CU-Boulder College Of Engineering Receives Gift Of Equipment, Fellowships From Agilent Technologies

July 21, 2004

The University of Colorado at Boulder announced today it has received a donation of $250,000 worth of advanced equipment and five $30,000 graduate student fellowships from Agilent Technologies. The gift supports education and research in several engineering departments and programs related to Agilent's strategic interest areas of communications, electronics and life sciences, and further establishes the company as one of the College of Engineering and Applied Science's key corporate partners.

CU Law Professor Appointed Interim Director Of Natural Resources Law Center

July 20, 2004

Associate Law Professor Sarah Krakoff has been named interim director of the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law's Natural Resources Law Center. Krakoff replaces Jim Martin, who left the center to become executive director of Western Resource Advocates, a Boulder-based environmental law and policy group focused on the Interior West. Martin had served as NRLC director since 2002.

CU Genome Teaching Center Event July 29 To Feature Nobel Laureate Thomas Cech

July 19, 2004

University of Colorado Nobel laureate Thomas Cech will speak at the July 29-30 public grand opening of a teaching laboratory on the Boulder campus to train CU students, faculty and K-12 students and teachers on the latest genetic research techniques.

$8.7 Million CU-Boulder Instrument To Fly On High-tech Mercury Mission

July 19, 2004

A small, powerful University of Colorado at Boulder instrument will fly on NASA's MESSENGER mission, slated for launch Aug. 2 from Cape Kennedy, Fla., to probe Mercury's searing surface, oddball atmosphere and bizarre magnetic field.

Pet Intelligence Can Be Proven Using Data On Human Infants, Says CU-Boulder Sociologist

July 18, 2004

University of Colorado at Boulder sociologist and author Leslie Irvine is using what is known about human infants to prove a point many scientists won't formally examine - that domesticated dogs and cats each have unique personalities and are smarter than we think. Irvine explores animals' sense of self and their interactions with humans in her new book, "If You Tame Me: Human Identity and the Value of Animals' Lives." She used a new approach to illustrating pet intelligence.

CU-Boulder Photonics Directory Shows Industry Growth In Colorado

July 18, 2004

Colorado's photonics industry, which employs more than 28,000 people in Colorado, is poised to grow in 2004, according to new research published by the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business. The findings appear in the 2004-05 Colorado Photonics Industry directory published by the Leeds School's Business Research Division and Business Advancement Center and commissioned by the Colorado Photonics Industry Association.

CU-Boulder Prof Heading To Olympics To Serve As Athens Liaison For USOC

July 14, 2004

Note to Editors: John Lymberopoulos will leave for Greece on Aug. 3, but will be reachable by phone in Greece. Contact him at (303) 492-7541 to make arrangements before Aug. 3. A photo also is available. As the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece approach, one CU-Boulder professor is anxiously counting down the days until he leaves for his birth country to volunteer at the games he has been passionate about for more than 50 years.

CU-Boulder Nobel Prize Winner To Discuss New Form Of Matter At Public Lecture July 22

July 14, 2004

Nobel prize winning physicist and University of Colorado at Boulder adjoint Professor Eric Cornell will offer a layman's explanation of his work with super-cooled atoms and new states of condensed matter at a free public lecture July 22. "Stone Cold Science: Things Get Weird Around Absolute Zero" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in room G1B20 of the Duane Physics Building on the CU-Boulder campus.

Corporate Giving Can Encourage Customers To Give Too, CU Study Says

July 12, 2004

The old business adage that a company does well by doing good needs adjusting, according to new research led by a University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business professor.

Denver Area Youth Volunteer Through CU-Boulder College Prep Program

July 11, 2004

Note to Editors: On July 20, photographers and reporters are invited to the San Juan Learning Center, 3164 34th St., from 3-5 p.m. and to the Sunrise Assisted Living Center, 3955 28th St., from 1-5 p.m. where Denver high school students enrolled in CU's pre-collegiate program have been working with kids and seniors this summer. Call Joanna Maes for details, (303) 492-8243. Dozens of Denver area high school students will complete five weeks of community volunteering and rigorous college preparatory classes at the University of Colorado at Boulder July 20.

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