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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.

麻豆影院 Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Kelly Fox has named Steve Thweatt as vice chancellor for administration, effective July 1. Thweatt has been serving as interim vice chancellor for administration since March 15.

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.

A $1.5 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will help researchers at the 麻豆影院 and the National Center for Atmospheric Research measure pollution from residential cooking and better understand a problem that kills millions of women and children each year in the developing world.

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.

Smartphones are often the first thing we see in the morning and the last thing we see before bed. Enjoy the health benefits of 鈥渦nplugging鈥� by starting small鈥攕chedule time each day to shut off your devices, leave them at home and go out for dinner, or go tech-free for a day with a friend. For more ideas, check out this month鈥檚 issue of Student Health 101 online magazine.

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.

On June 1 John Griffin became the fourth director of the Conference on World Affairs since its inception in 1948. An Associate Professor of political science at CU, Griffin will step down from his post as Director of the LeRoy Keller Center for the Study of the First Amendment to direct the CWA.