¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder Women's Center Awards Four Scholarships

April 28, 1998

The University of Colorado 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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 ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-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.

"¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä This Summer" Brings Exhibits, Dance, Music To Colorado Communities For 10th Year

April 27, 1998

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

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-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 Colorado at Boulder pairs ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder undergraduates with adult literacy students, augmenting the assistance provided by their regularly assigned tutors.

Journal Devotes Entire Issue To Article By ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Population Expert

April 26, 1998

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

National Science And Technology Week Events Held At ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder April 27 To May 2

April 22, 1998

The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a series of events during the fourteenth National Science and Technology Week from April 27 to May 2. This yearÂ’s theme is "Polar Connections: Exploring the WorldÂ’s Natural Laboratories." The weekÂ’s purpose is to "engage the American public in the spirit of learning and adventure that is the hallmark of science and engineering." It is a major outreach effort by the National Science Foundation. Public lectures for general audiences will be held April 27 through April 29 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Duane Physics G020.

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder Employees, Students Fulfilled By Voices For Children

April 22, 1998

In 1989, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder Professor Richard Noble decided it was time to begin sharing part of his life working with people in need and began searching for a group that could use his skills.

Center Of The American West To Stage 'Urban-Rural Divorce'

April 22, 1998

It wasnÂ’t a marriage made in heaven. And now, after years of bickering, the partnership between the urban and rural West is on the rocks. In a program that is both fun and serious, the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder will explore the complex relationship between urban and rural interests and cast it in very human terms. "The Urban-Rural Divorce in the American West," will begin at 1 p.m. May 9 at the Boulder Public Library Auditorium, 1000 Canyon Blvd. The event is free and open to the public.

Author Stephen Ambrose And ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Professor Patricia Limerick To Discuss America's Heroes May 8

April 21, 1998

Stephen Ambrose, acclaimed author of the best-selling book "Undaunted Courage," and renowned historian Patricia Nelson Limerick of the University of Colorado at Boulder will meet in Denver May 8 for a public discussion and debate on heroes and American history. Ambrose and Limerick will discuss "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Complex Guys? Praising and Appraising AmericaÂ’s Heroes" at 6 p.m. at the Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Place. Tickets are $5 at the door and a book signing will follow.

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Business Professor To Receive Hazel Barnes Faculty Prize

April 21, 1998

G. Dale Meyer, an internationally renowned business professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been selected to receive the Hazel Barnes Prize, the campusÂ’ highest honor for teaching and research. The prize includes an engraved University Medal and cash award of $20,000. Chancellor Richard L. Byyny announced that Meyer, who helped establish ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-BoulderÂ’s highly ranked entrepreneurship program, will be recognized during commencement exercises May 15 in Folsom Stadium.

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