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Erwin to retire; search for successor begins

Erwin to retire; search for successor begins

Katherine Erwin, who has led hallmark employee initiatives since 2016 as a member of the chancellor’s cabinet, will retire effective June 30 after 27 years of service to CU Boulder.
Bright, Hutchison receive 2020 Distinguished Research Lectureships

Bright, Hutchison receive 2020 Distinguished Research Lectureships

The Lectureship is among the most esteemed honors bestowed by the faculty upon a faculty member at the University of Colorado Boulder. Each year, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) requests...
Peffer named Writer in Residence for library district

Peffer named Writer in Residence for library district

Dr. Melanie Peffer is a writer, speaker, researcher, and educator originally from Pittsburgh, PA. She has lived in Greeley for the last five years.
Kennedy, Meehan to discuss ‘Bipartisanship (and Friendship) Happen!’ in virtual event

Kennedy, Meehan to discuss ‘Bipartisanship (and Friendship) Happen!’ in virtual event

Join us for a public conversation between University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy and University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan who served in the U.S. House of Representatives together...
Demmig-Adams wins 2021 Hazel Barnes Prize

Demmig-Adams wins 2021 Hazel Barnes Prize

Biologist Barbara Demmig-Adams has won the 2021 Hazel Barnes Prize, the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Actress, activist Jamil to give virtual talk April 8

Actress, activist Jamil to give virtual talk April 8

Jameela Jamil, star of NBC's The Good Place and a writer and activist, will give a virtual CU Boulder talk on Thursday, April 8. Jamil is being hosted by the Cultural Events Board, a CU Boulder...
O’Neill wins Grammy

O’Neill wins Grammy

Richard O’Neill, the newest member of the College of Music’s string faculty, won a Grammy Award in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category for his performance of Christopher Theofanidis’...
Fell named executive director of Real Estate Services

Fell named executive director of Real Estate Services

Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Sustainability David Kang has named Rebecca Fell executive director for Real Estate Services.
Draper to retire from CU Boulder

Draper to retire from CU Boulder

Senior Strategic Advisor and former Vice Chancellor for Strategic Relations and Communications Frances Draper has announced she will be retiring from CU Boulder at the end of March.
In memoriam: Dennis Mileti

In memoriam: Dennis Mileti

Mileti succumbed to complications from COVID-19 on Jan. 21, 2021, two days before he was scheduled to get his first vaccine. He was 75.
Nobel laureate Cech to explore gene editing, COVID-19 vaccines in March 17 talk

Nobel laureate Cech to explore gene editing, COVID-19 vaccines in March 17 talk

Nobel laureate and Distinguished Professor Tom Cech will present a virtual lecture March 17 titled “The Magic of RNA: From CRISPR to Coronavirus Vaccines."
Müller-Sievers to deliver virtual Distinguished Research Lecture on March 10

Müller-Sievers to deliver virtual Distinguished Research Lecture on March 10

Müller-Sievers was selected to receive the 2019 Distinguished Research Lectureship, which is among the most esteemed honors bestowed by the faculty upon a faculty member at the University of Colorado...
Bowman

Bowman elected to National Academy of Engineering

Distinguished Professor Christopher Bowman of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at CU Boulder has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest...
Jackson

Jackson steps into unique leadership role

Aisha Jackson, who for the past decade has successfully bridged the worlds of academia and technology at CU Boulder, will become the university’s first assistant vice chancellor and assistant vice...
Laursen co-author of book on gender equity in STEM
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Laursen co-author of book on gender equity in STEM

Sandra Laursen, director and senior research associate of Ethnography and Evaluation Research at CU Boulder, is co-author of a book on gender equity among faculty in STEM. “Building Gender Equity in...
Carpenter

Carpenter named to Shawnee Tribe’s inaugural Supreme Court

University of Colorado Law School Professor Kristen Carpenter, an American Indian law scholar with expertise in property, cultural property, human rights, and Indigenous peoples, has been appointed...
Litos

Litos wins major early career development award

The CAREER Program, one of the NSF’s most prestigious awards, supports early career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in...
Ward

Ward to retire in June

University of Colorado Boulder Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation Terri Fiez has announced that Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Director of the Office of Contracts and Grants...
CU Boulder

Provost announces four finalists for CU Boulder law dean position

The finalists for the position are: Michèle Alexandre, Johanna Bond, Lolita Buckner Inniss, Sarah Krakoff and Moses Lasky.
Burgess honored for viewpoint diversity

Burgess honored for viewpoint diversity

The Heterodox Academy has selected CU Boulder environmental economist Matthew Burgess as the recipient of its 2020 Open Inquiry Award for teaching. With this award, Burgess joins Harvard University’s...
Dorrell named FWAA’s ‘First Year’ Coach of the Year

Dorrell named FWAA’s ‘First Year’ Coach of the Year

The University of Colorado's Karl Dorrell was named the Football Writers Association of America's (FWAA) "First Year" Coach of the Year, an honor bestowed on a head coach in his first season at a...
Murnane, Kapteyn honored by National Academy of Inventors

Murnane, Kapteyn honored by National Academy of Inventors

Two scientists who pioneered technologies for generating coherent X-rays, which helped propel research in dynamic processes in atoms, molecules and materials, have been named fellows of the National...
Bellin named interim vice chancellor for advancement at CU Boulder
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Bellin named interim vice chancellor for advancement at CU Boulder

CU Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano today named Derek C. Bellin interim vice chancellor for advancement, effective Feb. 2. Bellin, who currently serves as associate vice chancellor for academic...

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