Colorado And Wyoming Universities Sponsor Teaching Business Ethics Conference July 20-22

July 4, 2005

Business educators from several nations will gather in Boulder July 20-22 to attend a conference designed to help universities tackle the complex problem of teaching business ethics. More than 250 educators are expected to attend the "Teaching Business Ethics" conference, co-sponsored by the University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business, Colorado State University's College of Business, the University of Wyoming and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, or AACSB International.

Ancient Diets Of Australian Birds Point To Big Ecosystem Changes

July 4, 2005

A shifting diet of two flightless birds inhabiting Australia tens of thousands of years ago is the best evidence yet that early humans may have altered the continent's interior with fire, changing it from a mosaic of trees, shrubs and grasses to the desert scrub evident today, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder-led team.

Rock Below World's Highest Mountains Imaged For First Time By CU-Boulder Geophysicists

June 28, 2005

A team of geophysicists at the University of Colorado at Boulder has developed a new technique to visualize the colliding rock bodies beneath the Himalaya with unprecedented detail, answering a number of questions about the world's highest mountains and providing a new tool for assessing earthquake hazards.

Pioneering Grants Of $600,000 For Down Syndrome Research Announced By CU And The Anna & John J. Sie Foundation

June 28, 2005

CU System/Anna and John J. Sie Foundation news release DENVER AND BOULDER - June 29, 2005 Today the University of Colorado and The Anna and John J. Sie Foundation of Denver announced The Sie Family Down Syndrome Break-Through Research Initiative. The initiative will provide $600,000 in grant funds to stimulate new scientific research on Down syndrome with the aim of enhancing cognitive ability. These are the first such grants provided to CU for a specific chromosomal condition and the first nationwide specifically for Down syndrome.

Ofelia Miramontes, Former CU-Boulder Associate Vice Chancellor, Dies At 60

June 28, 2005

Ofelia Miramontes, former professor of education and associate vice chancellor for diversity and equity at the University of Colorado at Boulder, died today in Boulder. She was 60. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on July 10 at Koenig Alumni Center on the Boulder campus, located on the southeast corner of Broadway and University Avenue.

CU-Boulder Natural Hazards Center Hosts 30th Annual Workshop July 10-13

June 27, 2005

Editors: Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend the workshop. For a complete schedule of events, please e-mail caughey@colorado.edu or call (303) 492-4007. Recovery from the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, the communications revolution and "warning fatigue" will be among the topics addressed by about 400 people attending the 30th annual workshop hosted by the University of Colorado at Boulder's Natural Hazards Center.

CU's Fiske Planetarium To Host 'Deep Impact' Viewing Event July 3

June 22, 2005

Note to Editors: Sommers-Bausch Observatory will be closed to the public during the evening on July 3, but reporters and photographers are welcome. CU-Boulder's Fiske Planetarium will be open Sunday, July 3, at 11 p.m. for the public to watch as a probe from NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft slams into a comet millions of miles from Earth.

CU-Boulder Student To Receive Peace Corps' Franklin H. Williams Award

June 20, 2005

News release courtesy of the Peace Corps DENVER - A University of Colorado at Boulder graduate student and Colorado native, Jay Shah, is one of 11 former Peace Corps volunteers from across the nation who will be recognized for their dedication to community service with the Franklin H. Williams Award in Washington, D.C., on June 23.

CU Fulbright Winner Heading To Chile To Study 'Redwoods Of South America'

June 19, 2005

Three University of Colorado at Boulder graduates have accepted Fulbright foreign scholarships, including one who is headed for Chile to conduct research on the plight of the endangered alerce tree, often called the "redwood of South America."

CU-Boulder's Wardenburg Health Center Accredited By College Of American Pathologists

June 16, 2005

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Wardenburg Health Center has received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists based on the results of a recent on-site inspection. Inspectors from the College of American Pathologists Laboratory Accreditation Program examined Wardenburg's records and quality control of procedures for two years, and reviewed the health center staff's qualifications, lab equipment, lab management, facilities and safety program and record.

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