91������

University of Colorado Professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn have won a prestigious award for groundbreaking strides in laser science.The pair has won the 2010 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science from the American Physical Society, an

Nathan Hale, the famous American revolutionary, was hanged by the British in 1776 for being a spy and is reputed to have eyed the noose with this stoic comment: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”Moses Dunbar, a little-

James P. Syvitski, a professor of geological sciences at the University of Colorado, has won the A.G. Huntsman Award in Marine Science in recognition of his contributions to marine geoscience.The A.G. Huntsman Award was presented by the Royal

Rachael L. Ticho Zacks comes from a family of attorneys, but she steps to the beat of a different drum. She is graduating from the University of Colorado this December with a bachelor’s degree in ecology and environmental biology.The choice suits

Three members of the faculty at the University of Colorado have won 2009 Kayden Book Awards, which are CU awards that celebrate and disseminate excellent published scholarship in the humanities.The winners are:In the category of art history, Claire

Students at the University of Colorado are enjoying unprecedented success in gaining admission to U.S. medical schools even as graduates of other universities are experiencing declining rates of admission.This year, the medical-school acceptance

Four University of Colorado at 91������ undergraduate students have been awarded a David L. Boren Scholarship, one of the most competitive and coveted national scholarships for undergraduate international study.The four students are Jacob Burton, an

Ruth Mas, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado, has been awarded a fellowship at The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University for the 2009-10 academic year.She was chosen because of the work she conducts

David Ferris, chair of the University of Colorado Department of Humanities and professor of comparative literature and humanities, has been awarded a fellowship at Cambridge University’s Centre for Research into the Arts, Social Sciences, and

Steven Maier, distinguished professor in the University of Colorado Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, has been awarded the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for 2009. This is one of