The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ is ranked No. 6 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers with 62 alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today. In the annual Top Colleges list, CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ has held a position in the top eight nationally among large institutions for the past 13 years, ranking in the top three for nine of those years. CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ also has been the state leader among Colorado institutions of similar size each year since 2003.
This coming weekβs events are a testament to the diversity of interests we have at CU. As the snow beckons, bundle up and try something new, as CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ gives you multiple different ways to explore what all our facilities have to offer.
The Evening MBA Program , offered by the CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs Leeds School of Business, is going south -- in a good way. Beginning in May, the program -- offered since 2000 on the CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ campus -- also will be available at the Liniger Building at CU South Denver , located at 10035 Peoria St. in Parker, Colorado.
Sabrina Sideris, program director of CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅'s INVST Community Studies , takes great pride in working with CU students to help them learn to become engaged citizens and leaders.
This week, test your vocal skills in a venue more daunting than your shower, celebrate Valentine's Day with more exciting alternatives to dinner on Pearl or support the hockey team as they face off against the CSU Rams.
John A. Ikard, president and CEO of FirstBank Holding Company, will deliver a talk titled "Leading an Ethical Organization in a Sometimes Unethical World" on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wittemyer Courtroom at the Wolf Law Building on the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ campus.
Literary Buffs, a new student group on campus that aims to connect undergraduates of all disciplines who share an interest in poetry, fiction, music and art, will host its first annual Literature and Arts Festival on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 3-6 p.m.
The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ has announced Thomas Krannawitter, Ph.D., as a finalist for the position of Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for the 2015-16 academic year. Krannawitter will visit the CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ campus and give a talk titled βThe Problem of Slavery in the American Founding.β He will explore what the existence of slavery in the early days of the United States, and efforts made to end it, tell us today about the American character.
A research team led by the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ has discovered a mechanism in the brain that is key to making cocaine seem pleasurable, a finding that could lead to a drug treatment for fighting addiction. The findings build on past research also involving CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ that found the same mechanism in the brain also interacts with heroin, oxycodone, morphine and other opioid drugs to amplify their addictiveness. The latest study suggests that the mechanism plays a key role in the addictiveness of many abused drugs, possibly including methamphetamine and alcohol.
CU Engage is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals that will provide grants of up to $4,000 for Faculty Fellows. This program provides resources and support for faculty to design a new course or modify an existing course to include a community-based learning component.
