CU Law Professor Tapped By Treasury Department

March 11, 1997

University of Colorado School of Law Professor Norton Steuben has accepted a two-year assignment from the U.S. Treasury Department聮s Office of Technical Assistance to serve as resident tax policy adviser to the government of Ukraine. A faculty member since 1968, Steuben will begin his residence in July in Kiev, Ukraine, which gained its independence after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Steuben is an expert on tax law and real estate law and has received the university聮s prestigious President聮s Teaching Scholars award.

CU Law Students Sweep Trademark Competition

March 9, 1997

Two teams of University of Colorado law students captured first and second place in a regional moot court competition on trademark and unfair competition law in San Francisco. The winning team will proceed to the 1997 national finals in Washington, D.C., on March 22. Placing first and winning the best oralists and best briefs awards were Nancy Fogle of Boulder and Kirstin Stoll of Thornton. Second place went to Marco Chayet of Boulder, Brad Hattenbach of Westminster and Kate Wingard of Boulder.

CU Law Students Place In National Competitions

March 9, 1997

Several University of Colorado School of Law students have won or placed in recent student trial competitions. 聲Winners of the Feb. 12 Rothgerber Moot Court Competition final round at CU are third-year students Alison Cornell, Debra Trapp and Tom Ward, who also participated in the New York Bar Association National Moot Court Competition. Second-place Rothgerber winners are third-year students Michele Clark, Corey Cutter and Elizabeth Moulton. Trapp was given the Austin Scott Jr. Award for oral advocacy.

Contrasting Serpent Problems Challenge CU-Boulder Professor

March 9, 1997

Two island-dwelling snake species under study by a University of Colorado at Boulder expert present contrasting challenges to researchers attempting to rectify growing ecological problems associated with the reptiles.

Faculty Member Appointed To Direct Journalism Program

March 6, 1997

Associate Professor Larry Weisberg of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been appointed director of the graduate program in integrated marketing communications at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Until his appointment as director of the IMC program, Weisberg headed the journalism school聮s undergraduate advertising sequence. The advertising program will be directed by Associate Professor Brett Robbs, a journalism faculty member since 1992.

CU-Boulder Announces New Humanities, Arts Center

March 6, 1997

It聮s not a place, it聮s more an idea, but the humanities disciplines at the University of Colorado at Boulder can now call it a home. The Center for Humanities and the Arts was launched officially on March 5 at a reception celebrating the critical role the arts and humanities play in a true liberal arts education.

Denver Media Expert To Speak at CU-BOULDER

March 5, 1997

Trygve E. Myhren, president of Myhren Media Inc. of Denver, will give the Ralph L. Crosman Memorial Lecture March 13 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The free public lecture sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication will be at 5 p.m. in Old Main Chapel with a reception following in the Heritage Center. The title is 聯The Future of the Media and Their Obligations in a Democratic Society.聰 Myhren has received numerous honors and awards, including the cable industry聮s premier achievement award, the 1988 Distinguished Vanguard Leadership Award.

CU-BOULDER To Host Statewide Minority Career Conference

March 5, 1997

The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a statewide minority career conference on March 18. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the University Memorial Center Glenn Miller Ballroom on the CU-Boulder campus. African American, American Indian, Asian American and Hispanic/Latino college students from across the state and alumni of CU-Boulder are invited to attend the conference. Those attending will have the chance to meet with employer representatives and explore employment opportunities. Last year more than 100 employer representatives attended.

March Skies To Bring Comet, Moon Eclipse

March 5, 1997

Stargazers have several celestial treats in store for March, from a comet and a partial lunar eclipse to the vernal equinox heralding the first day of spring. Coloradans should have some gorgeous nighttime views, weather permitting, and those in the Boulder area can attend regular open houses at the University of Colorado at Boulder each Friday in March, except March 28, and April, according to astronomer Katy Garmany, director of Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory.

Students Win CU-Boulder Diversity Scholarships

March 4, 1997

Several undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Boulder have received diversity scholarships to study in other countries. Two diversity scholarships, one awarded by CU-Boulder and the other by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, help cover expenses in the Study Abroad program for Colorado residents who are underrepresented on the Boulder campus because they are ethnic minorities or from the state聮s rural areas.

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