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  • Mary Allen
    A protocol can help with the tricky conversations essential to responsible research conduct, says Mary A. Allen. 鈥淓ither this is sloppiness or misconduct, and either way I don鈥檛 think this is a lab I want to be in anymore.鈥 I was terrified as I
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    CU 麻豆影院's Tom Cech won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1989, but he firmly believes his place is still in the classroom teaching undergraduates. Here, he discusses how teaching adds meaning to his life and how he still works to become a better
  • Distinguished Professor Tom Cech. Photo: Glenn Asakawa / 麻豆影院.
    麻豆影院 Distinguished Professor Tom Cech, Colorado鈥檚 first Nobel Prize winner, has been named the 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize winner 鈥 the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university.Cech, the
  • BioFrontiers' Robin Dowell won a Faculty Early Career Development grant from the National Science Foundation.
    Most university faculty divide their time between research activities, teaching and service to their institutions, sometimes putting in hundreds of hours weekly to accomplish the job鈥檚 demands. Being able to shine in all of these areas is a rare
  • Carlos is beginning his second year in the IQ Biology graduate studies program this fall.
    When the student becomes the mentorThis past May, the inaugural class of IQ Biology, including myself, finished its first year of graduate study. It was an interesting year that saw different people from very different backgrounds coexist in an
  • After post-doctoral work at The Broad Institute, Dan Knights will join the computer science faculty at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
    IQ Biology graduate's adventure continuesDan Knights is a humble guy, with very little reason to be humble. A short list of his titles includes high school math teacher, computer scientist and the 2003 Rubik鈥檚 Cube World Champion. He has appeared on
  • IQ Biology grad student, Daniel McDonald recently returned from the Workshop on Genomics in the Czech Republic.
    This past January, I had an amazing opportunity to be an instructor at the Workshop on Genomics, and the associated advanced topic sessions, in the Czech Republic. The workshop was hosted in Cesky Krumlov, a UNESCO World Heritage site considered the
  • Computer Science Professor Liz Bradley (left), meets with Rhonda Hoenigman (center) and their collaborator, Assistant Professor in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Nichole Barger, to discuss an algorithm that determines where plants will grow efficiently.
    Multi-discipline research makes a big impact听Liz Bradley is a great professor because she loved being a student. The computer science professor graduated from MIT with three degrees, a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., in electrical engineering and
  • Amy Palmer is a CIMB faculty member. She recently won an award from the National Science Foundation for her work on the salmonella bacteria.
    Five questions for Amy PalmerOne of Amy Palmer's life goals is to encourage everyone around her to find learning fascinating. Her passion for science is infectious, and the ways in which she explains complicated processes makes you question the
  • Bill and Janet Freytag Make $5 Million Endowed Gift to Bolster Biotech Research, Teaching at CUOctober 30, 2008听The University of Colorado announced a $5 million endowment gift from former Myogen CEO and local entrepreneur Bill Freytag and his
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