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<p>CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß alumni Michele (Mikhy) and Mike Ritter have a deep love for CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß. They've recently made a trailblazing gift to the classical guitar program in the College of Music that, combined with a commitment from the Office of the Chancellor, will endow and name the program.</p>

<p>As his country continues to suffer from civil war, terrorism and atrocities, renowned Syrian-American composer and pianist <a href="https://malekjandali.com/">Malek Jandali</a> will bring his message of peace and human rights to CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß with a lecture and public concert on Sept. 29.</p>

<p>Tweets sent during last year’s massive flooding on Colorado’s Front Range were able to detail the scope of damage to the area’s infrastructure, according to a study by the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß.</p>
<p>The findings can help geotechnical and structural engineers more effectively direct their reconnaissance efforts after future natural disasters—including earthquakes, tsunamis and tornadoes—as well as provide them data that might otherwise be lost due to rapid cleanup efforts.</p>

<p><span>The public is invited to attend free, Saturday programs led by ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß faculty on popular topics as part of the CU on the Weekend series, which begins Sept. 6.</span></p>
<p>With topics ranging from the sweeping stories behind celebrated musical compositions to the micro-level study of bacteria that uniquely forms each person’s microbiome, CU on the Weekend programs are designed to satisfy the community’s curiosity surrounding some of the intriguing research conducted at CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß.</p>

<p>Ruth Ellen Kocher, professor of English and director of the creative writing program at the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, has won a prestigious PEN Literary Award.</p>
<p>Kocher was a co-winner of the PEN Open Book Award for her book of poems titled <em>domina Un/blued.</em> The award recognizes an exceptional book-length work of literature by an author of color. Also winning the award was Nina McConigley for <em>Cowboys and East Indians</em>.</p>

<p>Playing in schoolyards that feature natural habitats and trees and not just asphalt and recreation equipment reduces children’s stress and inattention, according to a ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß study.</p>

<p>English alumnus Dick Shahan recently made a $75,000 gift commitment to CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß â€” $50,000 of which established an endowment to create the Dick Shahan CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Undergraduate Writing Competition, expected to generate an annual prize of $2,000 for a prose piece that features ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß. The additional $25,000 will fund the Shahan Graduate Fellowships in the CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß English Department, providing an annual $1,000 research grant for an English graduate student.</p>

<p>¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the appointment of a new dean for the College of Music.</p>
<p>The new dean will be Robert Shay, director of the School of Music at the University of Missouri in Columbia. His appointment will begin Sept. 1.</p>

<p>The Mazal Holocaust Collection, considered the world’s largest privately owned Holocaust archive and the most significant U.S. collection outside of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., has been donated to the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß.</p>

<p>This spring CU-¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s Center for Asian Studies is launching a new <a href="http://cas.colorado.edu/content/asian-studies-minor">Asian Studies minor</a>, open to all students on campus, with the goal of helping students understand Asia as a region beyond one particular nation.</p>