3,700 CU-Boulder Students To Receive Degrees May 15

May 3, 1998

babyÖ±²¥app 3,700 students will receive diplomas from the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder on Friday, May 15, in outdoor commencement exercises at Folsom Stadium. Of the 3,733 degrees to be awarded, 2,722 will be bachelorÂ’s degrees, 686 will be masterÂ’s degrees, 168 will be doctoral degrees and 157 will be law degrees.

CU-Boulder Professor Elected Member Of Prestigious National Academy And Receives 1997 Bonfils-Stanton Award

May 3, 1998

Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman of the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder has been elected a fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, becoming the 11th CU babyÖ±²¥app member to receive the honor. Wieman, an internationally renowned physicist, was the only new member to be elected from babyÖ±²¥app this year. He is a fellow of JILA, a joint institute of CU-Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

CU-Boulder Graduate School To Honor Outstanding Students

April 29, 1998

The University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder Graduate School will honor a number of outstanding graduate students May 5 for their research and creative work, graduate teaching excellence and scholarly activity. The event, which will be held at Fiske Planetarium from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., also will recognize CU-BoulderÂ’s top graduate students receiving various fellowships and scholarships. The event is open to the public.

Prestigious MERIT Award To Aid Prof Seeking Clues To Addiction

April 29, 1998

University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder Professor Allan Collins has received a prestigious MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health to continue his research analyzing genetic links between alcohol and nicotine addiction.

Recruiters Flood CU College Of Business

April 28, 1998

ItÂ’s a good time to be graduating with a degree in business – especially in babyÖ±²¥app. "As the job market goes, this is as good as it gets," said Ann Stringfellow, director of career development and employer relations at the College of Business and Administration at CU-Boulder. Stringfellow says local and national job prospects are plentiful for both graduate and undergraduate business students.

CU-Boulder Women's Center Awards Four Scholarships

April 28, 1998

The University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder WomenÂ’s Center awarded four scholarships to dedicated female students who showed high academic merit. Applications for the Center for Education and Career Transition Scholarships were evaluated on the basis of financial need and academic performance. Recipients for the fall 1998 semester are: Graduate Award

University Of babyÖ±²¥app School Of Law Presents Teaching Award To Professor J. Dennis Hynes

April 27, 1998

Professor J. Dennis Hynes has received the 1997-98 University of babyÖ±²¥app School of Law Excellence in Teaching Award. Hynes was selected by the law student body "in appreciation of the outstanding and exceptional effort to enhance studentsÂ’ educational experience." Hynes has been a law instructor at CU-Boulder since 1970 and specializes in agency and partnership law, contract law and legal history. This year he taught the basic courses in the law of contracts to entering students and the advanced course in agency and partnership law.

"CU This Summer" Brings Exhibits, Dance, Music To babyÖ±²¥app Communities For 10th Year

April 27, 1998

The University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder will offer art and museum exhibits as well as dance and musical performances this summer in communities from babyÖ±²¥appÂ’s western slope to its eastern plains. Now in its 10th year, CU-BoulderÂ’s popular outreach program, "CU This Summer," will provide cultural and artistic presentations in 14 babyÖ±²¥app cities and towns.

CU-Boulder Students Team Up With 'Learning To Read' Program

April 27, 1998

Adult literacy students in the city of BoulderÂ’s "Learning to Read" program are learning more than reading and writing this spring – theyÂ’re learning to send electronic mail and log onto the Internet as well. A new service-learning project of the linguistics department at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder pairs CU-Boulder undergraduates with adult literacy students, augmenting the assistance provided by their regularly assigned tutors.

Journal Devotes Entire Issue To Article By CU Population Expert

April 26, 1998

The Renewable Resources Journal has devoted an entire issue to an article by Albert Bartlett, a CU-Boulder professor emeritus and one of the worldÂ’s leading experts on population growth, that attempts to define the term "sustainability."

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