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Obituary: Clarence ‘Skip’ Ellis

Clarence "Skip" Ellis, Clarence "Skip" Ellis, much-loved Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, died unexpectedly on May 18, 2014. He was 71. He grew up in a poor part...
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DiStefano honored for 40 years of service to CU-Boulder

Staff who have given decades of service to the University of Colorado Boulder were honored May 6 at the 38th Annual Years of Service banquet, and the event provided the perfect opportunity for a...
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Obituary: W. Leo Hill

W. Leo Hill – a longtime leader at CU and the CU Foundation, as well as a student athlete, city manager, successful banker and community leader – died May 4, 2014. He was 90. He had lived at Frasier...
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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 Akira Endo, 75, faculty retiree. April 3, 2014...
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Leinwand elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Leslie Leinwand , chief scientific officer for CU-Boulder’s BioFrontiers Institute and a professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, has been selected as a member of the 2014 class of...
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Charlene Lydick , director of procurement operations for system administration’s Procurement Service Center, recently was elected to serve on the board of the National Association of Educational...
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Molnar honored as 2014 Distinguished Research Lecturer

Peter Molnar of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder has been selected as the 2014...
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Schroeppel Ken Schroeppel , instructor and director of Professional Engagement for Planning at the College of Architectue and Planning at CU Denver, recently gave three one-hour walking tours of the...
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Orr named producing artistic director of Shakespeare Fest

Timothy Orr, producing artistic director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. (Photo: Zachary Andrews) Timothy Orr has been hired as the producing artistic director of the Colorado Shakespeare...
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Shay named dean of CU-Boulder College of Music

Robert Shay , currently director of the School of Music at the University of Missouri in Columbia, has been appointed to the position of dean for the College of Music at the University of Colorado...
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Thomas Jefferson Award winners honored at event

Winners of this year's Thomas Jefferson Award, from left: Peter Simons, Therese Jones, Alexandra Antonioli and Helen Achol Abyei. (Not pictured: Charles Ferguson) A high-achieving group of academics...
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Du, George receive patents

The CU Technology Transfer Office recently announced that patents have been granted to university researchers. Yiping Du of the CU Denver departments of psychiatry and audiology has been granted a...
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Yoshinaga-Itano to be honored for research

Christine Yoshinaga-Itano , professor of audiology at CU-Boulder, will be honored by the Lake Drive Foundation for Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Mountain Lakes, N.J. , for her research...
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Yin, Watkins awarded patent for novel medication

Two CU-Boulder faculty members, Hang ‘Hubert’ Yin (chemistry and biochemistry) and Linda Watkins (psychology and neuroscience), recently received a patent for novel drugs modulating the toll-like...
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McNowns in Malaysia via Fulbright awards

Lauri McNown , senior instructor of political science at CU-Boulder, is in Penang, Malaysia, on a Fulbright Specialist Award. She has been working with INTI College in their American Studies Program...
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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 Janette Klingner, 60, School of Education professor...
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Montoya receives Fulbright Specialist grant for work in Colombia

Lupita Montoya , assistant professor in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department and affiliated faculty in the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities at...
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Pielke to contribute to new website

Roger Pielke Jr ., a professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder who also directs CU's Center for Science, Technology, Policy and Research, will be a contributing writer...
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Bowman-led group receives patent

A research group led by Christopher Bowman of the CU-Boulder Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, recently received a patent for an improved method of detecting molecular recognition...
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Obituary: Stephen Alexander Fischer-Galati

Stephen Alexander Fischer-Galati, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Colorado Boulder, died peacefully on March 10, 2014, in Boulder. He was 89. Born in Romania on April...
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DiStefano appointed to Colorado Innovation Network (COIN) advisory board

University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano Chancellor Philip DiStefano has been appointed to the advisory board of the Colorado Innovation Network (COIN), an organization launched...
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Penuel named a 2014 AERA Fellow

William R. Penuel , a professor of educational psychology and learning sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been named a 2014 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (...
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Bell headed to India for Fulbright seminar

Larry Bell, executive director of CU-Boulder's Office of International Education, has been selected for the Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar. He will travel to India in...
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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 Jean D. Messimer, 92, classified retiree. Feb. 7,...
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Sloan Research Fellowship latest award for Dukovic

Gordana Dukovic, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder, is one of 126 people in the United States and Canada who has received a...

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