Monthly Archives: March 2009

Higher education provides ongoing return

Bruce Benson 2009

Given our significant role in economic development and long-term prosperity, it’s puzzling to see the value that Colorado and other states place on higher education. Across the country, public colleges and universities are bearing the brunt of the poor economy.
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New multicultural sorority debuts

Theta Nu Xi Sorority 2009

Representing Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, African American, Mexican American and Taiwanese backgrounds, CU’s newest multicultural sorority, Theta Nu Xi, celebrated its chapter’s emergence on the Boulder campus last fall.
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Clicker Stickers ring up change

Clicker Sticker

From iPods and Crocs to coffee mugs, it seems everything’s about customizing to your own taste, and junior Jesse Saba has brought this trend to CU classrooms.
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Braddock Peak named for prof

Braddock Peak

After spending his life making maps of Colorado’s Front Range, professor emeritus William Braddock now appears in them.
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Regents most diverse board in history

Regent Joe Neguse 2009

In November Colorado voters elected two first-generation Americans — also among the youngest ever elected — to serve on the CU Board of Regents, making it the most diverse board ever.
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New doctoral programs blaze technological trails

Revi Ivongoni ATLAS Grad 2009

Developing sensing and imaging systems in everything from cars and cell phones to medical equipment and military operations may be lines of work for future alumni of CU’s new graduate program in computational optical sensing and imaging.
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Who knew ESTER was so cool?

Buff Bus

Mike West, director of education for CU Biodiesel, has taught everyone from postgraduate students to second-graders how to brew their own biodiesel, showing how simple it is to create cleaner, more sustainable fuel from waste.
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Grammy takes note of Takács

Takacs Quartet 2009

They’re in company with this year’s Grammy nominees Coldplay and Radiohead.
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Benson says give us dough or let us go

With severe state budget cuts looming, CU President Bruce Benson (Geol’64, HonDocSci’04) and other frustrated higher education leaders are asking lawmakers for the flexibility to raise tuition as they feel necessary.
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By the numbers

CU’s accomplishments, by the numbers
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