David Capps, Ed.D., joined the University of Colorado as chief information security officer (CISO) for CU system administration in August 2022. Capps has a noteworthy month in store. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month; it also is the month CU has chosen for the launch of a new security training requirement that will help employees recognize potential risks, apply proper safeguards and promptly report suspicious activities.
Maureen Stabio is an associate professor of neuroanatomy in the Modern Human Anatomy Program at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. She directs the neuroscience curriculum for the CU School of Medicine. Stabio recently received funding through the Timmerhaus Fund Ambassadors to boost her Experience Anatomy initiative, an interactive anatomy learning lab of plastinated human organs, as well as virtual dissection using augmented reality technology at CU Anschutz. With four events she’s planning for the current school year, Stabio aims to reach hundreds of teens across the Denver area.
Total fall enrollment at the four CU campuses is slightly above that of fall 2022, according to preliminary estimates presented to the Board of Regents during its Sept. 7-8 meeting at CU Denver. The estimated systemwide enrollment of 66,050 is up 0.3% over the total from a year ago, 65,825.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this summer prohibits universities from considering race as a factor in college admissions, but it does not affect the University of Colorado's pursuit of a diverse student body, university leadership says.
Philosophy professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at CU Boulder, Alastair Norcross today will lead his first meeting as chair of the systemwide Faculty Council, the governance group comprising faculty representatives from the four campuses.