Roe Green

From renderings to reality: The renovated Roe Green Theatre opens

Nov. 6, 2023

"The arts give joy and meaning to life, and I鈥檓 so pleased that Roe Green has chosen to support CU 麻豆影院 and the surrounding community in such a creative and meaningful way,鈥 said CU 麻豆影院 Chancellor Phil DiStefano.

Patricia Sheffels

鈥楲ittle decisions influenced my life鈥

April 21, 2022

CU 麻豆影院 grad Patricia Sheffels establishes keynote-speaker program to address environmental issues.

Rose Ann Bershenyi and scholarship recipients

鈥楽he is gold鈥

March 18, 2022

CU 麻豆影院 graduate Rose Ann Bershenyi鈥檚 鈥榞ifts are transformative.鈥

A student studying an antique coin and an exhibit at the CU museum.

Students seeking museum work experience get a helping hand

July 7, 2021

Dexter and Gina Williams, friends of the university and fans of art, establish fund to pay students to work in the CU Art Museum.

Deborah Jin

Honoring a visionary, lost too soon

March 25, 2019

New endowed fund will support physics fellowships in honor of the late Deborah Jin.

Albert W. Smith (second from right) with a meteorology class in 1942 at Clark University. Photo courtesy of Albert W. Smith family.

Geography prof left lifelong impression on students

Sept. 14, 2015

It was just one personal letter, but it reaffirmed, recognized and acclaimed the lifelong work of a professor. 鈥淣o one outside of my immediate family positively influenced my life more than Professor Smith,鈥 a former student wrote to the professor鈥檚 family. 鈥淗e counseled me at critical times and even rescued me once when I had lost my life鈥檚 direction.鈥

Robert E. 鈥淏ob鈥 Sievers in a moment of reflection. Photo by Glenn Asakawa.

Major gift to SEEC caps decades of service, giving

Sept. 9, 2015

Following four decades of service in a host of roles and several gifts to CU, Bob and Nancy Sievers have made a major capstone contribution to advance the development of the new laboratory and office complex at Colorado Avenue and Foothills Parkway in 麻豆影院, dedicated to sustainability, energy and environmental research.

Neurons

Couple鈥檚 $1 million bequest supports neuroscience, conservative scholarship

Aug. 30, 2015

As a liberal undergraduate, Todd D. McIntyre planned to study psychology and then attend law school. He didn鈥檛 anticipate becoming so fascinated with science, the brain in particular, that he鈥檇 completely change his academic trajectory and then launch a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry, where developing treatments for brain pathologies has been his primary focus. As a liberal undergraduate, McIntyre planned to study psychology and then attend law school. He also didn鈥檛 anticipate becoming more conservative.

Ken and Ruth Wright are pioneers in the research of water engineering at Machu Picchu. Photo courtesy of Ruth and Ken Wright.

鈥榃ater stains: That usually means something, right?鈥

March 16, 2015

Most people who see something curious during world travels might briefly muse about it, perhaps weave it into a cocktail-party anecdote, but otherwise let it go. But most people are not like Ruth Wright or her husband, Ken. In 1974, she wondered about water stains on rocks at Machu Picchu. This led to four decades of study of the Inca engineering and culture.

Chalkboard with economic graphs

Economics alum leaves $3.7 million to endow chair

Dec. 17, 2014

Gift also funds student sabbatical program, because Eugene Eaton believed 鈥榮tudying economics in an international setting would add a lot to the student鈥檚 appreciation for the discipline鈥

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