Celebrate
- Noting Chancellor Emeritus Philip DiStefano’s longstanding tenure and impact on campus, Congressman Joe Neguse recently made remarks for the congressional record.
- Joining past awardees such as Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein and Marie Curie, INSTAAR Faculty Fellow Katharine Suding is being recognized for her “transformative contributions to restoration ecology.“
- Kristen Ahner, a doctoral student, is advancing the science of autonomous space exploration and being honored as a leading engineering student worldwide.
- Briggs and Welner of the School of Education have been elected to the esteemed National Academy of Education. They join a group of just 22 colleagues, nationally and internationally, who provide outstanding scholarship and leadership related to education and who were elected.
- Ten graduate students participated in this year’s final competition for a chance at prize money and to represent ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ at the regional competition.
- Starbird was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the U.S. government’s highest honor for early-career researchers. Now at the University of Washington, Starbird’s groundbreaking research in crisis informatics and disinformation highlights the value of interdisciplinary engineering and design.
- Lucy Pao, the Palmer Endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ, was honored by a global control systems society.
- Roselinde Kaiser, a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist, is being recognized for her research on the science and treatment of adolescent depression.
- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ is the No. 1 post-secondary institution for plant-based dining and sustainability, according to a new report.
- Professor Adam Kaufman has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Kaufman is a JILA fellow, NIST physicist and ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ physics professor.