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Madden

Alice Madden named executive director of Getches-Wilkinson Center

Environmental policy leader Alice Madden has been named executive director of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (GWC) at the University of Colorado Law...
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Clauset wins international award for network science

Aaron Clauset, an assistant professor of computer science and member of the BioFrontiers Institute, recently accepted the prestigious Erdős-Rényi Prize in Network Science in Seoul, Korea, for his...
Staff recognized for service

Staff recognized for service

More than 70 university staff members were recognized for their years of service to UCCS, and in some cases other campuses of the university, during the annual staff luncheon May 24 at the Gallogly...
Schmiesing

Schmiesing named interim dean of Graduate School

Ann Schmiesing, professor of German and Scandinavian Studies, has been named interim vice provost and dean of the Graduate School effective June 20. Provost Russell L. Moore announced the appointment...
Ortman

Ortman receives Linda S. Cordell Prize for book about Southwestern archaeology

Scott Ortman, assistant professor of archaeology, has been awarded the 2017 Linda S. Cordell Prize for his book, Winds from the North: Tewa Origins and Historical Archaeology.
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Person a McKnight Scholar Award winner

Abigail Person, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics at the School of Medicine, was one of six neuroscientists selected to receive a 2016 McKnight Scholar Award. Person’s work explores...
De Santis

De Santis named director of Health Sciences Library

De Santis has more than two decades of library service, including seven years as Deputy Director and one year as Interim Director at the Health Sciences Library. De Santis holds a Master of Library...
Kent

Wardenburg welcomes new Counseling and Psychiatric Services director

Wardenburg Health Services is pleased to announce that Alan Kent, PhD, has accepted the position of the director of Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at Wardenburg Health Services effective...
Cech

Cech named 2016 fellow for the American Association for Cancer Research Academy

Tom Cech, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and director of the BioFrontiers Institute, has been named a 2016 fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)...
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CU Anschutz team recognized with Denver Public Schools award

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has been selected as the Denver Public Schools CareerConnect Higher Ed Partner of the Year. Christian Valtierra received the award on behalf of CU...
Steve Kirkham

Athletic Director Steve Kirkham announces retirement

Steve Kirkham, athletic director since 2004, will retire June 30, completing an almost 40-year coaching and athletic administration career.
Lynn Plett

Lynn Plett named head women’s basketball coach

A record-setting and championship-winning coach with more than 20 years of experience at the NCAA Division II and Division I levels will be the next head women’s basketball coach at UCCS.
Freedman
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Freedman retiring as psychiatry chair

Robert Freedman, chair of psychiatry in the School of Medicine, recently announced that he will be retiring effective Aug. 31, 2016. Freedman joined the University of Colorado faculty in 1978 as...
Stevenson

Stevenson to step down as Graduate School dean, return to faculty

University of Colorado Boulder Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Russell L. Moore today announced that Dean John Stevenson will step down as dean of the Graduate School...
Thomas

Thomas succeeds Byers as ECHO Colorado director

The ECHO Colorado board of directors announced today that John “Fred” Thomas, PhD, will succeed Tim Byers, MD, MPH, as Director of ECHO Colorado while Duane Pearson, MD, will serve as the program’s...
Byers

Byers’ last lecture: ‘Problems With Prevention’

On a recent warm Colorado April afternoon, Tim Byers, MD, MPH​, took the stage to give what he called a last lecture, and he started with a story.
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Nguyen named Student Employee of the Semester

System Staff Council announced that the Student Employee of the Semester Award Winner for spring 2016 is Samantha Nguyen, Technology Transfer. The award is given to a system administration student...
Mark Hayes

Dining services earns award

The Dining and Hospitality Services department was recently notified of a bronze award for the most innovative wellness and nutrition program in the 2016 Nutrition Awards Contest sponsored by the...
Finalists announced in CU-Boulder engineering dean search

Finalists announced in CU-Boulder engineering dean search

Provost Russell L. Moore announced today the four finalists selected for the position of dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The candidates will be visiting campus in the coming...
Department of Medicine Announces 2016 Rising Stars

Department of Medicine Announces 2016 Rising Stars

The University of Colorado Department of Medicine has selected four early-career faculty members as 2016 ‘Rising Stars,’ joining a group of faculty who exemplify the department’s core values of...
Annual awards ceremony celebrates faculty, staff, student, alumni leaders

Annual awards ceremony celebrates faculty, staff, student, alumni leaders

The 2016 Campus Awards Ceremony celebrated campus and individual accomplishments April 27 at Berger Hall.
Cantu retirement fete scheduled

Cantu retirement fete scheduled

A retirement reception for Marguerite Cantu, senior instructor, Communication Department, is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 12 in University Center 116.
Burton

Lloyd Burton reflects on 40 years of doing

Professor Lloyd Burton is retiring at the end of this academic year after 30 years at the School of Public Affairs. We asked Professor Burton to reflect on his career, his hopes for the future of the...
Bradley

Bradley named associate vice chancellor and dean of students

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Christina Gonzales has named Akirah J. Bradley as the associate vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students effective Aug. 1. Bradley is currently the...
Lozupone

Lozupone named Outstanding Early Career Scholar

The University of Colorado Department of Medicine has selected the tenth recipient for its Outstanding Early Career Scholar Program, biomedical informatics researcher Catherine Lozupone, PhD. The...

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