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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder has risen on the Peace Corps' top 25 list of large schools producing Peace Corps Volunteers. With 102 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps Volunteers, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder is No. 2 in the 2009 rankings. Since Peace Corps' inception, 2,157 alumni of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder have served in the Peace Corps, making it the No. 5 all-time producer of volunteers.

University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Professor Jack Burns of the astrophysical and planetary sciences department has been named chair of the NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee.

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder has received a grant of up to $2.4 million to improve teacher education in math and science following a nationwide competition that included submissions from more than 50 universities. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder's grant is one of 12 being awarded by the National Math and Science Initiative to implement programs modeled after UTeach, a highly successful math and science teacher preparation program at the University of Texas at Austin.

A growing program at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder is working to combat what many experts call a looming crisis brought on by a shrinking pool of new K-12 science teachers. Known as the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Learning Assistant project, its goal is to improve introductory math and science classes at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder and to recruit and train future K-12 science teachers, according to Valerie Otero, director of the program and an assistant professor in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder's School of Education.

A growing program at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder is working to combat an impending crisis brought on by a shrinking pool of new K-12 science teachers. Known as the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics-Teacher Preparation project, it involves a collaboration between the School of Education and six campus science departments.