Faculty/Staff Edition - March 24, 2017 | CU Boulder Today

Faculty/Staff Edition - March 24, 2017

Nobel laureate Tom Cech wins 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize

Distinguished Professor Tom Cech, Colorado鈥檚 first Nobel prize winner, has been awarded the 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize, the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university.

Winner Pilar Prostko with Provost Moore, Dean Thompson and Chancellor DiStefano

Prostko presented staff award for excellence in outreach, engagement

Academics Campus Community

The Office for Outreach and Engagement is pleased to announce Pilar Prostko, program coordinator and facilitator for CU Dialogues, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Anne K. Heinz Staff Award for Excellence in Outreach and Engagement.

MVP Award for Overall Outstanding Performance: CU Book Store, University of Colorado Boulder

CU Book Store employees awarded for outstanding performance

Announcements & Deadlines Campus Community

On Feb. 15, the Independent Collegiate Bookstore Association (ICBA) awarded its annual MVP award for outstanding store performance over a five-year cumulative period to the CU Book Store at University of Colorado Boulder.

Sarah, Pat and Stephanie Meyers at the John Lennon Wall in Prague

International Affairs students launch scholarship fund

Getting Involved Campus Community

Stephanie and Sarah Meyers, who will graduate from CU Boulder in May with degrees in international affairs, have established the Meyers Family Foundation Scholarship Fund to support one or two first-year students with financial need annually.

Buffs' storied football season worth celebrating

Athletics Campus Community

Let鈥檚 be clear: 2016 was spectacular for Buffs football. Besides winning lots of games, the Buffs won a division title, played in a conference final and, for the first time since 2007, appeared in a bowl.

Student Annie Miller joins class remotely via Kubi robotic device

Kubi technology allows housebound student to attend class

Academics Campus Community

Because she had hip surgery during winter break, CU Boulder student Annie Miller could not physically attend class in the beginning weeks of spring semester. A robot and some teamwork ensured she could attend remotely.

Events & Exhibits

Unprecedented imaging from the boundary between Earth and space

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

In this April 5 talk, Richard Eastes from the Florida Space Institute will discuss how measurements from NASA's GOLD mission will give scientists a new perspective on the Earth鈥檚 Thermosphere-Ionosphere system and the many potential effects of space weather.

Lecture on international law and relations in the Trump Administration

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

Colorado Law is pleased to present the 60th Annual John R. Coen Lecture, "International Law and Relations in the Trump Administration," on Tuesday, April 4.

Lane closures scheduled for 18th, Colorado over spring break

A pair of on-campus construction and maintenance projects will require lane closures on 18th Street and Colorado Avenue during spring break.

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Ethics & Compliance Brown Bag March 27

This month's Ethics and Compliance Brown Bag presentation will feature Mark Meaney and the essential components of a successful compliance program: internal monitory and self assessment.

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