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Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano of the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ visited the White House today as one of four public research university leaders representing about 120 universities pledging to address the national shortage of science and mathematics teachers in a letter presented to President Barack Obama.

Combine the youth and idealism often found on the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ campus with a business degree, and the ability to make a difference in the world takes on new dimensions.

University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ junior David Hinojosa is one of thousands of CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ students who are annually making a difference in their communities through civic engagement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ has risen on the Peace Corps' top 25 list of large schools producing Peace Corps Volunteers. With 102 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps Volunteers, CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ is No. 2 in the 2009 rankings. Since Peace Corps' inception, 2,157 alumni of CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ have served in the Peace Corps, making it the No. 5 all-time producer of volunteers.

ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Professor Jack Burns of the astrophysical and planetary sciences department has been named chair of the NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee.

Andra Wilkinson is one of 13,397 reasons the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ is one of only three colleges and universities in the United States to receive a Presidential Award for General Community Service.

The University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ has received a grant of up to $2.4 million to improve teacher education in math and science following a nationwide competition that included submissions from more than 50 universities. CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ's grant is one of 12 being awarded by the National Math and Science Initiative to implement programs modeled after UTeach, a highly successful math and science teacher preparation program at the University of Texas at Austin.

A growing program at the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ is working to combat what many experts call a looming crisis brought on by a shrinking pool of new K-12 science teachers. Known as the Colorado Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Learning Assistant project, its goal is to improve introductory math and science classes at CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ and to recruit and train future K-12 science teachers, according to Valerie Otero, director of the program and an assistant professor in CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ's School of Education.

A growing program at the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ is working to combat an impending crisis brought on by a shrinking pool of new K-12 science teachers. Known as the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics-Teacher Preparation project, it involves a collaboration between the School of Education and six campus science departments.