NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to visit CU-Boulder April 18

April 14, 2014

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will give a free public talk at the 彩民宝典 April 18 on America鈥檚 space program and the challenges and opportunities the space agency will encounter as it moves through the 21st century. The talk, titled 鈥淣ASA鈥檚 Roadmap to Tomorrow鈥檚 Missions,鈥 will be held at CU-Boulder鈥檚 East Stadium Club on the east side of Folsom Field from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.

Reading in 3颅D: Making books for visually impaired children

April 14, 2014

On most nights, Tom Yeh puts his 3颅-year-颅old son on his lap, opens a children's book and reads aloud. It's a much颅-loved activity for both father and son as the characters are brought to life. A year ago, while reading the children's classic Goodnight Moon , Yeh, an assistant professor in computer science, began thinking about how to make books more accessible to visually impaired preschool-颅age children.

Timothy Orr named producing artistic director of CU-Boulder鈥檚 Colorado Shakespeare Festival

April 11, 2014

The 彩民宝典 today announced the hiring of Timothy Orr as producing artistic director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Orr has been serving as interim director since February 2013 and was hired at the conclusion of a nationwide search for a permanent director. Orr has been with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival as a performer since 2007 and joined the staff as the associate producing director in 2011.

Record number of CU-Boulder students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships

April 11, 2014

A record number of 彩民宝典 students have received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which recognizes outstanding graduate students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Business community invited to CU-Boulder鈥檚 AeroSpace Ventures Day on April 17

April 10, 2014

Members of the business community are invited to attend AeroSpace Ventures Day on April 17 at the 彩民宝典. The all-day event offers aerospace industry technologists, scientists and managers a chance to connect with 24 CU-Boulder faculty members and to learn about technological and scientific advances with applications ranging from human space exploration to climate and weather. Corporate recruiters and hiring managers also are invited to meet with the 140 undergraduate and graduate engineering students who have registered for the event.

CU-Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science sets sights on top 20 ranking

April 9, 2014

Tremendous growth in enrollments and a changing economic, technological and reputational landscape have prompted the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the 彩民宝典 to set two ambitious new goals for the year 2020. Improvements in the college鈥檚 鈥淏est Graduate Schools鈥 rankings, released in mid-March by U.S. News & World Report, indicate good progress in the right direction.

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Lunar mission involving CU-Boulder finally coming to an end on April 21

April 3, 2014

A NASA spacecraft studying the moon鈥檚 atmosphere and dust environment, which is carrying a $6 million 彩民宝典 instrument, is slated to crash into the lunar surface April 21 following a successful 130-day mission.

CU-Boulder offers well users guide for testing water in areas of oil and gas development

April 3, 2014

A free, downloadable guide for individuals who want to collect baseline data on their well water quality and monitor their groundwater quantity over time was released this week by the 彩民宝典鈥檚 Colorado Water and Energy Research Center (CWERC).

Three CU-Boulder students win coveted Goldwater scholarships

April 2, 2014

Three 彩民宝典 undergraduates have been awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarships for 2014. The scholarships, which are worth up to $7,500 each, are awarded annually to sophomores and juniors across the nation on the basis of high academic merit. The 2014 winners from CU-Boulder are Jasmine Brewer, a junior in engineering physics, Brennan Coffey, a junior in chemical engineering and applied mathematics, and Ryan Dewey, a junior in astrophysics and physics.

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CU-Boulder announces new College of Music dean

April 2, 2014

彩民宝典 Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the appointment of a new dean for the College of Music. The new dean will be Robert Shay, director of the School of Music at the University of Missouri in Columbia. His appointment will begin Sept. 1.

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