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News from December 2011:

Colorado breast cancer research program receives $100k grant from Kay Yow Cancer Fund, The V Foundation

Cancer Center Lab

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 1, 2011) – Research on breast cancer after pregnancy at the University of Colorado Cancer Center is reaching a key milestone thanks to a gift from nationally renowned cancer research charities.

Volunteers get cracking at The Gathering Place

Serving breakfast at The Gathering Place

DENVER (Dec. 1, 2011) -Volunteers donned aprons and cracked eggs, chopped peppers, cooked bacon and baked rolls for women hungry for a hot meal on a cold, snowy morning at The Gathering Place.

University leaders take part in Giving Back campaign

Members of the university leadership team at the Denver School of the Arts

DENVER (Dec. 1, 2011) - As part of this year's Giving Back Campaign, members of the university administrative team met one-on-one with aspiring artists at the Denver School of the Arts to view their portfolios.

Be Colorado honors health screening participants

DENVER (Dec. 2, 2011) - Faculty and staff at the Denver campus basked in their commitment to wellness on Dec. 2 when they won the trophy for best participation in this fall's Be Colorado health assessment.

University community gets in holiday mood at Zoo Lights

DENVER (Dec. 3, 2011) - Hundreds of University of Colorado faculty, staff and alumni and their families bundled up to enjoy CU Night at Denver Zoo Lights on Dec. 3.

Giving Back HR at Warren Village

HR at Warren Village, Dec. 2011

DENVER (Dec. 8, 2011) - It was a lot of fun and games as the university's Human Resources team continued a Giving Back Campaign tradition by helping prepare for the holidays at Denver's Warren Village.

ArtsBridge Scholars work at Kunsmiller

DENVER (Dec. 12, 2011) - Students in the College of Arts & Media have helped young artists at a Denver arts academy produce soundscape, theatrical and digital animation productions as part of ArtsBridge scholarships this fall.

Talk focuses on living with Parkinson's Disease

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 12, 2011) - A Dec. 8 presentation on "Living With Parkinson's Disease" mixed science with the human dimension of the illness. Fifty people filled the reading room of the Health Sciences Library for the session.

Xeris pharma to develop CU diabetes management drug

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 12, 2011) -Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the University of Colorado recently completed an exclusive license agreement for a jointly-developed method of treating the low blood sugar that is a common side effect of the insulin therapy.

Thirty-six graduate from International Student Program

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 12, 2011) - Thirty-six students from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine graduated from the International Student Program on Dec. 9.

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Building gets Gold

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 12, 2011) - The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Building has been awarded the LEED Gold rating, the first campus building to achieve this high mark in green building.

Cancer Screening Guidelines

ATLANTA, GA (Dec. 13, 2011) – The American Cancer Society has revised its guideline formation process to achieve greater transparency, consistency, and rigor in creating guidance about cancer screening.

Staff Council Adopt-a-School 2011

Staff Council assembles food boxes

DENVER (Dec. 13, 2011) - The CU Denver Staff Council collected enough food and monetary contributions to donate 68 holiday dinners, complete with turkey, stuffing, and all the rest of the fixings to the families of students at Montview Elementary School.

Holiday energy conservation at AMC

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 14, 2011) - Energy conservation plan announced for reducing consumption during holiday season and low occupancy in buildings on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

South Metro Chamber leaders tour Anschutz Medical Campus

AURORA -- About 40 leaders of the South Metro Denver Chamber toured the Anschutz Medical Campus on Dec. 14. It was one of a series of open houses the still-growing campus that has taken place at the campus in recent months.

Annual Blanket Drive expands to include coats

Danny Felipe-Morales

DENVER (Dec. 14, 2011) - Danny Felipe-Morales is in the fourth year of his Annual Blanket Drive for the Homeless, which last year collected a record 347 blankets as well as 82 pairs of socks.

Professor studies rise of Amazon cowboys

Jeffrey Hoelle, Ph.D

DENVER (Dec. 15, 2011) - Growing up in San Angelo, Texas, Jeffrey Hoelle knew a thing or two about cowboys.

First Saturday for Seniors reaches out to community seniors and their families

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 19, 2011) - Experts from the Center on Aging share information about issues related to growing older in a series of free Saturday morning seminars, held on the first Saturday of every month on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Report shows school climate improves with innovation status

DENVER (Dec. 19, 2011)- The Evaluation Center in the School of Education & Human Development on Dec. 14 summarized encouraging findings in the first year of a three-year study of innovation schools in Denver.

Students put on a 'clinic' in math computations

Students in Math Clinic compute answers to real-world problems

DENVER (Dec. 19, 2011) - An aerospace company is the beneficiary of this semester's "Math Clinic," which poses real-world problems for students in Associate Professor Stephen Billups' Math Clinic class.

University leaders volunteer at Hinkley as part of Giving Back

University leaders volunteer as interviewers at Hinkley High School in Aurora.

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 19, 2011) - Five members of the university leadership team volunteered to do mock interviews at Hinkley High School as part of the annual Giving Back Holiday Campaign on Dec. 16.

Nearly 800 graduate at Fall 2011 commencement ceremony

About 800 graduate at the University of Colorado Denver Fall 2011 Commencement.

DENVER (Dec. 19, 2011) - A new chapter of life awaits 800 University of Colorado Denver students who graduated during Saturday's Fall 2011 Commencement at the Colorado Convention Center.

Engineering students compete in Senior Design Competition

Engineering students display design know-how in annual Senior Design Competition

DENVER (Dec. 19, 2011) - Students from across engineering disciplines entered 18 projects in the annual College of Engineering and Applied Science Senior Design Competition in the North Classroom Dec. 16.

University of Colorado Hospital’s proposal chosen by Colorado Springs Memorial Task Force

Memorial Central Hospital

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 19, 2011) – Members of the Memorial Health System task force charged with recommending new operators for Memorial Hospital have forwarded a collaborative proposal led by the University of Colorado Hospital.

Study takes aim at education-based death rate disparities

WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 15, 2011) - A study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review has brought new understanding as to why death rates for less educated middle aged adults are much higher than for their more educated peers.

Crowded emergency rooms deliver less effective pain relief

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 21, 2011) - Crowding in hospital emergency departments has led to less timely and effective use of pain medication in children suffering acute fractures, according to a new study.

Students pitch in to brighten holidays for fellow veterans

Student veterans chip in to brighten holidays for residents of Colorado State Veterans Home

AURORA (Dec. 22, 2011) - Fifteen University of Colorado Denver students who've served in the military gave back to older veterans by delivering gifts to the Colorado State Veterans Home on Dec. 18.

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