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The Hubble Space Telescope' Allocation Committee approved Rachel Tomasino's research proposal in early June. Rachel is a PhD candidate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and works with Dr. Toshiya Ueta

This is Rachel's first PI proposal "Co-latitudinal Radial Veloctiy Profile Confirmation Via Differential Proper Motion of the Bipolar", and was successful. Her preliminary research work has been accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal with Dr. Ueta and Dr. Ferguson as authors as well.

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a cooperative program of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to operate a space-based observatory for the benefit of the international astronomical community.

The Telescope Allocation Committee (TAC), organized by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), reviews and evaluates the submitted proposals for HST Observing, Archival & Theoretical Research. Participation in this program is open to all categories of organizations, both domestic and foreign, including educational institutions, profit and nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and other Government agencies.

Dr. Matthew Taylor, Geography, was awarded the 2013 William T. Driscoll Master Educator Award.

The William T. Driscoll Master Educator Award is given annually to a faculty or staff member for excellence in teaching and/or mentoring inside and/or outside of the classroom.

Dr. Steve Iona, Physics & Astronomy, was awarded the 2013 Faculty Pioneer Award

This award is given to an individual whose dedication to our University and its students is beyond measure.  The faculty is chosen for his exemplary dedication and contributions to, and on behalf of, the University.

Dr. Susan Sadler, Biological Sciences, was awarded the 2013 Outstanding Student Organization-Advisor Award

This award recognizes advisors who have made outstanding contribution to the organization they work with.

The Department of Geography & the Environment received the 2013 Community Engaged-Department of the Year award
The Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning gives this award to a department that demonstrates outstanding commitment to the public good.
Welcome Dr. Eduardo Gonzalez, a new post-doc in Dr. Anna Sher's lab.  Drs. Gonzalez & Sher have received a Marie Curie fellowship, congratulations!

Dr. Gonzalez was awarded a Marie Curie fellowship (268,555 Euros =approx $350,000) with Dr. Sher to develop models to describe and predict patterns of riparian restoration success in the US and Europe.  Dr. Gonzalez received his PhD from the University of Alcala in Madrid in 2010 and has had post doctoral appointments in Toulouse and Quebec. He has 18 publications in peer-reviewed journals in the field of riparian ecology. 

STEMosphere was hosted at DU on May 4: Dr. Jane Goodall was the guest speaker followed by STEM creative and fun hands-on, minds-on activities! 

Experiences included soldering, making mini succulent planters out of bottle corks, watching robots made by kids battle each other (under water!), racing CO2-powered cars, learning about anatomy by layering clay to create realistic models, simultaneously deepening your knowledge of chemistry and tempting your tastebuds with Colorado culinary inventions – and so much more! The Division of Natural Sciences & Math participated and Drs. Keith Miller, Nancy Sasaki, Julie Morris, and Alvaro Arias had some fun demonstrations for the kids. More than 4,000 people stopped by the Magness Arena, Hamilton Gymnasium and all over the bridge.

Dr. Gordon Lithgow from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging visited DU

Dr. Lithgow's presentation was one of the lecture series organized by the Departments of Biological Sciences & Chemistry & Biochemistry. At the Buck Institute, world-class scientists work in a uniquely collaborative environment to understand how normal aging contributes to the development of conditions specifically associated with getting older such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, cancer, stroke, osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes, macular degeneration and glaucoma.

Dr. Mark F. Bozeman (BS '77) was selected our 2013 Master Scholar

Dr. Bozeman met with Dr. Andrei Kutateladze, NSM Dean, Drs. Sandra & Gareth Eaton, Chancellor Emeritus Dwight Smith. 
Masters Program serves as a way to connect alumni directly with current DU students. Successful alumni professionals are nominated and selected by their divisions to be "master scholars." These alumni are then invited to participate in lectures or teach courses during a regular day in the academic schedule of their department. Through direct contact with faculty and student groups, alumni
share their expertise and insights on various career fields. The scholars also serve on one of two University-wide panels where they present information about their career paths to alumni and students from a variety of departments.  Masters Program allows students to learn about the different ways a University of Denver education can be applied in the years after college, and offers alumni an
opportunity for lifelong learning. 

Biology team works to help those with genetic diseases

Professor David Patterson, Director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, and graduate student Nathan Duval are collaborating on a handful of projects that could improve what Duval calls "the health-span" in people contending with an array of genetic diseases and disorders. See full story here.

Dr. Anna Sher, Department of Biological Sciences, and spouse Fran Simon received the 2013 Queerific Activist Award

Dr. Anna Sher and Fran Simon received the Queerific Activist Award from the DU LGBTIQ & Ally communities in honor of their contributions to furthering Inclusive Excellence at and beyond the University of Denver.  This award recognizes leadership in raising awareness and making positive change at DU. Click here for pictures.

Dr. Matthew Taylor, Department of Geography, receives Public Good Award.

Dr. Taylor receives Public Good funds for his proposal "Creating a Public Web-Based Geographic Information System to Support Communal Decision Making along Nicaragua's Pacific Coast, in the amount of $9,000.

Professor Dan Linseman, Biological Sciences, continues research on ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease

Book edited by Dr. Anna Sher and Dr. Martin Quigley published - "A Case Study of Ecological Change in the American West"

"With 44 of the world's top Tamarisk researchers, Drs. Anna Sher and Martin Quigley have assembled the first comprehensive book on this important woody genus in the western United States. This tremendously valuable book is a must have for all who study or manage Tamarix." -- Mike Dombeck, Chief Emeritus, U.S. Forest Service. Congratulations!

18th Annual DU Women's Conference - Women in Science

NSM hosted a session at the 18th Annual Women's Conference entitled "Lipstick to Lab Coats".  The successful session included testimonials from various female faculty and graduate students about how their interests in STEM began and what factors contributed to their decision to remain in the STEM area.  Thanks to everyone who participated!

Campus of Integrity Award for 2012-2013 given to the University of Denver

The University of Denver has won the 2012-2013 Campus of Integrity Award from the prestigious International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI). This award acknowledges a campus-wide (or larger) effort to promote and/or maintain the values of academic integrity and is the highest award presented annually during the ICAI's international conference. DU was recognized because of the three-year efforts of the University's Honor Code Advisory Council (HCAC) to promote academic integrity across campus. HCAC co-chairs Dr. Michael Kerwin (Associate Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment) and Kristin Olson, (Director, Student Conduct), along with undergraduate student Lauren Johnson (B.S. Candidate in International Business) accepted the award on February 27, 2013 at the annual ICAI conference in San Antonio, TX.  Congratulations!

Sean Shaheen, Physics and Astronomy, was awarded the Research Corporation for Science Advancement Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award

Sean Shaheen received this award for the amount of $25,000 to support his project titled "Supramolecular Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptors for Organic PVs - Pathway Towards 20% Efficient Cells at a Cost less than $0.5/W".  Congratulations!

NSM Newsletter Winter 2013

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in NSM.  Click here for a downloadable newsletter. 

1st Annual NSM Awards Ceremony - Awardees 2012 - Congratulations!
  • NSM Award for Excellence in Research - Dr. Gareth Eaton, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • NSM Award for Excellence in Teaching - Dr. Michael W. Kerwin, Department of Geography and the Environment
  • NSM Award for Outstanding Service - Dr. Keith Miller, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • NSM Award for Outstanding Junior Faculty - Dr. Shannon Murphy, Department of  Biological Sciences
 

NSM EVENTS

Fall 2013 Classes Start September 9, 2013. 

Winter 2014 classes start January 6, 2014

Spring 2014 classes start March 24, 2014