Education & Outreach
- <p>Two students at the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß have been awarded major teaching fellowships by the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation, or KSTF, for 2011. CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß undergraduates Julia Ratcliff and Cacia Steensen were among 37 new fellowships awarded nationwide for teachers of biology, mathematics and physical science.</p>
- <p>The University of Colorado Law School's Juvenile and Family Law Program will take a group of 15 students to India for a hands-on clinical application of the family law curriculum.</p>
- <p>For the first time in its history, the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß is ranked No. 1 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers this year with 117 undergraduate alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today.</p>
- <p>Taylor Roberts, a University of Colorado at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß senior majoring in architectural engineering, is an example of the growing number of CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students who are civically engaged.</p>
- <p>The University of Colorado at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß's fall 2010 census figures show an enrollment of 29,952 degree- and licensure-seeking students, a total enrollment within 1 percent of last year, with increases in graduate, international and students of color enrollment.</p>
- <p>A planned $110 million telescope in Chile that the University of Colorado at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß is partnering on to probe distant galaxies and stellar nurseries has been named as the top construction priority for mid-sized, ground-based telescopes by the National Research Council in the coming decade.</p>
- <p>University of Colorado at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Interim Provost Russell Moore today announced that all CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß study abroad programs in Mexico and one CU academic program for undergraduates have been temporarily suspended for summer and fall due to continuing safety concerns in the country.</p>
- <p>The INVST Community Leadership Program at the University of Colorado at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß has been involving CU students in community service since 1990, and on March 12-14, alumni of the program will gather in ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß for a 20th anniversary reunion weekend.</p>
- <p>University of Colorado at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß officials confirmed Saturday that all six CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students who were studying in Chile or had weekend travel plans to the country for the start of an academic program are safe.</p>
- <p>The University of Colorado at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß 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.</p>
<p>CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß'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.</p>