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Two students at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder have been awarded major teaching fellowships by the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation, or KSTF, for 2011. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder undergraduates Julia Ratcliff and Cacia Steensen were among 37 new fellowships awarded nationwide for teachers of biology, mathematics and physical science.

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law School's Juvenile and Family Law Program will take a group of 15 students to India for a hands-on clinical application of the family law curriculum.

For the first time in its history, the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder is ranked No. 1 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers this year with 117 undergraduate alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today.

Taylor Roberts, a University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder senior majoring in architectural engineering, is an example of the growing number of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder students who are civically engaged.

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder's fall 2010 census figures show an enrollment of 29,952 degree- and licensure-seeking students, a total enrollment within 1 percent of last year, with increases in graduate, international and students of color enrollment.

A planned $110 million telescope in Chile that the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder is partnering on to probe distant galaxies and stellar nurseries has been named as the top construction priority for mid-sized, ground-based telescopes by the National Research Council in the coming decade.

University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder Interim Provost Russell Moore today announced that all Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder study abroad programs in Mexico and one Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ academic program for undergraduates have been temporarily suspended for summer and fall due to continuing safety concerns in the country.

The INVST Community Leadership Program at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder has been involving Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ students in community service since 1990, and on March 12-14, alumni of the program will gather in Boulder for a 20th anniversary reunion weekend.

University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder officials confirmed Saturday that all six Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder students who were studying in Chile or had weekend travel plans to the country for the start of an academic program are safe.

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.