Associate professor Franck Vernerey has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest U.S. government honor awarded to promising scientists and researchers beginning their careers.
Welcome back, folks! I hope you all had a fun and relaxing winter break and are ready to jump back in. There is a ton of free stuff for you to enjoy this week.
Graduate students Barbara MacFerrin and Ariel Morrison traveled to the Arctic with Jennifer Kay, assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, to video polar bears as a way to teach students about climate change.
Looking for housing or off-campus resources for next year? CU’s annual January Housing Fair is a free event that offers students a convenient way to view hundreds of local properties. Many local landlords, property managers, vendors and real estate agents will be in the UMC for the fair.
The Department of Human Resources invites CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ employees to register for spring seminars, workshops and programs to help employees expand knowledge, learn new skills and enhance wellbeing.
On Monday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced the addition of 42 medication collection box locations in two dozen counties around the state, including a permanent location at the CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Police Department and Parking and Transportation lobby.
Spring semester is upon us, and there are some major changes to the CUClicker service, including an unexpected i>clicker software update, new instructor clickers for faculty members and training classes scheduled for Jan. 13 and Jan. 17.
At a time when 44 percent of hiring managers say recent college graduates lack leadership skills, CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ is sharpening its focus on leadership with a thriving new minor and speaker series that kicks off next month.
University of Colorado football coach Mike MacIntyre, the near-unanimous national coach of the year, has signed a contract extension through the 2021 season, CU Athletic Director Rick George announced Monday.