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Six life science scholars will embark on their PhD studies and contribute their unique cultural experiences to the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder campus this fall through a nearly $1.9 million gift to the university from the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation.

Federal Pell Grants, which have helped generations of low- and moderate-income Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder students afford higher education, turned 50 years old on June 23. The Pell Grant program helps more than 4,000 Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder students annually and nearly 7 million recipients nationwide.

A Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder doctoral candidate in ethnic studies with an emphasis on Native American and Indigenous studies has received the 2022–23 Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Fellowship at Yale University.

The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Office of Data Analytics has updated the 2021 Campus Culture Survey unit-level dashboard to increase the functionality of the survey results by campus unit.

The Office of Information Technology recently launched a Universal Design for Learning micro-credential that offers an introduction to the principles of UDL—a framework that can help participants build flexibility into any learning experience to optimize the success of diverse learners.

The Pew Charitable Trust has announced that Assistant Professor Wyatt Shields has been selected as a 2022 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.

Nine Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder students and alumni have been named Fulbright finalists for the 2022–23 academic year by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. One student declined the scholarship and another five students were named alternates.

The Boulder Valley School District has updated its 2022–23 academic calendar to align the district’s spring break dates with those of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder. For a number of years, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s and BVSD's spring break dates have matched, which is helpful to many Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder employees and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder parents and families with students enrolled in the school district.

Aaron Whiteley, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder assistant professor of biochemistry, is one of eight to win this year’s Boettcher Foundation Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award.

Are you looking to host a conference for your organization or group? Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder faculty and staff have a great option in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Conference Services, and it’s easy to get started.