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Four new faculty in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ have been selected to receive Young Faculty Awards from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to support innovative research in microsystems technology.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ is planning a number of fun activities for fans and kids attending the annual CU Football Spring Game Saturday, April 19.

Students at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will celebrate Engineering Days April 16-18 with a variety of fun and entertaining events.

John Falconer, professor and chair of the chemical and biological engineering department at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, has been selected to receive the Hazel Barnes Prize, the highest faculty recognition for teaching and research awarded by the university.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ today named Frank Bruno as vice chancellor for administration, effective June 23. Bruno currently serves as city manager for the city of Â鶹ӰԺ, Colo., a post he has held since 2003.

New geological evidence indicates the Grand Canyon may be so old that dinosaurs once lumbered along its rim, according to a study by researchers from the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ and the California Institute of Technology.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will speak at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's Coors Events/Conference Center on Wednesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's own version of "The Rocket Boys" (and Girls) will help to launch a CU payload on a sounding rocket to measure ultraviolet radiation from the sun from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico April 10.

Former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger will meet with faculty and students in a series of meetings including a roundtable discussion at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ on Tuesday, April 15.

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has awarded the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ $1.2 million to develop a new type of composite membrane with molecule-sized pores to protect people and facilities from airborne industrial toxins and chemical warfare agents.