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CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program is pleased to announce the recipients of this summer's student grants.

Rai Farrelly, a CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ linguist, has been appointed to the board of directors for the TESOL International Organization. She was selected by her peers to help lead the organization, which is the foremost global authority for teaching English, with more than 11,000 members from 169 countries.

Ilham Siddiq survived the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and is now using his firsthand disaster knowledge to evaluate the effectiveness of recovery policies.

The award, considered one of the College of Arts and Sciences' highest honors, is given to students for academic achievement and service. This year, 17 undergraduates in a variety of fields are receiving the honor.

Joanne Guillery is the recipient of CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's 2022 Anne K. Heinz Staff Award for Excellence in Outreach and Engagement.

Emilie Upczak, an independent filmmaker and assistant teaching professor, has been awarded a one-year faculty fellowship as part of a joint collaboration with the Center for Humanities and the Arts and the Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship.

Distinguished Professor Mark Ablowitz, known for prolific contributions to applied mathematics, teaching and mentorship, is receiving the Hazel Barnes Prize—the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ.

Dean Sharon Matusik received CU's Excellence in Leadership Award for the vision and leadership she’s brought to the Leeds School of Business​.

Emmanuel David will use the fellowship to explore a little-known performance tour of Christine Jorgensen, a pioneer of the transgender movement, across Asia and the Pacific in the 1960s.

At the recent ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Faculty Assembly awards ceremony, the campus community recognized faculty members for their outstanding work and concerted effort in advancing the mission of the university and the academy at large.