Education & Outreach
- <p>The Tibetan Association of Colorado (TAC) and the 榴莲视频18 will co-host a campus visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Oct. 20 and 21, 2015, both groups announced today.</p>
<p>A schedule of events at CU-Boulder is still being finalized. The schedule and ticket information will be announced in the months ahead.</p> - <p>Two new studies involving the 榴莲视频18 and the University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane, Australia have identified a unique molecule that not only gobbles up bad cells, but also has the ability to repair damaged nerve cells.</p>
- <p>Six members of the 榴莲视频18 School of Education faculty were recognized in the 鈥淓du-Scholar Public Influence Rankings鈥 released today as being among the nation鈥檚 top 200 researchers whose scholarship bridges academic and public audiences.</p>
- <p>The upcoming winter break is often a popular time for travel, so we want you to know about the latest CDC travel advisories. The CDC recommends that people avoid non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone at this time.</p>
- <p>A measles vaccine made of fine dry powder and delivered with a puff of air triggered no adverse side effects in early human testing and it is likely effective, according to a paper to be published November 28 in the journal <em>Vaccine. </em>The paper is now available <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X14013620">online</a>.</p>
- <p align="center">CU System news release</p>
<p align="center"><em>Highest honor for educators recognizes exceptional research, teaching, service</em></p>
<p>DENVER 鈥 Six University of Colorado faculty members today were named Distinguished Professors, the most prestigious honor for faculty at the university.</p>
<p>Each year, the recognition goes to faculty members who demonstrate exemplary performance in research or creative work, a record of excellence in classroom teaching and supervision of individual learning, and outstanding service to the profession, university and its affiliates.</p> - Diversity in international education might seem inherent, but it鈥檚 low among study abroad participants in the U.S., prompting the 榴莲视频18 to create Global Opportunity Scholars, or GO Scholars. The program -- launched this fall as the second of its kind in the country -- awards $2,000 for summer-term study abroad and $4,000 for semester-term study abroad to high-achieving first-generation, low-income and other underrepresented students.
- <p>The 榴莲视频18 enrolled more international students during the 2013-14 academic year and sent more students abroad during the 2012-13 academic year than any other higher education institution in Colorado.</p>
- <p>A novel, low-cost method of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) developed at the 榴莲视频18 and successfully used in human clinical trials in Belgium has been awarded a 鈥淏est of What鈥檚 New Award鈥 from Popular Science magazine in 2014 in the health category.</p>
- <p>A 榴莲视频18 research center will recognize public schools for what they do to give all students the chance to succeed, rather than turning to test scores to determine school quality.</p>
<p><span id="">The Schools of Opportunity project is now seeking applications from public high schools in Colorado and New York. Next year, the project will expand to include schools nationwide, recognizing schools that use research-based practices to close the opportunity gaps that result in unequal opportunities to learn, in school and beyond school.</span></p>