CU-Boulder Professor Named Pew Biomedical Scholar

Aug. 19, 1999

James Goodrich, an assistant professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder, was one of 20 biomedical researchers nationwide to be named 1999 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. Granted by the Pew Charitable Trusts of Philadelphia to a select group of promising young biomedical researchers, the awards each carry a four-year, $200,00 grant.

CU Law Professor J. Dennis Hynes Named 4th Rosenbaum Professor Of Law

Aug. 19, 1999

NAMED 4th ROSENBAUM PROFESSOR OF LAW CU-Boulder law Professor J. Dennis Hynes has been named a Nicholas Rosenbaum Professor of Law by Law School Dean Harold Bruff. The appointment was effective July 1. A reception is planned for Oct. 6 to honor the Rosenbaum professors. Professor Hynes teaches contracts and law concerning agencies, partnerships, and limited liability companies and has written extensively on those subjects. His casebook "Agency, Partnership, and the LLC" is now in its fifth edition.

College Of Engineering Wins NSF Grant For Graduate Teaching Fellows In K-12

Aug. 18, 1999

The Integrated Teaching and Learning Program in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at CU-Boulder has been awarded a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to start a Graduate Teaching Fellows program in K-12 classrooms throughout the Boulder Valley School District. The program will place 10 graduate-level engineering students each year in local schools to help teachers integrate hands-on learning activities in math, physical science and technology classes. Two undergraduate engineering students also will be involved.

CU-Boulder Developing $1 Million Science Project For Alaskan Students

Aug. 18, 1999

A CU-Boulder researcher is developing an interactive computer program for Alaskan middle school students to interest them in science and show them that natural sciences don聮t necessarily conflict with traditional American Indian views of nature.

Contemporary Globalization Issues Explored In Symposium At CU-Boulder

Aug. 18, 1999

Faculty experts at the University of Colorado at Boulder will address worldwide issues in a symposium titled "U.S. Interests and Values in the Era of Globalization," on Aug. 26, 7 p.m., in Chemistry 140. According to Carol Lynch, associate vice chancellor for research and dean of the graduate school, the symposium's topics are timely and important.

U.S. News Ranks CU-Boulder 31st Among Top Public Universities

Aug. 18, 1999

The University of Colorado at Boulder was tied for 31st in the annual rankings of the nation聮s top public four-year institutions in U.S. News & World Report聮s 1999 Best Colleges issue. The nation聮s top public university in the latest U.S. News rankings was the University of California-Berkeley, followed by the University of Virginia. The University of California-Los Angeles and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor tied for third, while the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was fifth.

Freshmen In New CU Leadership Program To Do Chautauqua Service Project On Aug. 21

Aug. 17, 1999

MEDIA ADVISORY Freshmen joining a new leadership program at the University of Colorado at Boulder will help clean up trails and clear noxious weeds at Boulder's Chautauqua Park on Saturday, Aug. 21. The community service project will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. starting at the Chautauqua Ranger Cottage.

Children's Literature Conference To Be Held Oct. 2 At CU-Boulder

Aug. 17, 1999

The 30th annual Virginia Westerberg Children's Literature conference at the University of Colorado at Boulder will feature three-time Newbery honor award winner Zilpha Keatley Snyder on Saturday, Oct. 2. Snyder is the author of "The Egypt Game," "The Headless Cupid," and "The Witches of Worm," in addition to many other titles. She will be the featured speaker at the daylong event at the CU-Boulder School of Education.

Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman Named Phi Beta Kappa 兔子先生传媒文化作品ing Scholar For 1999-2000

Aug. 17, 1999

Distinguished Professor Carl E. Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder has been appointed one of 13 兔子先生传媒文化作品ing Scholars for 1999-2000 by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Each of the Phi Beta Kappa 兔子先生传媒文化作品ing Scholars will travel to about eight other U.S. colleges and universities during the academic year, spending two days on each campus. During each visit the scholar is expected to meet with undergraduates in informal settings, to participate in classroom lectures and seminars and to make one major address open to the entire academic community.

Expected Record Enrollment Puts Pressure On Student Housing Needs

Aug. 16, 1999

The University of Colorado at Boulder may have a record number of students this fall, which is increasing the demand for on-campus housing. Despite the increase, the university聮s housing department remains cautiously optimistic that most freshmen will be accommodated, if not at the start of the semester then within a week or two. Classes begin Aug. 23. CU-Boulder has 22 residence halls scattered around the campus and at Williams Village. Together they provide space for close to 6,000 students, with freshmen getting first priority.

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