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Debbie Kornblith with former colleague Michael Hambidge, M.D., professor emeritus, pediatrics/section of nutrition.

The latest Employee of the Month honor bestowed by University of Colorado Denver Staff Council came right in time, just as the recipient was wrapping up her work at the Anschutz Medical Campus. Debbie Kornblith,pharmacology, was recognized for her many years of service by Staff Council during a reception April 30.

...Rachael Thompson, administrative assistant in the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver, gave up some of her hair for a good cause. Her trimmed-off locks are helping soak up the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The ecological public charity Matter of Trust is collaborating with thousands of hair salons to donate hair clippings to stuff into tubes (booms) made from recycled nylons, tied together to surround and contain a spill. The mission of Matter of Trust is to link ideas, spark action and materialize sustainable systems. Salons, groomers and individuals can sign up to donate hair and fur clippings and nylons for the Oil Spill Booms.

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... Hubert Yin and Rob Knight of chemistryand biochemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder have received highly coveted National Academies Keck Futures grants, awarded to support interdisciplinary research. The 13 projects chosen represent a wide range of approaches to research in synthetic biology. The grants enable researchers to recruit students and postdoctoral fellows, buy equipment and acquire preliminary data, all of which can position the researchers to compete for larger awards from other public and private sources.

... The 2010 Chancellor's Employee of the Year awardees from the University of Colorado at Boulder are Megan Bell, director of student activities at the University Memorial Center; Jeanne Meyer-Brown of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Genevieve Borst of the Graduate School;Linda Finfrock of art and art history; and Jonathan Roberts of psychology and neuroscience. Each received an award of $1,500 and a commemorative slate plaque during a private reception.

... This year's University of Colorado School of Medicine winners of the Excellence in Education Awards from the Academy of Medical Educators are Carlton Barnett, M.D.; Eugene Chu, M.D.; Jeffrey Druck, M.D.; Robert Feinstein, M.D.;Jeanette Guerrasio, M.D.; Carol Hodgson, Ph.D.; Stuart Lind, M.D., and Steven Morgan, M.D.

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