Larson named Inventor of the Year
Michael Larson, El Pomar Chair of Engineering and Innovation, received Inventor of the Year honors from the CU Office of Technology Transfer April 3. (More)
April 2015
Registration encouraged for April 20 town hall
CU President Bruce Benson will host a town hall meeting for faculty and staff members at 2 p.m. April 20 in Berger Hall. (More)
Giese honored with Service Excellence Award
Ralph Giese, director, Office of Residence Life and Housing, was recognized April 3 with the University of Colorado Staff Council Service Excellence Award. (More)
College of Business maintains prestigious AACSB business accreditation
The College of Business maintained its business accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB officials recently announced. (More)
Sassower book published
Raphael Sassower, professor, Department of Philosophy, recently published “Compromising the Ideals of Science,” a textbook that examines the conditions under which scientists compromised the ideals of science, and offers some ways in which the expectations of the scientific enterprise can be transformed. (More)
Eight join campus
Eight people accepted teaching and non-teaching positions at UCCS in March, according to the Department of Human Resources. (More)
Anonymous donor initiates $50,000 challenge for UCCS Basketball
Fans and supporters of UCCS Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams have the opportunity to help boost Mountain Lion scholarship funds thanks to a generous challenge by an anonymous donor. (More)
Companion to review USDA grants
Michèle Companion, associate professor, Department of Sociology, was recently selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program review panel. (More)
Issues facing higher education cross public, private boundaries
The leaders of El Paso County’s four higher education institutions face similar issues and work cooperatively to solve them. UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak, USAFA Superintendent Gen. Michelle Johnson, Colorado College President Jill Tiefenthaler and Pikes Pike Community College President Lance Bolton shared issues and strategies with campus and community leaders April 2. (More)
Faculty members earn security designation
C. Edward Chow, professor, College of Engineering, and Chuan Yue, assistant professor, College of Engineering, were recently notified they will receive the National Security Agency’s Excellence in Information Assurance Education designation. (More)