Continuing Education Offers Summer Credit Courses

May 14, 1997

Registration is under way for summer credit courses in the Division of Continuing Education at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder. The program is offering both five-week and eight-week evening classes so students will have time to enjoy other summer activities.

Mary Fran Myers Receives National Flood-Plain Award

May 13, 1997

Mary Fran Myers, co-director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder, has received the highest national award given by the Association of State Floodplain Managers. In receiving the 1997 Goddard-White Award, Myers was cited for two decades of leadership in flood-plain management in government and academia. She is credited with encouraging a multidisciplinary approach among flood-plain managers and for linking hazards management and sustainability.

Scholarships Awarded To Seven Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Students

May 13, 1997

The Center for Educational and Career Transition (WomenÂ’s Center) at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder has announced the recipients of its 1997 fall semester scholarships. The recipients were selected from a field of more than 30 candidates. The scholarships are based on academic standing and financial need.

Applicants Sought For Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder High School Honors 1997/Institute

May 13, 1997

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Student Receives Employee Of The Year Award

May 13, 1997

Mark Anderson, student library technician for the government publications library, has been selected as the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at BoulderÂ’s Student Employee of the Year. Anderson received a plaque and a $50 award April 9 from Ron Stump, dean of students, at a ceremony in the library. Forty eight nominations were received this year, the first time the award has been given. All nominees received a certificate of appreciation in recognition of their efforts.

International Space Conference Set For May 19-23 In Estes Park, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ

May 12, 1997

More than 200 of the worldÂ’s top astronomers and planetary scientists will gather in Estes Park, Colo., from May 19 through May 23 for a NASA-supported conference probing the origins of galaxies, stars, planets and life.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Researcher Awarded Six-Year, $525,000 Biomedical Grant

May 12, 1997

A University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder researcher has been awarded a $525,000 grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to study chromosome movements during cell division, a project that may help lead to new treatments for diseases.

LASP To Honor Graduating Students Who Built NASA Satellite

May 11, 1997

A tour, talks and presentations on a spacecraft built by students at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics that is now set for launch in late summer or early fall will be held at the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Research Park May 15. The event at LASPÂ’s Space Technology Building, which begins at 8:30 a.m., will honor graduating seniors who have worked on the Student Nitric Oxide Explorer satellite. The event includes talks by participating Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ students and faculty as well as Universities Space Research Association President Paul Coleman. USRA is co-sponsoring the mission with NASA.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ, State Regulators Agree To Compliance Order Settlement

May 11, 1997

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ and the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) have agreed to a plan that brings the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ campuses into full compliance with hazardous waste regulations addressed in an order issued in December 1994. The compliance plan will be shared with other interested institutions as a model for resolving hazardous waste management issues.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ, State Regulators Agree To Compliance Order Settlement

May 11, 1997

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ and the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) have agreed to a plan that brings the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ campuses into full compliance with hazardous waste regulations addressed in an order issued in December 1994. The compliance plan will be shared with other interested institutions as a model for resolving hazardous waste management issues.

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