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Brooke Wittleder, a 2013 graduate of CU-Boulder, with degrees in MCD Biology and Spanish, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to pursue teaching, research and graduate studies abroad during the 2014-15 academic year. “The work of our students and their contributions to the global community are inspiring,” said Chancellor Philip...

Dr. Thomas Perkins, of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, and Associate Professor Adjoint of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology and JILA Fellow, has been named one of 12 recipients of the 2013 Arthur S. Flemming Award, which honors outstanding federal employees. The award recognizes Perkins “for...

University of Colorado Boulder biologist Leslie Leinwand has been selected as a member of the 2014 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which honors the leading “thinkers and doers” from each generation, including scientists, scholars, writers and artists. Leinwand‐chief scientific officer for CU‐Boulder’s BioFrontiers Institute and a...

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’s demands. Being able to shine in all of these areas is a rare accomplishment, especially for newer faculty. For BioFrontiers faculty member Robin Dowell,...

Jennifer D. Bernet Graduate Student - and - Brad Olwin Professor New findings on why skeletal muscle stem cells stop dividing and renewing muscle mass during aging points up a unique therapeutic opportunity for managing muscle-wasting conditions in humans, says a new University of Colorado Boulder study. According to CU-Boulder...

Michael Klymkowsky, University of Colorado at Boulder & Melanie Cooper, Clemson University, at the Cyberlearning Research Summit on January 18, 2012

Down syndrome research hub based at CU School of Medicine Nationally renowned molecular biologist Tom Blumenthal, Ph.D, has been named the new executive director of the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome , headquartered at the University of Colorado School of Medicine on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Blumenthal, who...