UCCS researcher to investigate tick-borne Lyme disease
Meghan Lybecker, assistant professor in the Biology Department, will work with two University of Montana researchers to study the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. (More)
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“Sweetheart Index” shows impact of contributions to federal government contracts
Corporations that contribute to political campaigns will often receive favorable contract terms that can be measured in the “Sweetheart Index” developed by researchers at UCCS, Ball State University and Florida Atlantic University. (More)
Faculty at Work: Edin Mujkic
Edin Mujkic, assistant professor, School of Public Affairs, focuses his research work on professional military education, national security and U.S. foreign policy, homeland security and emergency management, as well as the general field of public administration. (More)
Faculty at work: John Adams
What do you do when you can’t really replicate the vibrations of the wing of an airplane in a classroom context? You build an apparatus that will simulate this motion so that it can be observed and analyzed in the classroom. (More)
Positive body image research subject of Daniels’ new book
Research on body image often focuses on reducing body dissatisfaction, but a new book by Elizabeth Daniels is the first comprehensive review of the science of promoting a positive body image in “Body Positive: Understanding and Improving Body Image in Science and Practice.” (More)
Faculty profile: Jessi L. Smith leads the way, speaking her mind
Before the sun comes up, Jessi Smith and her family wake to her pet bird squawking. She fetches him from his cage and returns to bed, snuggling him in her palm while the dogs pile in. (More)
Faculty at Work: Joel Tonyan
Joel Tonyan joined the Kraemer Family Library in 2014 with research interests in information seeking behavior and social media analytics. (More)
32 join UCCS in August
Thirty-two people accepted teaching and non-teaching positions at UCCS in August 2018, according to the Office of Human Resources. (More)
New LAS faculty join campus
More than 40 new faculty members joined UCCS this fall. Today, meet 18 faculty members from the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Hayder Al-Mohammad, assistant professor, Anthropology Department. Al-Mohammad previously served as an assistant (More)
College of Education to collaborate on NSF grant to support underrepresented minorities pursuing engineering faculty positions
Researchers in the College of Education have received a $514,819 five-year award from the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate. (More)