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Bianco on Puerto Rican identity and Latinx students

Bianco on Puerto Rican identity and Latinx students

Associate Professor Margarita Bianco, PhD, teaches in the School of Education and Human Development and founded Pathways2Teaching, a nationally recognized program designed to encourage high school...
Community remembrance for Draper set for Oct. 9

Community remembrance for Frances Draper set for Oct. 9

Family, friends and community members from the University of Colorado Boulder and beyond will pay tribute to former Vice Chancellor for Strategic Relations Frances Draper in a memorial service at 10...
Mbue to make virtual Visiting Author appearance for UCCS
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Mbue to make virtual Visiting Author appearance for UCCS

UCCS Creative Writing Minor faculty are hosting New York Times best-selling author Imbolo Mbue at 11 a.m. Oct. 13 as part of the biannual Visiting Author Event Series. Held virtually, the...
Manson receives National Academy of Medicine's Sarnat Prize for improving mental health services for American Indian, Alaska Native communities

Manson receives National Academy of Medicine's Sarnat Prize for improving mental health services for American Indian, Alaska Native communities

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has named Spero M. Manson as the recipient of the 2021 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health for his 43-year career dedicated to...
Betz and team awarded grant to study ‘Safety in Dementia’ decision tool

Betz and team awarded grant to study ‘Safety in Dementia’ decision tool

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have been awarded a $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant for a national study designed to improve firearm safety for people...
Chapin wins Polly Baca Raíces Fuertes Community Leader Award

Chapin wins Polly Baca Raíces Fuertes Community Leader Award

Congressman Joe Neguse announced Violeta Chapin as the winner of the 2021 Polly Baca Raíces Fuertes Community Leader Award in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Ye wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Ye wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Jun Ye, fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and professor adjoint of physics at CU Boulder, has been awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for his...
Sicker appointed as chief computing officer, will lead computing cross-campus task force

Sicker appointed as chief computing officer, will lead computing cross-campus task force

Responding to the need for leadership to develop a cross-campus task force to create a vision and program plan for a transformational initiative in interdisciplinary computing, Provost Constancio...
Martinez, Employee of the Quarter, spreads cheer one cup at a time

Martinez, Employee of the Quarter, spreads cheer one cup at a time

For many people at UCCS, their day doesn’t start until they get a cup of coffee. More than that, their day doesn’t start until they get a cup of coffee from Rita Martinez. Martinez, a barista and...
Morris, Palmer joining CU Denver’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Morris, Palmer joining CU Denver’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Two seasoned DEI experts are soon joining CU Denver’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. These positions will focus on providing support and resources to enhance each student’s experience...
Thompson to retire, continue teaching after leading multiple expansions as Continuing Ed dean

Thompson to retire, continue teaching after leading multiple expansions as Continuing Ed dean

University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell Moore today announced that Sara Thompson, dean of Continuing Education and vice provost for Summer Session and Outreach and Engagement, will retire...
Rinaldo named director of Center for Asian Studies

Rinaldo named director of Center for Asian Studies

As a new academic year begins, I am deeply honored and excited to be taking on the role of faculty director of the Center for Asian Studies. A few months ago, many of us thought the COVID-19 pandemic...
Kroll reflects on his alma mater, CU Denver

Kroll reflects on his alma mater, CU Denver

Elected in 2016 to represent Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, Jack Kroll ’11, MS ’20 is a proud Lynx alum who now serves as Chair of the CU Board of Regents. In the fall of 2006, however, he...
Maloy, Parker honored with Distinguished Research Lectureships

Maloy, Parker honored with Distinguished Research Lectureships

The Lectureship is among the most esteemed honors bestowed by the faculty upon a faculty member at the University of Colorado Boulder. Each year, the Research & Innovation Office requests...
Frey revisits post-9/11 memoir
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Frey revisits post-9/11 memoir

Julia Frey Julia Frey, professor emerita in the Department of French and Italian at CU Boulder, recently completed an updated version of her memoir “Balcony View: Living at Ground Zero After 9/11.”...
Petersen named inaugural Professor in Practice

Petersen named inaugural Professor in Practice

We are excited to announce the appointment of Rick Petersen, FAIA, LEED AP, to the newly created John B. Rogers Professor in Practice position for the 2021-22 academic year.
Kuenstler, Mark selected as Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows

Kuenstler, Mark selected as Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows

Alexa Kuenstler, a postdoc in the Bowman and Hayward labs, and Lesli Mark (PhDChemEngr’20), formerly of the Medlin group, were selected as Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows in Chemical Sciences...
In memoriam: Adelina ‘Nina’ Gomez

In memoriam: Adelina ‘Nina’ Gomez

Memorial services for Adelina “Nina” Gomez, Professor Emerita in the UCCS Department of Communication, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25 at Ava Maria Catholic Church in Parker, Colo...

Chopra named chair of Department of Medicine

Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc, chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Michigan Health System, has been named chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado School...
Samet selected for EPA’s Science Advisory Board

Samet selected for EPA’s Science Advisory Board

On August 2, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced his selections for membership of the Science Advisory Board (SAB).
Maeda named CU Boulder dean of undergraduate education and vice provost

Maeda named CU Boulder dean of undergraduate education and vice provost

University of Colorado Boulder Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment Katherine Eggert today named Daryl Maeda dean of undergraduate education and vice provost, effective July 19.
Lori Call

Call to lead CU Boulder’s local government, community relations strategy

Lori Call, a CU Boulder alumna and longtime Boulder and Denver-area communication and business leader, will return to her alma mater this fall to join the university’s Office of Government and...

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