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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected Distinguished Professor Daniel J. Scheeres, an aerospace engineer at the University of Colorado Boulder, and Adjunct Professor Philippe Spalart,...
James “Jim” Williams, dean of the University Libraries and the longtime commencement marshal at CU Boulder, will retire on June 30, Provost Russel L. Moore announced today.
Photo courtesy Erin Tripp Erin Tripp has traveled all over the world in search of lichens and certain flowering plants. The University Press of Colorado recently published “Field Guide to the Lichens...
The University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Bobby Braun is announcing the appointment of Phil Larson as assistant dean for communications, strategy, and...
Dan Szafir imagines a day when robots work alongside humans on factory floors, hospitals and in homes, following requests from human supervisors and even providing companionship to those in nursing...
Ann Schmiesing has been named dean of CU Boulder’s Graduate School and vice provost for graduate affairs, Provost Russell L. Moore announced today. A professor of German and Scandinavian studies,...
On Dec. 8, during the CU Boulder-Colorado State women's basketball game, Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman's Administrator Ceal Barry, along with Athletics Director Rick George,...
Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation (RIO) Terri Fiez named Phil Weiser as faculty director of the University of Colorado Boulder Innovation and Entrepreneurship initiative, effective Jan. 3...
Perring Vernerey Two scientists based at the University of Colorado Boulder recently received the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest U.S. government...
As a young intern working in the Colorado General Assembly, Jia Meeks (first name pronounced “jaw”) had a crash course on how bills are drafted, passed and signed into law. Later, as a professional...
University of Colorado Boulder Police Chief Melissa Zak, who for the past three years has helped lead the campus through crises and high-profile events such as floods, a presidential debate and...
Burns, a professor in the Department of Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, has longstanding ties with NASA. He served on the NASA Advisory Council from 2008-10, including a stint as chair of the...
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights appointed CU Boulder Associate Professor of Law Ming Hsu Chen to its 14-person Colorado State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, founder and program manager of the CU Green Labs Program with Facilities Management and the Environmental Center, was presented with the Go Beyond Award for individual...
From artificial intelligence to killer viruses to the vacuum of space, science has long been an inspiration for film and television. But what do screenwriters do when they need help translating a...
