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UCCS, CC biologists to collaborate in gene research

A chance dinnertime conversation turned into a $677,091 National Science Foundation grant for two professors of biology: Eugenia Olesnicky Killian , assistant professor, Department of Biology at UCCS...
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Vellequette to lead tech transfer at two campuses

MaryBeth Vellequette has been appointed the tech transfer director for the University of Colorado’s Boulder and Colorado Springs campuses. Vellequette joined the CU Tech Transfer Office’s Boulder...
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Bruehl Otanez Borrayo Peggy Bruehl , instructor, and Aimee Bernard , senior instructor, Department of Integrative Biology at CU Denver, attended an intensive weeklong National Science Foundation-...
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In memoriam

Names of current and former University of Colorado faculty and staff who have died in recent weeks. List compiled by Employee Services. CU-Boulder Ben Burton Balsley, 81, research professor. July 31...
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Chreist named CU-Boulder assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations

Ryan Chreist has been named assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations at the University of Colorado Boulder. Chreist, who most recently served as the director of recruitment, operations and...
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Yi awarded $720,000 research grant

Dr. Rui Yi’s lab staff at the University of Colorado Boulder. Rui Yi , an assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology at the University of Colorado Boulder and a University...
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Johnson recognized for ecology work

Pieter Johnson , assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at CU-Boulder – along with a co-researcher – has won an award recognizing outstanding contributions to ecology, and he has...
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Schmidt named a Damon Runyon Fellow

Jens C. Schmidt , a postdoctoral scientist conducting cancer research in the lab of Thomas R. Cech at CU-Boulder, recently was named a Damon Runyon Fellow by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research...
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Hill McCaslin Linas Messersmith Coussons-Read Furness Kacenga Parker James O. Hill , executive director for the Colorado Center for Health and Wellness at the University of Colorado, professor of...
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In memoriam

Names of current and former University of Colorado faculty and staff who have died in recent weeks. List compiled by Employee Services. CU Anschutz Medical Campus Mark Robert Paulin, 54, mental...
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Abdalati named new director of CIRES

Waleed Abdalati is the new director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Oceanic and...
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Austin named interim dean of College of Music

Austin James Austin, a professor of music education, has been named interim dean of CU-Boulder’s College of Music. Austin joined the college in 1994 and has served as associate dean of undergraduate...
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Shockley-Zalabak receives Range Riders’ Silver Spur Award

University of Colorado Colorado Springs Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak was honored with the Pikes Peak Range Riders’ Silver Spur Award during the group’s annual dinner June 23. “I was surprised,...
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Peterson receives grant for violence prevention

Kerry Peterson , an assistant professor at the Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences in the Graduate Nursing Department at UCCS, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the American Psychiatric...
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Trujillo named regional Coach of the Year

Phil Trujillo , head coach of men’s golf at UCCS, recently was named the Eaton Golf Pride South Central Region Coach of the Year in conjunction with the Golf Coaches Association of America. It is his...
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Video featuring Williams’ research gets Emmy nod

“Water: A Zero Sum Game,” a five-minute video produced by the Office for University Outreach’s Learn More About Climate Initiative at CU-Boulder, has been nominated for an Emmy Award by the Heartland...
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Borden chosen for national symposium

Mark Borden , a faculty member in mechanical engineering at CU-Boulder, was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s 2013 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Some 81 of...
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Taylor named interim assistant dean

Robin Michaels , associate professor of cell and developmental biology, is stepping down after 19 years at the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver. Michaels serves as assistant...
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Perkins contributes to mathematics book

Katherine Perkins , associate professor at CU-Boulder, as well as authors Karina Hensberry , Noah Podolefsky , Ariel Paul , and Emily Moore , have contributed a chapter to “Common Core Mathematics...
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White to hold board presidency

Malaika White , CU Denver College of Nursing human resources manager, will become president of the Exempt Professional Assembly Board for the 2013-14 academic year. Seven new officers were elected...
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Price Members of the College of Architecture and Planning at CU Denver were involved in the 2013 American Institute of Architects(AIA) National Convention and Design Exposition in Denver June 20-22...
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Hodges recognized for career-long excellence    

Hodges Robert Hodges , professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, has been honored with the Murray Goodman Scientific Excellence and Mentorship...
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CU administration welcomes Yemen delegates

The CU system this month hosted a delegation of six higher education professionals from Yemen who participated in the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program . The delegation...
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Mahan, Schibli honored with prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

Schibli Two University of Colorado Boulder faculty members have received prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation. NSF Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER, Awards...
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Lockley receives high honor from geologists

Martin Lockley , CU Denver emeritus professor in geography and environmental sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has received the Harrison Schmitt Award from the American Association of...

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