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Farrelly to join English-teaching effort in South Korea

Farrelly to join English-teaching effort in South Korea

Linguist Raichle Farrelly of the University of Colorado Boulder will join a two-month English language specialist virtual project focusing on promoting global citizenship and emerging trends in...
CU on the Air podcast host McConnellogue retires

CU on the Air podcast host McConnellogue retires

It’s the end of an era – or at least a 15-year run. New CU on the Air host Emily Davies talks with Vice President of University Communication Ken McConnellogue, who is retiring from the university...
Marcy and Bruce Benson launch full-ride geology graduate fellowships

Marcy and Bruce Benson launch full-ride geology graduate fellowships

Bryn Launer took a deep breath as she picked up the phone. She was calling the brother of a patient with a severe head injury suffered in a motorcycle accident. Still unconscious in the hospital...
Johnson to be featured in ombuds webinar Tuesday

Johnson to be featured in ombuds webinar Tuesday

Join Liz Hill, associate director, CU Boulder Ombuds Office, on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, for a fireside chat with Stefanie K. Johnson, associate professor of management at CU Boulder's Leeds School of...
Rabaka on why African and African American studies matter

Rabaka on why African and African American studies matter

As of May 2021, CU Boulder has established the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS and also referred to as “the Cause”) to support teaching and research on the history and culture...
Miller awarded for research on COVID-19 transmission via singing

Miller awarded for research on COVID-19 transmission via singing

Professor Shelly Miller is among an international coalition of researchers whose COVID-19 transmission work has been recognized by the American Academy of Teachers of Singing.
Kahan, McPherson to join Benson Center for 2021-22 academic year

Kahan, McPherson to join Benson Center for 2021-22 academic year

The Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the University of Colorado Boulder has appointed Alan S. Kahan as the visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy for the...
Makotyn

Makotyn joins CUbit Quantum Initiative as executive director

“Phil has a great combination of enthusiasm and energy, scientific vision, technical competence, organizational skills and academic-industry relationship expertise,” said CUbit Director Jun Ye. “We...
Shernick

Shernick helps students where they are

Q: Without saying your title, describe who you serve on campus and what you do. A: Every year I support 320 students and more than 20 faculty in Sewall Hall for the Stories and Societies RAP. I run a...
CU Boulder faculty, staff recognized with student-nominated Marinus Smith Awards

CU Boulder faculty, staff recognized with student-nominated Marinus Smith Awards

21 faculty and staff members were recognized this year for the positive impact they have made on their students through the Marinus Smith Awards. Overall, over 35 nominations were received from...
Inniss

Inniss to become dean of Colorado Law

University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell Moore today named Lolita Buckner Inniss dean of the University of Colorado Law School, effective July 1, 2021. Inniss will become Colorado Law’s first...
Lymerick

Limerick elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Patricia Limerick, a well-known historian at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been selected as a member the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the academy announced today.
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.

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