August 24, 2012 Faculty-Staff CU-Boulder Today

Chancellor DiStefano welcomes the Class of 2016

Convocation welcomes Class of 2016

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Pro Cycling Challenge warms up the route for Buff Bicycle Classic

Two weeks after professional cyclists race through Boulder and up Boulder Canyon, some riders in the 10th Annual Buffalo Bicycle Classic will follow much of the same route, the most mountainous section of Stage 6 of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Since 2003, the Buffalo Bicycle Classic has raised more than $1.6 million for scholarships and has funded more than 730 scholarships. The event is the single largest source of scholarships for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Students experience 'weightlessness' during NASA summer program

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be weightless? CU undergraduates Mike Lotto, Andrew Broucek, Kirstyn Johnson, Chris Nie, Kyle Shannon and Jared Yenzer got to experience the feeling for the first time July 19-20 when their team flew an experiment on NASA’s reduced gravity aircraft.

Community Notes

Campus construction update

Students, faculty and others returning to campus this week will notice some new construction sites. Please accept this temporary inconvenience. Facilities Management is working on several exciting projects that will make our campus a better place to teach, learn, study, live and recreate.

Nikolaus Correll awarded NASA’s inaugural ‘Universities Go to Space’ grant

Nikolaus Correll is among 10 researchers nationwide to receive NASA’s inaugural Space Technology Research Opportunities for Early Career Faculty grant. Correll is an assistant professor of computer science at CU-Boulder.

CU and city to increase funding available for Grandview bungalow relocation

The University of Colorado Boulder and the city of Boulder today announced an agreement to jointly increase the amount of funding available for the relocation of three bungalows from the Grandview Terrace area. Interested parties should read the full request for proposals (RFP) and the addendum, which can be found at  http://tinyurl.com/CU-Boulder-Open-Submittal.

 

Campus Events

8/26: Sunday Bowling Leagues

8/27: Welcome Gathering hosted by CMA, SORCE, Career Services and the GLBTQ Resource Center

8/28: Faculty Tuesday: John Gunther and Friends

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In the News

NPR: U. Of Colorado To Students: No Guns In Dorms, Please

Daily Camera: CU tech transfer director David Allen taking new job in Arizona

Daily Camera: Football: Facilities upgrades need major boost from donors

Buff Bulletin Board

Fun research projects for kids 3-5 and 8-10 years old!

Participants needed for an Android app study - $60

Center of the American West Co-hosts GLO Commemoration Event: The Nation Possessed

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