Three ŷڱƵ-Boulder students win coveted Goldwater scholarships

April 2, 2014

Three University of ŷڱƵ Boulder undergraduates have been awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarships for 2014. The scholarships, which are worth up to $7,500 each, are awarded annually to sophomores and juniors across the nation on the basis of high academic merit. The 2014 winners from ŷڱƵ-Boulder are Jasmine Brewer, a junior in engineering physics, Brennan Coffey, a junior in chemical engineering and applied mathematics, and Ryan Dewey, a junior in astrophysics and physics.

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ŷڱƵ-Boulder announces new College of Music dean

April 2, 2014

University of ŷڱƵ Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the appointment of a new dean for the College of Music. The new dean will be Robert Shay, director of the School of Music at the University of Missouri in Columbia. His appointment will begin Sept. 1.

ŷڱƵ business confidence remains positive going into second quarter, says ŷڱƵ-Boulder Leeds School

March 31, 2014

The confidence of ŷڱƵ business leaders remains positive and has increased slightly going into the second quarter of 2014, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder’s Leeds School of Business.

Kathleen Sebelius to give keynote at ŷڱƵ’s Conference on World Affairs

March 31, 2014

Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will deliver the keynote address at the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder’s annual Conference on World Affairs to be held April 7-11. Sebelius’ address, “The Globalization of Health,” will be presented on Monday, April 7, at 11:30 a.m. in Macky Auditorium. All of the conference’s 200 panel discussions, performances and plenaries are free and open to the public.

Office basketball pool picks not going so great? Here is why, says ŷڱƵ-Boulder math professor

March 25, 2014

It took 48 games for the first and second rounds of the 64-team NCAA men’s basketball tournament to be decided, and millions of fans are deliriously awaiting the Sweet 16 to commence later this week.

Alternative Breaks Program connects ŷڱƵ students to communities

March 24, 2014

This spring break, ŷڱƵ-Boulder's Alternative Breaks Program has sent students far and wide to engage in community-based service projects.

ŷڱƵ-Boulder alum and NASA astronaut Steve Swanson heading for space station

March 19, 2014

University of ŷڱƵ Boulder alumnus and NASA astronaut Steve Swanson will blast off with two Russian crewmates for the International Space Station March 25, his third mission to the orbiting facility.

Study involving ŷڱƵ shows deadly relationship between huge O-type stars and small forming stars

March 10, 2014

The Orion Nebula is home to hundreds of young stars and even younger protostars known as proplyds. Many of these nascent systems will go on to develop planets, while others will have their planet-forming dust and gas blasted away by the fierce ultraviolet radiation emitted by massive O-type stars that lurk nearby.

Public Achievement program empowers aspiring leaders

March 7, 2014

Two things set the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder's Public Achievement program apart from other service learning and civic engagement initiatives: mentorship and empowerment.

Ethics of digital media to be examined at ŷڱƵ-Boulder symposium March 14-15

March 6, 2014

Students, scholars and media professionals will discuss media “in the fast-paced world of digital journalism” at a University of ŷڱƵ Boulder symposium March 14-15. ŷڱƵ-Boulder’s Journalism and Mass Communication program will host the conference including two talks that are free and open to the public.

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