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Wynne tapped to lead human resources

Wynne tapped to lead human resources

A personnel professional with extensive experience in the military, and who previously served as assistant director, is the new executive director of the Human Resources Office.
Zak named assistant vice chancellor of safety

Zak named assistant vice chancellor of safety

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...
Morrato named Interim Dean for Colorado School of Public Health

Morrato named Interim Dean for Colorado School of Public Health

On December 5, CU Denver | Anschutz Provost Roderick Nairn announced Elaine Morrato, DrPh, MPH, CPH as interim dean of the Colorado School of Public Health. Morrato steps into the role following...
Cascio receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Cascio receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Distinguished Professor Wayne Cascio earned the World Federation of People Management Association’s (WFPMA) Lifetime Achievement Award by a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors on Oct. 18, 2016...

In memoriam: Murray Ross

Murray Ross, 74, founder and artistic director, Theatreworks, died Jan. 3, 2017, following a short illness. A campus memorial service is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant...

In memoriam: Dan Meyers

When Philadelphia politicians made promises in the 1980s and '90s, Inquirer reporter Dan Meyers made sure they kept them.
Burns

Burns named to NASA transition team for new administration

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...
Chen

Chen appointed to Colorado State Advisory Committee

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.
Theodorescu and Bradley

Theodorescu, Bradley chosen for National Cancer Policy Forum

he National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have appointed Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD, and Cathy Bradley, PhD, to positions on the prestigious National Cancer Policy Forum.
Ramirez-Aguilar

Ramirez-Aguilar wins lab sustainability award

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...
Donaldson

Donaldson helps bring science to the screen

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...
Celinski achievement celebrated at UCCS event

Celinski achievement celebrated at UCCS event

Zbigniew Celinski, the newest UCCS distinguished professor, was feted at a Nov. 21 reception. Celinski, professor, Department of Physics and Energy Science, joins an elite group of CU faculty. Only...
Mason to retire

Mason to retire

He has walked the halls of the College of Music for more than 20 years, shaping the singing careers of countless men and women and enriching the lives of faculty, staff and student colleagues. Now,...
CU Team Lands in Top 10 in Online Global Cybersecurity Competition

CU Team Lands in Top 10 in Online Global Cybersecurity Competition

On Thursday Dec. 1, Adjunct Professor Yvette Connor and three graduate students participated in the Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation (KIPS), a live global competition between cybersecurity...
Matusik named interim business school dean

Matusik named interim business school dean

University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the appointment of Sharon F. Matusik as the interim dean of the Leeds School of Business.
Christensen named provost

Christensen named provost

A respected, longtime UCCS faculty member and former dean of the university’s largest college will serve as provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Johnson to lead information technology

Johnson to lead information technology

Harper Johnson, currently director of enterprise solutions, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, will become the chief information officer and associate vice chancellor for information technology...
Von Bleichert named manager of Facilities Management sustainability and resiliency

Von Bleichert named manager of Facilities Management sustainability and resiliency

Assistant Vice Chancellor of Facilities Management Dave Danielson announced today that Ed von Bleichert has been named Facilities Management sustainability and resiliency program manager, effective...
Camidge honored for lung cancer treatment

Camidge honored for lung cancer treatment

The University of Colorado Cancer Center’s director of thoracic oncology has now joined a short list of lung cancer experts honored with the “A Breath Away from the Cure” Award.
Crow returns to CU Denver

Crow returns to CU Denver

As wildfires increasingly ravage suburban neighborhoods and floods inundate towns, more and more researchers are studying how communities recover and people can take precautions to mitigate damage...
Koutsis, Lavens, McDuffie receive Employee of the Year Awards

Koutsis, Lavens, McDuffie receive Employee of the Year Awards

The annual Chancellor’s Employee of the Year Award is presented to University of Colorado Boulder staff in recognition of and appreciation for exceptional job performance and remarkable contributions...
Pam Shockley-Zalabak

Shockley-Zalabak named Business Citizen of the Year

The Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance named Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak its Business Citizen of the Year Nov. 13.
Kraemers help celebrate 20th anniversary of UCCS library naming

Kraemers help celebrate 20th anniversary of UCCS library naming

The campus community celebrated the 20th anniversary of the naming of the UCCS Kraemer Family Library at a Nov. 2 reception honoring Sandy and Dorothy Kraemer.
Greene earns NIH Training Grant

Greene earns NIH Training Grant

The U.S. Department of Defense recently granted University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers Jennifer Richer, PhD, Jill Slanksy, PhD, and Virginia Borges, MD, a prestigious Breakthrough Award...
Conley

Conley co-authors book on transformation of the American faculty

Valerie Martin Conley, dean, College of Education, is co-author of the recently released “The Faculty Factor, Reassessing the American Academy in a Turbulent Era.”

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