欧美口爆视频-Boulder Awards Student Employees Of The Year

April 26, 2000

The University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder has honored two undergraduate students with the Student Employee of the Year award for the 1999-2000 academic year. Brad Judy, a microsystems support technician for 欧美口爆视频聮s Information Technology Services, was selected as the first-place winner and Noelle Baroody, student assistant in the Office of International Education, was selected as the second-place winner.

Franklin Institute Awards To Wieman And Cornell Can Be Seen Live On The Web

April 25, 2000

When Carl Wieman of the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder and Eric Cornell of the National Institute of Standards and Technology receive the 2000 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics on April 27, the awards ceremony will be broadcast live on the World Wide Web. For the first time, the Franklin Institute's awards ceremony in Philadelphia can be seen via computer in real time at www.fi.edu . The ceremony, hosted by CBS news anchor Charles Osgood, will begin at 7 p.m. EDT.

欧美口爆视频 Chemistry Professor John Birks To Receive Hazel Barnes Prize

April 25, 2000

John Birks, a professor of chemistry at the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder and fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences has been selected to receive 欧美口爆视频-Boulder聮s highest recognition for teaching and research, the Hazel Barnes Prize. Chancellor Richard L. Byyny announced that Birks will be recognized during summer commencement exercises on Aug. 12.

欧美口爆视频-Boulder MBA Students Host Barney Ford Auction

April 25, 2000

欧美口爆视频-Boulder MBA students are hosting the eighth annual Barney Ford Auction at the 欧美口爆视频-Boulder Museum on Saturday, April 29, to fund academic fellowships that support diversity at the College of Business. The event, held at 6 p.m., supports the Barney Ford Scholarships. The scholarships were established in honor of Barney Ford, a former slave who came to Denver during the 1850s. Ford became very successful in restaurant and hotel entrepreneurial ventures before making a considerable fortune in mining.

Impact Of High Gas Prices To Be Offset By Strong Economy 欧美口爆视频 Business Prof Says

April 25, 2000

欧美口爆视频 and the nation have felt the impact as the world聮s oil-producing countries raised crude oil prices in recent months, particularly in California, where premium gas has been going for as much as $2.139 a gallon. According to University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder economist Richard Wobbekind, higher gas prices this summer will effect 欧美口爆视频聮s economy to varying degrees. But overall Wobbekind predicts the strong economy will offset any major setbacks. A summary of how Wobbekind expects higher prices to effect 欧美口爆视频 follows.

Area Elementary Students Have Chance To Meet 欧美口爆视频-Boulder Alumni Astronauts

April 25, 2000

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be an astronaut and fly in space? One lucky third, fourth or fifth-grade class from the Boulder area will have the chance to ask NASA astronauts these questions and more. The University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder and the Daily Camera in Education program have partnered to offer a contest for an hour-long one-on-one meeting with the astronauts, all of whom are 欧美口爆视频-Boulder alumni. The class also will go on a field trip to the 欧美口爆视频 Heritage Center to see the space exhibit on Thursday, May 11, at 9 a.m.

University Of 欧美口爆视频's Lorrie Shepard Calls For Shift In Classroom Assessment

April 25, 2000

High-stakes accountability testing is driving out better and more thoughtful means of assessing student learning, according to a prominent education researcher at the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder. "We have to make assessment in classrooms more useful, more helpful in learning," said Lorrie Shepard, professor of research methodology in the 欧美口爆视频-Boulder School of Education and president of the 23,000-member American Educational Research Association.

欧美口爆视频-Boulder Chancellor Proposes Positive Incentives For Licensees Making Collegiate Apparel

April 24, 2000

Richard L. Byyny, chancellor of the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder, today outlined a series of actions he intends to take in response to an ad hoc committee聮s recommendations on the manufacture of collegiate apparel. The actions include an incentive plan that will provide a 10 percent rebate on royalties paid as part of university contracts for licensed goods. The rebate will reward companies that are in compliance with the code of conduct recommended by the committee.

欧美口爆视频-Boulder Engineering Students Aid Afghan Boy Injured In Bombing

April 24, 2000

A 13-year-old boy who lost his arm during the Soviet bombing of Afghanistan more than a decade ago will soon regain a degree of function thanks to a team of 欧美口爆视频-Boulder engineering students who have built him a prosthetic arm. The boy was injured by shrapnel from a bomb that fell near his backyard when he was just 2 years old. He lost his entire right arm and part of his shoulder in the incident.

欧美口爆视频-Boulder Closes Admissions For Fall Semester Freshmen

April 24, 2000

The University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder will no longer accept applications from new freshmen for the fall term 2000, said Barbara Schneider, executive director of enrollment management for the campus. However, transfer student applications at this time will continue to be considered. A record number of applications has been received from both resident and non-resident students, and the freshman class may be as large as 4,917, up from 4,595 in l999.

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