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Cech wins 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize

Cech wins 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize

University of Colorado Boulder Distinguished Professor Tom Cech, Colorado’s first Nobel Prize winner, has been named the 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize winner – the most distinguished award a faculty member...
Prostko winner of outreach staff award

Prostko winner of outreach staff award

The Office for Outreach and Engagement is pleased to announce that Pilar Prostko, program coordinator and facilitator for the CU Dialogues program, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Anne...
Hirsch selected as recipient of Hope-Builder Award

Hirsch selected as recipient of Hope-Builder Award

Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD, investigator at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, professor of Medicine and Pathology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and CEO of the International...
Calvisi

Calvisi receives $500,000 National Science Foundation award

An assistant professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department of the UCCS College of Engineering and Applied Science recently earned a $516,000 award from the National Science...
Clarke

Clarke secures CCTSI pilot grant to study Zika virus

Early last year, the World Health Organization declared Zika virus an international public health emergency. Zika virus (ZIKV) is responsible for a massive pandemic that is associated with several...
Lamos

Q&A: Steve Lamos

Steve Lamos, who teaches English, writing and rhetoric at CU Boulder, is also the drummer for American Football, a late-’90s rock band that Rolling Stone ranks among the “Top 10 All Time” emo bands.
Pacheco

Pacheco named affirmative action officer for HR

David Pacheco has been named the new affirmative action officer for the Department of Human Resources (HR).
Reynolds

Reynolds announces retirement; search to begin soon

Gary Reynolds barely blinked before reciting his favorite project during a 10-year career managing UCCS construction and facilities maintenance.
HR staff Harrison, Nelson win regional awards

HR staff Harrison, Nelson win regional awards

On Feb. 26, Department of Human Resources (HR) employees Chrissy Harrison and Kenny Nelson received awards at the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) Western...
Ford awarded David and Margaret Turley Grohne Chair in Basic Cancer Research

Ford awarded David and Margaret Turley Grohne Chair in Basic Cancer Research

Heide Ford, PhD, University of Colorado Cancer Center’s associate director for basic research, has been awarded the David F. and Margaret Turley Grohne Chair in Basic/Translational Cancer Research.
Carroll

Carroll preserves native traditions with help of National Science Foundation

Clint Carroll will help to preserve tribal tradition and knowledge for future generations through the Faculty Early Career Development Award, a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation.
Department of Medicine Announces Inaugural Recipients of Clinician-Educator Faculty Grants

Department of Medicine Announces Inaugural Recipients of Clinician-Educator Faculty Grants

​The University of Colorado Department of Medicine has selected the first ever recipients of its new Program for Academic Clinician Educators (PACE). The program supports the career development of...
Erickson-England named new director of FSAP

Erickson-England named new director of FSAP

The new director of the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is Paulette Erickson-England, a licensed clinical social worker and FSAP counselor. As a unit of the Department of Human Resources...
Koch

Koch named CU Boulder police chief

Ken Koch has been named chief of police for the University of Colorado Boulder Police Department, Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Safety David Kang announced today. Koch, who has served as...
Rennison

Rennison appointed Title IX Coordinator/Director of Equity

Provost Roderick Nairn is pleased to announce the appointment of Callie Rennison, PhD, as the Title IX Coordinator/Director of Equity for the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus...
Staff volunteer at Food Bank of the Rockies
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Staff volunteer at Food Bank of the Rockies

More than 70 staff members from the University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus spent time volunteering Feb. 16-17 at the Food Bank of the Rockies in conjunction with the CU in the...
Aquilante teaches debut of personalized medicine program at Egyptian pediatric hospital

Aquilante teaches debut of personalized medicine program at Egyptian pediatric hospital

Christina Aquilante, PharmD, was struck by many things during a recent trip to Egypt. Foremost was the profound thirst for knowledge displayed by health providers and students who enrolled in...
Goodman

Goodman awarded David and Margaret Turley Grohne Chair in Clinical Cancer

Karyn Goodman MD, MS, Associate Director for clinical research at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, has been awarded the David and Margaret Turley Grohne Chair in Clinical Cancer.
CU faculty present at International Conference on Pediatric Neurology
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CU faculty present at International Conference on Pediatric Neurology

Seven University of Colorado faculty members traveled to Hospital Infantil - Federico Gomez in Mexico City and gave a total of 14 lectures at the Second International Conference on Pediatric...
Leeds Finance, Federal Reserve Bank discuss real-world bank management
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Leeds Finance, Federal Reserve Bank discuss real-world bank management

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City senior examiners Andy Pobywajlo and Patrick McNellis met with Leeds School of Business bank-management classes on Feb. 9 to present an overview of the financial...
Miller awarded national poetry prize

Miller awarded national poetry prize

University of Colorado Denver Associate Professor Wayne Miller has won the 2017 Rilke Prize for his book “Post-,” a collection of poems published last year. The $10,000 prize, awarded by the...
Bacon

Bacon to lead faculty relations effort

Margaret “Peg” Bacon, provost emerita, will be a part-time special assistant to the chancellor to assist with conflict resolution.
Ross
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In memoriam: Randy Ross

Randy Ross Editor’s note: This remembrance was submitted by Rahwa Netsanet, a Professional Research Assistant in the CU School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus. On Dec. 20, 2016, the...
Kenny

Kenny named nursing ambassador

Deborah Kenny, associate professor, Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, was recently selected as an ambassador by the Friends of the National Institute of...

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