CU-Boulder Business Students Advance To National Case Competition

Feb. 26, 2001

A team of CU-Boulder undergraduate business students will travel to Chicago this week to compete in a national consulting competition. The Arthur Andersen Business Consulting Challenge gives students hands-on experience with the issues faced in consulting, including problem solving, developing innovative solutions, understanding frameworks and presenting findings.

CU-Boulder's Undergraduate Academy Selects New Members

Feb. 26, 2001

Twenty-five new students from Colorado, seven other states and England have been selected to join the Undergraduate Academy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Undergraduate Academy was created by the university for 200 exceptionally talented and intellectually lively students and started operation last fall.

CU Biochemistry Professor Recognized For Research

Feb. 25, 2001

James Hynes, professor of biochemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society, an honor bestowed annually to only a select few members of the organization. Only half of 1 percent of all APS members are elected to fellowship status each year. "I was pleased to have our research recognized through election to this very select and high-quality group," Hynes said.

CU-Boulder Chemical Engineering Students To Lead Oil Spill Simulation At Middle School

Feb. 25, 2001

More than 300 students at Boulder's Southern Hills Middle School will experience first-hand the challenges faced by chemical engineers through an oil spill simulation exercise led by CU-Boulder chemical engineering undergraduates on Thursday and Friday March 1-2. About 50 undergraduate volunteers will lead the simulation exercise in sixth and seventh grade classrooms. The outreach effort is organized by the student chapter of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering at CU-Boulder.

CU-Boulder Volunteers To Join Read Across America Day On March 2

Feb. 25, 2001

Editors: A schedule of CU volunteer reading locations and times is attached. CU-Boulder faculty, staff, students and administration volunteers will visit students in the Boulder Valley and St. Vrain school districts as part of Read Across America Day on Friday, March 2.

CU-Boulder Professor Elected To National Academy Of Engineering

Feb. 25, 2001

Frank Barnes, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering, joining nine other faculty from the campus who have been elected since the academy's formation in 1962. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer. Barnes was recognized for his fundamental research on the biological effects of electromagnetic fields, surgical procedures and contributions to telecommunications education.

CU-Boulder Research On Reality TV Sheds Light On Contemporary Society

Feb. 25, 2001

Mark Andrejevic, doctoral student at the University of Colorado at Boulder's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is gathering information from television viewers nationwide on the popular trend of reality-based television formats and is making some interesting observations about its social implications.

Region's Successful Entrepreneurs Tell How To Build A Winning Management Team

Feb. 22, 2001

A panel of successful entrepreneurs from the Rocky Mountain region will share their ideas about how to build, recruit and retain top-notch management teams March 1 at Entrepreneur Exchange, an interactive program for local businesspeople. The exchange begins at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Adam's Mark Hotel, 1550 Court Place in Denver. The program, which runs to 9:30 a.m., includes breakfast and will cost $45.

CU-Boulder Researcher To Discuss Ancient Australian Climate Change At Chancellor's Lecture Series March 7

Feb. 21, 2001

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Gifford Miller will give a public talk March 7 on climate change in Australia about 50,000 years ago that likely caused the desertification of the continent's interior and the extinction of most large animals.

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Feb. 26 To March 2

Feb. 19, 2001

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week comes to the University of Colorado at Boulder Monday, Feb. 26, through Friday, March 2, featuring a variety of free lectures, discussions and therapy booths targeted to both men and women. The programs will highlight the importance of understanding the effects eating disorders have on people's lives.

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