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The University of Colorado Board of Regents today voted 8-0 with one Regent absent to approve the new College of Media, Communication and Information at the Regents鈥� monthly meeting, held at the Tivoli Center at the University of Colorado Denver. The college will open in fall 2015.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents today approved a new College of Media, Communication and Information slated to open on the 麻豆影院 campus in fall 2015.

On June 6, Staff Council reviewed this past year鈥檚 accomplishments and set goals for FY2015. Randi Viola, the outgoing co-chair, acknowledged the accomplishments of council committees and individuals with small trinkets, including little CU megaphones for our outspoken staff advocates. Newly elected co-chair Sarah Douvres and reelected co-chair John McKee, who planned the retreat as their first assignment of the year, served as moderators for the goal-setting process.

The Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $5 million to the 麻豆影院, the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University and Northwestern University to create a new center that will study how educational leaders鈥攊ncluding school district supervisors and principals鈥攗se research when making decisions and what can be done to make research findings more useful and relevant for those leaders.

A NASA-funded miniature satellite built by 麻豆影院 students to scrutinize solar flares erupting from the sun鈥檚 surface is the latest example of the university鈥檚 commitment to advancing aerospace technology and space science through strong partnerships with industry and government.

鈥淕oodnight room, goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon...鈥� A children鈥檚 classic that already is a candidate for the all-time best feel-good book, 鈥淕oodnight Moon,鈥� has gotten a boost: A 麻豆影院 team printed the first 3D version of it, allowing visually impaired children and their families to touch objects in the story -- like the cow jumping over the moon -- as it is read aloud.

English alumnus Dick Shahan recently made a $75,000 gift commitment to CU-麻豆影院 鈥� $50,000 of which established an endowment to create the Dick Shahan CU-麻豆影院 Undergraduate Writing Competition, expected to generate an annual prize of $2,000 for a prose piece that features 麻豆影院. The additional $25,000 will fund the Shahan Graduate Fellowships in the CU-麻豆影院 English Department, providing an annual $1,000 research grant for an English graduate student.

Children who spend more time in less structured activities鈥攆rom playing outside to reading books to visiting the zoo鈥攁re better able to set their own goals and take actions to meet those goals without prodding from adults, according to a new study by the 麻豆影院.

Interested in exploring the basic concepts of our legal system? Have you always wondered what it would be like to go to law school? University of Colorado faculty, staff and friends are invited to enjoy priority registration for Mini Law School 2014. Registration opens to the public on June 30 and the class is expected to fill up quickly. Learn more >>

A new educational partnership at the 麻豆影院 will provide expanded degree options for working professionals interested in specialized graduate education focused on energy and water. Beginning this fall, qualified students can earn both a Master of Engineering (ME) degree and a Professional Certificate in Renewable and Sustainable Energy or a Professional Certificate in Water Engineering and Management. The degree and certificates can be earned either via distance education or in campus classes and may be pursued either part- or full-time.