Discovery Learning Center Takes Shape At East Entrance To Boulder Campus

Aug. 26, 2001

Students, faculty and football fans visiting the Boulder campus this fall are likely to notice the College of Engineering's new Discovery Learning Center taking shape at the east entrance to campus. The three-story building at the corner of Regent Drive and Colorado Avenue will provide a 45,000-square-foot addition to the engineering center for inquiry-based learning and research. Construction of the $15.3 million addition began in summer 2000 and will continue into the 2001 academic year.

Balloon To Carry CU Student "Mini Satellites" To Edge Of Space

Aug. 23, 2001

A high-altitude balloon will be launched from Byers, Colo., on Saturday, Aug. 25, carrying a payload of miniature student-built satellites to an altitude of roughly 100,000 feet before bursting and releasing its cargo via parachute.

CU Professor Elected To CEE Nominating Committee

Aug. 22, 2001

Maria E. Franquiz, an assistant professor of education at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been elected chair of the Nominating Committee of the Conference on English Education. CEE is a constituent group for teacher educators that is part of the National Council of Teachers of English. Each year, members of CEE elect educators to positions on the nominating committee. The person receiving the most votes is named committee chair. Committee members help to choose candidates for CEE posts and the following year's nominating committee.

CU-Boulder Researchers Fail To Find Alternatives To Huge India Earthquake

Aug. 22, 2001

Following an exhaustive geophysical and historical analysis, a research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder believes there are no alternatives to one or more massive earthquakes occurring in India in the near future, threatening millions of lives. "Unfortunately, we have been forced to reach a very undesirable conclusion," said Professor Roger Bilham of CU-Boulder's geological sciences department. "We set out to try and eliminate the possibility of one or more large, overdue earthquakes in the Himalaya occurring very soon, and we have failed.

CU-Boulder's INSTAAR To Celebrate 50th Anniversary From Sept. 14-16

Aug. 21, 2001

A celebration will be held be for alumni and friends with past connections to the University of Colorado at Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research the weekend of Sept. 14 to Sept. 16 to mark the institute's 50th anniversary. A weekend program of science, fun and renewing old friendships is planned for alumni, supporters and friends of INSTAAR. Although the event is not open to the public, those who have had connections with INSTAAR and are interested in the celebration should contact Vicky Nelson at the institute at (303) 492-7909.

CU-Boulder MBA Program Addresses Social Responsibility

Aug. 21, 2001

As they head to the bookstore and become acquainted with campus, new MBA students at CU-Boulder also will help the community as part of their introduction to the university. To set the tone for the CU-Boulder MBA program, first-year MBA students will join other members of the community to landscape, weed, paint and do minor repairs to help spruce up the nonprofit September School, located at 15th Street and Canyon Boulevard in Boulder. September School is an alternative high school with a curriculum that focuses on the arts, community and consequences of personal action.

CU-Boulder Students Arriving On Campus Late On Aug. 26 Will Encounter Delays

Aug. 21, 2001

With a close to capacity turnout expected for the first University of Colorado at Boulder football game of the season, students planning to move onto campus Aug. 26th should anticipate delays in traffic and a shortage of parking. CU-Boulder classes start Monday, Aug. 27. Students who plan to move into campus residence halls Sunday, Aug 26, are advised to do so early in the day to avoid traffic and parking congestion.

CU-Boulder Marketing Professor Wins Best Paper Award In France

Aug. 21, 2001

Meg Campbell, assistant professor of marketing at the CU-Boulder College of Business, won the best paper award at the Fourth International Research Seminar on Marketing Communications and Consumer Behavior. Her paper, "Brand Familiarity and the Onset of Advertising Wearout" was selected from among 36 papers for the award. The conference, sponsored by the Institute d'Administration des Enterprises, was held in La Londe les Maures, France, in June.

Loaned Computers Help Students At CU-Boulder Keep Up With Peers Academically And Socially

Aug. 20, 2001

Photo Editors: Apple computer deliveries will take place Aug. 24-25. Gateway computer deliveries will occur Aug. 27-30. For times and locations call Deborah Keyek-Franssen at (303) 492-2403. Having your own computer in college is not just a necessary tool for writing papers and checking the Web. It's become a sign of social acceptability. That's what one student said last year in an evaluation of CU-Boulder's Computer Loan Program, now in its third year.

Tiny, Unmanned Planes In Florida Helping CU Researchers Assess Storms, Hurricanes

Aug. 19, 2001

Four miniature unmanned airplanes leased by University of Colorado at Boulder researchers and equipped with sophisticated meteorlogical instruments are buzzing through storms near Jacksonville, Fla., as faculty and students await a hurricane.

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