Breathe Better Bus Visits Boulder, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ With Interactive Exhibits Nov. 7-8

Nov. 5, 2001

From eighth-graders to rocket scientists, Boulder students and employees will have an opportunity this week to learn about the effects of air pollution, smoking, asthma and allergies on breathing and healthy lungs. The Breathe Better Bus was created by the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Allergy and Asthma Centers' Breathe Better Foundation with the help of University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder engineering students. The bus will visit Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Casey Middle School and the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder campus as part of its Boulder County kick-off.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Business Professor Wins $30,000 Grant From IBM

Nov. 5, 2001

Joe Rosse, professor of management at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder, won a Faculty Partnership Award and a $30,000 research grant from IBM Corporate Research and IBM Printing Systems Division. The award will provide funding for his research through the Center for the Integrative Study of Work at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder, where he is director.

Media Advisory: Memorial Service For Jaime Frantz

Nov. 4, 2001

MEDIA ADVISORY A memorial service for Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder student Jaime Allison Frantz will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Macky Auditorium. Frantz, a senior majoring in marketing, was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Boulder on Nov. 3. The service is sponsored by the Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. A reception will be held after the memorial at the sorority house at 1015 15th St., at the corner of 15th and Euclid. The public is welcome to attend.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Receives $3.5 Million Grant To Help Advance Women In Science

Nov. 4, 2001

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder has received $3.5 million from the National Science Foundation to help increase the number of women serving in administration positions in science, mathematics, engineering and technology programs at the university. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder was one of eight universities to receive an NSF grant as part of the ADVANCE institutional transformation program. The awards, which will be distributed over five years, are part of an effort by the foundation to diversify the scientific work force.

Calendar Item: Author To Give Coen/White Center Lecture At Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder On The 'Orwellian Vision'

Nov. 1, 2001

Richard Epstein, the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, will present the John R. Coen/Distinguished White Center Lecture on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom of the Fleming Law Building. The lecture, titled "Using Literature to Understand Social Institutions: A Critique of the Orwellian Vision," is sponsored by the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ's School of Law.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Friends Of Libraries Kicks Off New Season Of Programs

Oct. 31, 2001

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder Friends of the Libraries is kicking off the 2001-2002 season of programs with a public lecture by Professor David M. Armstrong, of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ's environmental, population and organismic biology department, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8. Armstrong will speak on "What the Mice Know: Patterns in the Distribution of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Mammals" in room M459 in Norlin Library. A reception will follow the talk.

BEA Systems Co-Founder Wins Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Annual Award For Entrepreneur Of The Year

Oct. 31, 2001

Bill Coleman, co-founder, chairman, and chief strategy officer of BEA Systems, will be awarded the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Entrepreneur of the Year Award at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15. Coleman will give a public address that is free and open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The speech will be presented at Macky Auditorium, 17th Street and University Avenue, on the Boulder campus.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Astronomer John Stocke To Explore Traditional Navajo Views Of The Sky

Oct. 31, 2001

Navajo star and constellation myths, including the story of the creation of stars, will be explored during a live astronomy show at Fiske Planetarium on the campus of the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder. John Stocke, a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, will present "Navajo Skies" at Fiske Planetarium on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m.

Candice Bowen Appointed Director Of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Sexual Harassment Office

Oct. 31, 2001

Candice A. Bowen has been appointed to the position of director of the Office of Sexual Harassment Policy at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder, according to Ron Stump, vice chancellor for student affairs. The appointment has been approved by Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Chancellor Richard Byyny and is effective Nov. 1. Bowen replaces Andrea Goldblum, director of judicial affairs, who had held both positions for the past year and a half.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Physics Professor Receives $625,000 Packard Fellowship

Oct. 31, 2001

Shijie Zhong, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder, has been awarded a prestigious $625,000 Packard Fellowship. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation cited Zhong and 23 other recipients as among the most promising young science and engineering researchers at universities in the United States. Other 2001 recipients included young faculty members from Yale, Princeton, Harvard and Stanford universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the universities of Chicago, California and Michigan.

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