Velasco named Student Leader of the Year
UCCS senior Kevin Velasco has been named Colorado Leadership Alliance 2023 Student Leader of the Year for his leadership skills and efforts. (More)
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“The sky is the limit”: Eight UCCS students and alumni build a bright future for Colorado Springs
UCCS students and alumni working as innovation consultants for Colorado Springs businesses are busy building a bright future for their city – and themselves. (More)
Regents approve 29 for sabbatical
The CU Board of Regents approved semester and academic year sabbaticals for 29 UCCS faculty members for 2020-21 at a Feb. 13 meeting conducted at CU Denver. (More)
UCCS, MIT algorithm shows Alabama should be in College Football Playoff
An algorithm developed by researchers at UCCS and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology intended to remove the inertia that national rankings carry shows that Alabama, and not Oklahoma, should be the No. 4 seed in the College Football Playoff. (More)
The top 10 college football teams according to data science
The first ranking of the 2019 College Football Playoff will be announced at 7 p.m. MST Nov. 5 on ESPN, but a bespoke algorithm developed by Joe Craig of UCCS and Niven Winchester of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology takes its own look at who the top 10 college football teams are in the NCAA’s top division. (More)
Regents approve 10, appoint two for tenure
The CU Board of Regents approved 10 awards of tenure and two appointments with tenure for UCCS faculty in its regular meeting June 13 at CU Boulder. (More)
Regents approve 26 for sabbatical
The CU Board of Regents approved semester and academic year sabbaticals for 26 UCCS faculty members for 2019-20 at a Feb. 13 meeting conducted at CU South Denver in Lone Tree. (More)
UCCS, MIT formula shows Georgia, not Notre Dame, should be in playoffs
Joe Craig, assistant professor of economics, has used a formula developed for rugby to see how it could be used for the College Football Playoff selection. (More)
In Memory: John “Ivan” Kostin
Memorial services for John “Ivan” Kostin, 22, a junior at UCCS, will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7 at The Springs Funeral Services, 6575 Oakwood Blvd, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (More)
Wooten eighth as both cross country teams place among nation’s top 15 at championships
Junior Kayla Wooten led the UCCS cross country teams with an eighth-place national finish in the women’s race as the Mountain Lion men’s and women’s cross country teams placed in the top 15 at the 2018 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in Pittsburgh. (More)