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CLAS News from Deans' Notes

CLAS Deans' Notes Spotlight | May 22, 2013 Honors and Leadership program celebrates the class of 2013 Twenty-three students were recognized at the University Honors and Leadership Program graduation ceremony on May 10. Students gathered with family and friends in the Terrace Room as UHL celebrated the graduation of its second class. Each student received a medal for their participation in the university-wide undergraduate honors program, and several students won special awards. More information can be found Read More » BA/BS-MD students' hometown shows pride in participants SUPER SCHOLARS: Aurora med school hopefuls get a shot at a sure seat thanks to CU Denver Aurora Sentinel, May 9 Vanessa Camack, Yasmine Dakhama , Sanju Garimella and Vikasini Mahalingam, all from Aurora,  are among the 10 freshman starting this fall in the ... Read More » Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate Featured Historic farm in Wheat Ridge doubles as research site for CU Denver students Denver Post Your Hub, May 9 Ag Notebook: New certificate program integrating classroom, field-based ... Read More » Bihun receives Teaching Excellence Award Joan T. Bihun, senior instructor in psychology, won the Adjunct Teaching Excellence Award given by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division Two of the American Psychological Association).  The award, a plaque, and a check for $1500 will be presented to her during the 2013 APA convention in Honolulu, HI, on Saturday, August 3, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort. The teaching award winners will also be announced in the fall issue of Teaching of ... Read More » Chin's work on Waldo Canyon fire sparks interest Environmental, social impacts of Waldo canyon fire studied Colorado Springs Gazette, May 3 Professor Anne Chin, won a National Science Foundation grant to study the impact of the Waldo Canyon fire last fall. Along with assistant professor Gregory Simon, both of the Geography and Environmental Science Department, this spring their ... Read More » Hartnett publishes new article and continues publicity Stephen John Hartnett, professor and chair of communication, recently published The Folly of Fighting for Providence; or, the End of Empire and Exceptionalism in Cultural Studies ó Critical Methodologies. Also, on May 14, Hartnett was the featured guest on The Real News.com, an independent, web-based TV show, discussing the history and contemporary state of the death penalty. The show is listed as ... Read More » Mansour research challenges popular myths about May/September marriages Study: Benefits of being with a cougar more myth than reality 9 News, May 6 Cougars, Sugar Daddies: More Myth Than Reality? (STUDY) Huffington Post, May 7 Read More »