CU-Boulder Merges Affirmative Action Unit With Office Of Diversity And Equity

May 11, 1998

The former Office of Affirmative Action and Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder has been merged with the campus' new Office of Diversity and Equity, effective May 1. The Office of Diversity and Equity, headed by Ofelia Miramontes, interim associate vice chancellor for diversity, is charged with providing leadership and direction for campus diversity activities. Within the new organization, Affirmative Action and Services will be called the Department of Equity and Access.

$1 Million Supercomputer Donated To CU-Boulder By IBM To Help Model Nuclear Stockpile Issues

May 7, 1998

A $1 million parallel supercomputing machine donated to the University of Colorado at Boulder by IBM will be used in part to help model issues associated with the reliability and safety of U.S. nuclear stockpiles. Donated to the applied mathematics department in the College of Arts and Sciences and the computer science department in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the machine is a smaller version of the massive machines at U.S. Department of Energy research laboratories.

CU-Boulder Chancellor To Speak On Cancer At Boulder Library

May 7, 1998

CU-Boulder Chancellor Richard L. Byyny, who also is a professor of medicine at the CU Health Sciences Center in Denver, will give a talk titled "Cancer: Perspectives of a Physician" on Tuesday, May 12 at the Boulder Public Library.

50-Year Alumni Reunion And Awards Ceremony Highlight Commencement Weekend At CU-Boulder

May 6, 1998

The Alumni Association of the University of Colorado at Boulder will host the Golden Anniversary Reunion and Alumni Awards Ceremony May 14-16, sandwiched around the university's spring commencement ceremony. A record-breaking number of graduates of the class of 1948 and years prior -- about 225 people -- are expected to attend the festivities. William Royal of Boulder, an electrical engineering graduate and member of the class of 1928, will represent the earliest class attending the reunion.

CU Engineering Student Receives Nation's First Floodplain Management Graduate Fellowship

May 5, 1998

Leonard Wright, a doctoral student in civil engineering at CU-Boulder and a graduate research assistant at the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, is the nation's first recipient of the Floodplain Management Graduate Fellowship. Wright will be awarded $25,000 by the Association of State Floodplain Managers Inc. for research that will estimate the level of flooding and environmental costs that can be attributed to urban development. The award follows a national competition in which graduate students submitted research proposals.

CU Libraries Off-Site Storage To Ease Overcrowded Buildings

May 5, 1998

The University of Colorado Libraries has begun to transfer a small portion of its materials to an off-campus storage site to ease the overcrowding of book stacks and study areas. The Periodicals Room at Norlin Library is the first area to see the benefits with patrons enjoying improved access to journals and services.

Aspen, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction To Host 'CU This Summer' Children's Opera

May 5, 1998

Aspen, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction will host a series of performances of children聮s opera as part of the University of Colorado at Boulder's "CU This Summer" cultural outreach program. The CU-Boulder Lyric Theatre for Children will perform "Hansel and Gretel" by Engelbert Humperdinck in area schools the week of May 18.

CU-Boulder Reorganizes, Streamlines Division Of Administration

May 5, 1998

Reorganization of a major administrative division of the University of Colorado at Boulder, announced today, will result in greater efficiency and financial savings, according to Paul Tabolt, vice chancellor for administration. Tabolt said the plan for reorganizing the Division of Administration was developed in consultation with Chancellor Richard L. Byyny in an ongoing effort to control campus expenditures and improve service.

CU-Boulder Researcher Was Scientific Consultant For

May 4, 1998

CU-Boulder researcher Joshua Colwell was a scientific consultant on the upcoming film, "Deep Impact," which hits theaters May 8 and features the mayhem created when a wayward comet slams into Earth's ocean.

CU-Boulder Advertising Students Create Responsible Drinking Ad Campaigns

May 4, 1998

CU-Boulder Professor Larry Weisberg gave his advertising campaigns class a tough assignment this semester: Create a campaign aimed at college students which promotes responsible decision-making in regard to alcohol. Two teams of students conducted focus groups, studied similar ad campaigns and thought long and hard about what could keep students from binge drinking.

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