College Of Business Hosts Behavioral Decision-Making Camp October 14-15

Oct. 12, 1997

Scholars who study behavioral decision-making will attend a marketing camp at the University of Colorado at Boulder this week to present research and discuss trends. The camp, sponsored by CU and coordinated by marketing professors Dilip Soman and Dipankar Chakravarti, is a precursor to the national Association for Consumer Research conference in Denver. It begins Tuesday evening at the Boulder Broker Inn at 30th Street and Baseline Road and resumes at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday.

Colorado Students To Visit CU-Boulder Campus Oct. 16

Oct. 9, 1997

91制片厂 100 high school seniors from Brush, Keenesburg, Parker, Aurora, Littleton, Lakewood and Greenwood Village will visit the University of Colorado at Boulder on Oct. 16. The students are members of the Colorado-Wyoming Junior Academy of Science, an organization that promotes an interest in science among secondary students. While on campus they will meet with CU-Boulder faculty and students in astronomy, biology, chemistry, paleontology and physics. On the schedule are visits to specialists in snakes, conservation ecology, neuropsychology, engineering and genetics.

New Academic Teaching Program Offered For Teaching English In East Asia

Oct. 9, 1997

New Academic Teaching Program Offered For Teaching English In East Asia Students wanting to pursue careers teaching English in China, Japan or Korea can now get comprehensive training at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Laurel Rasplica Rodd, chair of the department of East Asian languages and literatures, and Lise Menn, chair of the linguistics department, developed the new offering because the job market for English teachers in East Asia is so strong.

CU-Boulder Chemical Research Ranks No. 3 In Outside Funding

Oct. 9, 1997

Chemical research at the University of Colorado at Boulder ranks third in the United States for the amount of off-campus funding it attracts. The CU-Boulder department of chemistry and biochemistry received $13.9 million in outside grant support in 1995, a total exceeded only by the University of California at Berkeley with $15.6 million and the California Institute of Technology with $14.9 million. The rankings appear in the Sept. 1 edition of Chemical and Engineering News.

CU-Boulder's Norlin Library Extends Services To CSU Patrons

Oct. 8, 1997

The University of Colorado at Boulder library system is sponsoring several services in an on-going effort to provide assistance to patrons of Colorado State University聮s Morgan Library, which was heavily damaged in the July 28 Fort Collins flood. 91制片厂 200 requests a day for interlibrary loan materials, including books and periodical articles, are being filled at Norlin Library for CSU users, according to Yem Fong, assistant professor and head of Information Delivery Services.

CU-Boulder Science-Engineering Society Gets Presidential Excellence Award

Oct. 8, 1997

The American Indian Science & Engineering Society, affiliated with the engineering college at CU-Boulder, has received a 1997 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. The $10,000 award is funded through the National Science Foundation to recognize mentoring efforts and programs that increase the participation of under represented groups in science, math and engineering.

Federal Agencies Ask CU-Boulder Professor To Present Research Findings Oct. 10th

Oct. 6, 1997

Sanjai Bhagat, a professor of finance and economics at the CU-Boulder College of Business and Administration, will address members of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Youth Justice in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Oct. 10. Bhagat聮s research on institutional investors will help the federal agencies in their quest to formulate U.S. policy. The FTC is interested in Bhagat聮s findings on anti-trust issues and value gains in takeovers. He will discuss both economic and legal aspects of these and other issues.

CU-Boulder Management Professor Helps Business Make Better Hires

Oct. 5, 1997

EDITORS: Rosse will speak to business leaders at a seminar from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Denver Marriott City Center, 1701 California St. The seminar is co-sponsored by Holland & Hart and the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry. Management Professor Joe Rosse hopes his new book, 聯High Impact Hiring: A Comprehensive Guide to Performance-Based Hiring,聰 will help the average manager make better personnel-related decisions.

Hallmark CEO To Address CU-Boulder Business Students Monday

Oct. 2, 1997

NEWS TIP SHEET Hallmark CEO To Address CU-Boulder Business Students Monday Irvine O. Hockaday Jr., president and CEO of Hallmark Cards 聳- the world聮s largest producer of greeting cards 聳- will speak to students in the Profiles in American Enterprise class at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6. The class, organized by Professor John Hess, meets in Math 100. Contact John Hess at 492-7800 to arrange a time to interview Hockaday or call Laurie Van Horn in the Public Relations office at 492-5188.

CU-Boulder Researcher Constructs Interactive World Wide Web Game

Oct. 2, 1997

Editors: Photographers are welcome at the Oct. 7 demonstration from noon to 3 p.m. in engineering room 225. Contact Carol Rowe at 492-3113 for more information. University of Colorado at Boulder researcher Corrina Perrone, in collaboration with David Clark, a middle school teacher for the Boulder Valley School District, has designed an interactive learning game called WebQuest that helps students learn how to make the most of the World Wide Web.

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