New Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Research May Reduce Renewable Fuels Costs

May 22, 2001

Researchers at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder have developed a novel process involving the production of ethanol that could lead to a significant decrease in the cost of renewable fuel.

Unprecedented Number Of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Students Win Entry To Top Entrepreneurship Conference

May 21, 2001

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ College of Business will send seven entrepreneurship doctoral students to the 22nd Babson College/Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference in Sweden in June. It is unprecedented for any university to have seven doctoral student papers accepted in one year to this premier entrepreneurship research conference.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Advertising Students Take Top Honors In International Competition

May 20, 2001

Editors: The attached "Marquee" jpeg is from the bronze awards campaign and the "Broncos" file is from the finalists' campaign. For more files from both campaigns, please contact Monteith Mitchell at (303) 492-5526 or monteith.mitchell@colorado.edu

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Researchers Receive Grant To Study Noxious Weed

May 20, 2001

Researchers at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder have received a $280,000 grant to help unlock the mystery of how diffuse knapweed, a noxious weed that has infested more than 80,000 acres along the Front Range and 3.2 million acres in the West, has become dominant in the prairies around Boulder.

Entrepreneurship Program At Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Gets $500, 000 Grant

May 17, 2001

The Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder has received a $500,000 grant from the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, which will help expand entrepreneurial programs and learning opportunities for business and engineering students.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder To Host Public Meetings On Williams Village Student Housing Expansion Project May 30 And 31

May 16, 2001

Editors note: Reporters are welcome to attend the meetings. University representatives will present an overview of the project and answer questions. The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder will hold public meetings on the Williams Village student housing expansion project for neighborhood residents May 30 and 31.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Law Professor Wrote Original Draft Of Columbine Commission Report

May 16, 2001

Editors: Pizzi will be available to take calls on May 17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. MDT at (941) 472-5111 (ask for unit #5330) or (303) 594-9318 (cell phone). William Pizzi, a professor at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ School of Law, authored the original draft of the Governor's Columbine Review Commission report as one of the commission's unpaid staff members, writing on nights and weekends while teaching his regular classes at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Expert On Juvenile Violence Addressed Columbine Review Commission

May 16, 2001

Editors: Elliott will be available to take calls on May 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on May 18 from 9 a.m. until noon. Delbert Elliott, professor of sociology and director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder, appeared before the Governor's Columbine Review Commission on two occasions to address issues including bullying and youth violence.

Bullying: A Growing Concern

May 16, 2001

Editors: Elliott will be available to take calls on May 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on May 18 from 9 a.m. until noon. Requests for information about how to address bullying in schools is becoming increasingly common at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder. Professor Delbert Elliott, the center's director, said bullying was one of two common concerns he heard last year during an extensive statewide tour of schools he made with Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Attorney General Ken Salazar. The other major issue was drug use.

Joe Negler Donates $3.7 Million To Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder For Endowed Chairs In Engineering And Music

May 15, 2001

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Chancellor Richard Byyny announced today that Joe Negler has donated $3.7 million to establish an endowed chair in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Negler also established the first endowed chair in the College of Music. "The Negler gift for endowed chairs allows a university such as ours the opportunity to attract, honor and retain some of the best teaching and research talent in the nation," according to Byyny. "That talent, in turn, attracts leading students to our campus."

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