Awards And Accolades

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Mathematics and Statistical Sciences PhD Student, Isabel Corona Guevara, Earns Prestigious Award for Presentation

Feb. 1, 2025

Isabel Corona Guevara’s remarkable talk, “Data-driven surrogate modeling using sparse Bayesian machine learning with applications to uncertainty quantification,” has earned her a prestigious award from the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science for an outstanding research presentation at the 2024 National Diversity in STEM Conference in...

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Chemistry Professor Jung-Jae Lee Receives Grant from Cancer League of Colorado

Jan. 6, 2025

In December 2024, Dr. Jung-Jae Lee received a grant from the Cancer League of Colorado to pursue the project, “Precision Surgery in Head and Neck Cancer with advanced Chemiluminescent Nanoprobes.” Founded in 1969, the Cancer League of Colorado supports research in the discovery of the causes of many types of...

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Department of Sociology Receives a $1 million Gift for Scholarships

Dec. 10, 2024

Support from an anonymous donor marks a milestone in the department’s ability to recruit, retain, and support talented students from diverse backgrounds

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Fall 2024 CLAS Dean's Award Recipients

Dec. 10, 2024

The awards for outstanding College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students, faculty, and staff honor their dedication, resilience, and hard work. We celebrate not only their accomplishments but also the values they carry forward as they step into new roles as thinkers, creators, and leaders.

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Dr. Ryan Brown and Dr. Andrea Velasquez awarded NIH R03 grant for their project "Long-term Effects of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Evidence from Mexico."

Dec. 10, 2024

Ryan Brown and Andrea Velásquez have been awarded an NIH R03 grant for their project "Long-term Effects of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Evidence from Mexico." Public health insurance programs are increasingly being implemented worldwide, placing significant demands on public finances. However, there is limited evidence on their long-term...

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Faculty Honored at Annual Tenure and Promotion Lunch

Nov. 5, 2024

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Geography and Environmental Sciences Student Wins Poster Contest at GIS in the Rockies

Nov. 5, 2024

Jennifer Hathaway won the student poster contest at GIS in the Rockies ( http://gisintherockies.org/ ), a local conference for GIS professionals. The poster is part of her thesis work examining queer women spaces in the 1970s and today. For the map of 1970s, Hathaway used a 1956 zoning map, digitized...

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Communication Field Recognizes Dr. Sonja K Foss for Lifetime Impact on Communication Studies

Communication Field Recognizes Dr. Sonja K Foss for Lifetime Impact on Communication Studies

The field of communication is celebrating the profound contributions of Dr. Sonja K. Foss, Professor Emeritus of Communication at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Foss was the founding chair of the Department of Communication at the International College Beijing in 1999. Since joining the National Communication Association (NCA) in...

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