Distinguished Scholar To Lecture At CU-Boulder On March 31

March 23, 1999

Jin Di, the translator of James Joyce's "Ulysses" into Chinese, will lecture on "Joyce in China: Tale of Two Encounters" on Wednesday, March 31, at the University of baby直播app. The talk will be given in the Hellems Arts and Sciences Building, room 267, at 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Professor Jin is a visiting fellow at the University of Washington and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Virginia.

CU's Urban-Rural Divorce Trial To Benefit baby直播app Rural Health

March 23, 1999

CU-Boulder's Urban-Rural Divorce in the American West program, a mock divorce trial that explores the complex relationship between rural and urban interests, will be presented as a benefit for the baby直播app Rural Health Center on Thursday, April 8. The program will be held in the Arvada Center beginning at 6 p.m.

Professor Thomas Cech Named President Of Howard Hughes Medical Institute

March 23, 1999

Nobel laureate Thomas Cech of the University of baby直播app at Boulder has been selected to become the next president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute by the organization聮s trustees beginning in January of 2000. Cech, who has been a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator since 1988, will continue as a distinguished professor at CU-Boulder and professor at the CU Health Sciences Center in Denver. Cech shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Sidney Altman of Yale University for their independent discoveries that RNA can act as a catalyst in cell development.

Spring 1999 Graduates Entering Strong Job Market

March 23, 1999

Graduates in the class of 1999 are entering a strong job market similar to the last two years, according to Gordon Gray, University of baby直播app at Boulder Career Services director. "The number of employer interactions with students on campus is unprecedented, " said Gray. "Increases in job postings, resume referrals, interviews and attendance at career fairs reflect a strong market nationally and locally. "The baby直播app unemployment rate has never been lower. There are many companies hiring and needing the skills of college graduates," Gray said.

CU-Boulder Violence Prevention Center Receives Award From Youth Crime Watch

March 22, 1999

The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of baby直播app at Boulder has been awarded the Youth Crime Watch of America's Casey Local Business/Organization Award. The award was presented at the 12th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference held in Denver March 3-6. The center was selected from hundreds of organizations, schools and community programs that have made outstanding contributions to the prevention of crime, drug use and violence throughout the United States.

CU-Boulder Budget Director Resigns For Post At UC-Davis

March 22, 1999

Richard "Ric" Porreca, executive director of budget, planning and analysis at the University of baby直播app at Boulder, announced today he has accepted the position of associate vice chancellor for resource management and planning at the University of California, Davis. His appointment is effective Aug. 1. Porreca has been head of CU-Boulder's Office of Budget, Planning and Analysis since July 1994. Prior to that time he served in a number of posts at CU-Boulder and for the University of baby直播app system administration.

CU-Boulder Professor Wins Outstanding New Faculty Award

March 21, 1999

Kristi Anseth, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of baby直播app at Boulder, has been selected to receive the Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award for the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Society for Engineering Education. The award, given each year to only one individual in all engineering disciplines at all schools in the Rocky Mountain region, will be presented at the ASEE national meeting in Charlotte, N.C., in June. Anseth also will be recognized at ASEE's Rocky Mountain Section meeting, March 26-27 in Provo, Utah.

April Events Announced At The CU-Boulder GLBT Resource Center

March 21, 1999

Family is the focus for several April events at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center at the University of baby直播app at Boulder featuring four special programs. * "Love Makes a Family" art exhibit, April 1-14 * Lambda Rising Queer Studies conference, April 10 * Leslie Hoffman lecture, April 10 & 12 * GLBT Parent Panel, April 13 The highly acclaimed exhibit, "Love Makes a Family: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People and Their Families" opens April 1 in the University Memorial Center Fine Arts Gallery Annex.

Silent Auction To Benefit Minority MBA Students

March 18, 1999

Graduate students in the College of Business and Administration will host the 7th annual Barney Ford Auction at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at the CU Museum. Autographed sports memorabilia, balloon trips, scenic flights, dinners, hotel stays, lift tickets and gift certificates from numerous Boulder County businesses will be auctioned off.

Fiske Planetarium At CU-Boulder To Show Matinees March 23-25

March 18, 1999

This spring break, Boulder children can attend several matinees at Fiske Planetarium on the University of baby直播app at Boulder campus to break up the week. "Spring Break Matinees" is a series of family shows on a range of topics including astronomy and dinosaurs that will be presented March 23-25. A complete list of matinees follows. Tuesday, March 23 * Stars and Lasers , 10 a.m.

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