at learning conference

Photo/Caroline Seib CU President Bruce D. Benson, second from left; his wife, Marcy Benson, center; and Mary Ann Shea, director of the President's Teaching...
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Evolution of health plan to be discussed at series of forums

Payroll & Benefit Services and representatives from the university health plan renewal team have announced a series of employee forums this month to...
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Donation to help graduates in public sector

Colorado Law received a $250,000 donation, facilitated by the CU Foundation, from the Donnell Initiative Fund to create the Cathlin Donnell Fellowship as a...
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Israel-based company licenses water desalination technology

© 2010, ROTEC ROTEC water desalination unit © 2010, ROTECROTEC water desalination unit A license agreement with Reverse Osmosis Technologies (ROTEC) for...
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CU system notifies group of employees about W-2 irregularities

A group of 335 current and former University of Colorado employees received letters last week notifying them that the university is investigating...
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Retirees file suit against newly signed PERA law

A group of retirees has filed a lawsuit challenging the recently signed law that cuts Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) benefits. The suit was...
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Tuition flexibility plan might go to lawmakers this month

A proposal allowing colleges and universities to set their own tuition could be in Gov. Bill Ritter's hands this week and to the Legislature by the end of...
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Faculty Council budget committee offers guide to approaching cuts

The systemwide Faculty Council's budget committee has developed a set of written guidelines aimed at protecting what its members value most as campuses...
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Wellness promotion part of planned improvements to health benefits

In taking a new approach to health benefit planning, leaders at the University of Colorado are looking to establish a culture of wellness among employees. In...
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CU still top contributor to statewide charity campaign

Employees of the University of Colorado demonstrated their generosity in the most recent Colorado Combined Campaign (CCC), emerging as the single largest...
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Biotech Building receives boost from $1 million gift

Jane Butcher Jane Butcher (B.A., International Affairs '66), who with late husband Charlie Butcher has played a key role in supporting the University of...
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Books24x7 via SkillPort

Do you struggle with the balance between your work and your home life? Is it difficult to stay healthy and productive while dealing with daily stress?...
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Leukemia Lymphoma Society honors professor

The stark statistics and harrowing stories of women and girls incarcerated in U.S. prisons, and the sobering realities of higher education funding were among...
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PERA rescue plan signed into law by governor

Gov. Bill Ritter on Tuesday, Feb. 23, signed legislation that will reduce PERA retiree benefits but keep the pension plan afloat. Ritter said the changes made...
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Higher ed budget, tuition flexibility generate fresh discussion

Funding to higher education was spared in Gov. Bill Ritter's most recent budget-balancing plan, which was announced on Thursday, Feb. 18. Still, universities...
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Loan forgiveness program could hold future reward for CU employees

A federal student loan forgiveness program offers potential help to University of Colorado employees who stick with their public service profession for 10...

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