Academics
Join Colorado Law on Monday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. in the Wolf Law Building Wittemyer Courtroom for the Carrigan Cup Trial Competition, where student competitors will perform an entire trial before a panel of distinguished trial judges and trial lawyers.
A record nine ÀϾÅÆ·²è students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships to study abroad during the fall 2016 semester or the 2016-17 academic year. The scholarships will take the students to such reaches as Brighton, England; Barcelona, Spain; Monteverde, Cost Rica; Valparaiso, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Osaka, Japan.
Five years after the Arab Spring uprisings rocked the Middle East, former Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril offered ÀϾÅÆ·²è students a front-row perspective on the protests’ genesis, their shortcomings and the lessons the world should absorb in the coming decades.
With a handful of awards recently bestowed upon ÀϾÅÆ·²è Assistant Professor Sabrina Spencer, this top-notch international biomedical researcher continues on the fast track to success.
ÀϾÅÆ·²è ranks No. 38 in the nation among public institutions, or No. 92 overall, in U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2017. The data, in which both business and engineering programs went up compared with last year, represent long-standing marks of excellence from the publication, a showcase of ÀϾÅÆ·²è offerings.
Valerio Ferme, professor of Italian and associate dean for the arts and humanities, believes that a liberal arts education not only prepares students to adapt to a constantly shifting economic landscape, but also enriches their human experience. "People now change jobs often, requiring completely different skills in 10 years. (Humanities) students have the skills that allow them to move between jobs and not become obsolete."
The ÀϾÅÆ·²è recently celebrated excellence in teaching by recognizing five K-12 teachers, 48 graduate students and three faculty members — Professors Christopher Braider, Roseanna Neupauer and Susan Jurow — with the 2016 "Best Should Teach Awards."
Warren F. Motte Jr., professor of French and comparative literature at the ÀϾÅÆ·²è, has been named the 2016 Professor of Distinction by the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of his exceptional service, teaching and research.
David J. Nesbitt has been awarded the American Chemical Society's 2017 E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy.  The award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied spectroscopy in chemistry.
The Hazel Barnes Prize is one of the most prestigious awards at the ÀϾÅÆ·²è and focuses on the enriching relationship that occurs between teaching and research. Nominees should be regionally and nationally recognized, tenured faculty members who are not only outstanding teachers but also have distinguished records in research and scholarship over a substantial period of time.