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Wyatt Yoder Erbert Fields

Holly Wyatt, associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, is one of 10 chosen and distinguished women speakers at TEDxMileHigh, set for Saturday at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Denver campus. She will be presenting on “State of Slim,” the weight-loss book she co-authored with James Hill. Click here for details and tickets. … E.J. Yoder, senior instructor, and Larry Erbert, associate professor at CU Denver’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Communication Department, recently presented at the third annual International Food Studies conference. The workshop addressed “Emerging conflicts in the new food revolution: What can collaborative conflict management models teach us about food sustainability.” Yoder and Erbert decided to collaborate on the workshop as they teach complimentary courses in Food as Communication and Environmental Communication. In addition, Yoder presented a workshop “Where¹s the truck?: Local, healthy, equitable food distribution challenges,” with colleague Elsa Jacobson, regional director of the Chicago Green Festival. … UCCS welcomed 10 people in October:  Anna Warrick, assistant instructor, College of Business; Sireesha Muppala, research associate, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Qian Wang, professional research assistant, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Daniel Lee Smith, shuttle bus driver, Department of Parking and Transportation Services; Christin M. Deville, Blackboard administrator, Computing Services; Moselle Lee Bernal, academic services professional, Matrix Center; Corinne Marie Como, audience services manager, Department of Visual and Performing Arts; Benjamin Carl Peterson, information technology professional, Computing Services; Holly Ellen Kaspar, director of auxiliary services marketing, Administration and Finance; and Samantha Ellen Carty, scholarship counselor, Office of Student Financial Aid and Employment. … Sarah K. Fields, associate professor of communication, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at CU Denver, recently spoke via video link on the topic of "Title IX and U.S. Women's Sport History" to students in the FIFA International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport Program. Students in the award-winning program study at universities in England, Italy and Switzerland, but are currently studying at De Montford University in Leicester. … David Havlick, associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at UCCS, was co-organizer of a symposium on restoring post-industrial and post-military landscapes at the Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference, Oct. 6-11 in Madison, Wisc. The American Society of Landscape Architects wrote about the symposium. See the photos and article at http://dirt.asla.org/2013/10/28/restoration-another-layer-of-history/.