Brazilian ‘Science Without Borders’ undergraduates study at ŷڱƵ-Boulder

Feb. 15, 2012

The University of ŷڱƵ Boulder welcomed 19 students from Brazil this semester as part of the new Science Without Borders Program and Brazil’s initiative to place and fully fund outstanding students abroad to supplement their studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.

ŷڱƵ-Boulder nets $1.5 million NSF grant to continue video game design research

Feb. 15, 2012

The University of ŷڱƵ Boulder exceeded its own researchers’ expectations with its iDREAMS Scalable Game Design Summer Institute, and that success has been rewarded with a new $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. ŷڱƵ-Boulder researchers are tracking how video game design engages students in computational thinking and STEM simulation design.

ŷڱƵ-Boulder-led effort to reduce youth violence in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood kicks off Feb. 16-17

Feb. 2, 2012

A five-year project to improve the lives of youth in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood will kick off Feb. 16-17 with public meetings on the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus. Community members and key leaders will gather in the community room at 4800 Telluride St. in Denver to discuss efforts to reduce youth violence to be led by the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. The public is invited to attend.

ŷڱƵ-Boulder doctoral student wins 2012 Thomas Jefferson Award

Jan. 30, 2012

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ŷڱƵ-Boulder ranked No. 1 for Peace Corps volunteers for second straight year

Jan. 25, 2012

For the second straight year, the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder is ranked No. 1 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers with 112 undergraduate alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today. ŷڱƵ-Boulder is ranked the No. 5 all-time school for volunteers with 2,317 alumni who have served in the Peace Corps since it was established in 1961.

ŷڱƵ-Boulder No. 1 for Peace Corps volunteers for second straight year

Jan. 24, 2012

For the second straight year, ŷڱƵ-Boulder is ranked No. 1 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers with 112 undergraduate alumni currently serving around the world. “Our No. 1 Peace Corps ranking for volunteer service is tangible evidence of something we have always known: our students and graduates are service-oriented and down-to-earth, working tirelessly to benefit communities around the globe,” said Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. “It emphasizes how ŷڱƵ-Boulder’s civically engaged students go on to become service-oriented citizens at home and abroad.”

ŷڱƵ wins EPA challenge to divert most gameday garbage from landfills

Jan. 12, 2012

The University of ŷڱƵ Boulder topped two leader boards in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2011 Game Day Challenge -- a national competition to eliminate waste generated at college football games. ŷڱƵ won the 48-school “Diversion Rate” and 17-school “Organics Reduction” categories in the EPA’s NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision contest.

ŷڱƵ engineering team to support green energy in Haiti

Jan. 5, 2012

A team of University of ŷڱƵ Boulder engineers will travel to Haiti this month to support the growth of green energy on the two-year anniversary of the country’s devastating earthquake. Engineering professors Alan Mickelson and Mike Hannigan and graduate student Matt Hulse will be in Haiti Jan. 8-16 to collaborate with the Neges Foundation school at Leogane to create a vocational training program on the installation, operation and maintenance of renewable energy systems.

Boswell named ŷڱƵ-Boulder vice chancellor for diversity, equity and community engagement

Dec. 29, 2011

University of ŷڱƵ Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today named Robert Boswell as ŷڱƵ-Boulder vice chancellor for diversity, equity and community engagement effective Jan. 1, 2012.

Slow, steady job growth forecast for ŷڱƵ in 2012, says ŷڱƵ Leeds School of Business

Dec. 5, 2011

ŷڱƵ will continue on the road to recovery and add jobs in 2012 following a positive year in 2011, according to economist Richard Wobbekind of the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

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