School Of Journalism And Mass Communication Moves To Armory Building In July

June 20, 2000

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder will move its offices from Macky Auditorium and Norlin Library to the Armory Building at 1511 University Ave. in July. School offices will be closed July 7, 10 and 11. Beginning July 12 the dean聮s office will be located in Armory 119 and the main reception area in Armory 116. The student services area will be in 1B111, the public computer labs will be in 206A, 209 and 211, and the Campus Press will be located in 206B.

CU-Boulder Women In Engineering Program Offers Energy Education Workshops For Girls

June 19, 2000

Middle school girls who are entering the seventh or eighth grade this fall are invited to explore how engineering, math and science affect their lives by attending a free Energy Education Workshop offered by the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Colorado's Urban And Rural Areas Go To Divorce Court June 30 In Idalia

June 18, 2000

In a mock divorce trial created by the University of Colorado at Boulder聮s Center of the American West, people representing Colorado聮s urban and rural areas will argue their sides complete with a bailiff and a judge on Friday, June 30, in Idalia. The program will be held at the Route 36 Bar and Grill at 26375 U.S. Highway 36 in Idalia beginning at 8 p.m.

CU-Boulder To Host Community Picnic On Norlin Quadrangle

June 15, 2000

Mark your calendars and pull out your picnic baskets because the University of Colorado at Boulder is hosting "Picnic on the Quad," July 8, beginning at 3 p.m. in the historic Norlin Quadrangle. Free activities at the picnic will continue into the evening and include live music, hands-on science workshops for kids, ice-skating and ice cream, sidewalk chalk art projects and special visits from CU-Boulder聮s Ralphie the buffalo and Will Shakespeare himself.

CU-Boulder Physics Professor Wins 2000 MacArthur Fellowship

June 12, 2000

Margaret Murnane, a professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is the winner of a $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship sometimes known as the "genius grant." She is the fourth CU-Boulder faculty member to receive the prestigious award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago. Murnane was one of 25 recipients of this year's awards.

Expanded Success Institute Helps Rural And Minority Students Prepare For Engineering Careers

June 12, 2000

Nearly 100 underrepresented rural and minority high school students from Denver, Boulder and St. Vrain Valley schools will get the chance to be engineering students at CU-Boulder June 21-24 through an expansion of the popular Success Institute.

CU-Boulder Researcher Awarded Prestigious Cancer Research Award

June 11, 2000

A University of Colorado at Boulder researcher has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from The Cancer Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation of New York.

Minority High School Students Attend CU Business College For A Week

June 11, 2000

High school students from throughout Colorado will participate in CU-Boulder聮s Business Leadership Program June 11-17, sponsored by the College of Business and local corporations. The free program offers 30 outstanding minority students the opportunity to get a head start on their college careers.

Katy Garmany To Give Final Live Talk At Fiske Planetarium

June 8, 2000

Katy Garmany will present her final live astronomy show at Fiske Planetarium June 16 ending a nine-year stay as director of the planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory at the University of Colorado at Boulder and 26 years on campus. In July, Garmany will begin a new position at Columbia University聮s Biosphere 2 astronomy program in Tucson, Ariz., where she will be one of three full-time faculty teaching a variety of astronomy courses and supervising observation projects for a class of about 25 students.

CU Parents Association Hosts Summer Orientation Barbeques For Parents Of New Students

June 7, 2000

The CU Parents Association at the University of Colorado at Boulder will host a series of orientation barbecues for parents of incoming students in June and July at the University Club. The barbecues coincide with orientation sessions for new freshmen and transfer students and provide opportunities for new CU-Boulder parents to become acquainted with the association聮s board members, the office of parent relations and staff from student affairs programs and services. The sessions also provide a time to meet and greet parents from around the world.

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