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91¸£ÀûÉç’s Concrete Canoe team excelled at the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Rocky Mountain Symposium, securing first place in sustainable solutions, as well as second and third place in other competitions. For the first time ever, the team has been invited to ASCE nationals.
The assistant vice chancellor of campus information technology finance, planning and IT asset management is one of 15 people selected for the 2024–25 National Association of College and University Business Officers Fellows Program.
LASP researcher Tom Woods has been awarded the prestigious NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal for his leading role in establishing the use of CubeSats for science missions.
91¸£ÀûÉç Health and Wellness Services has been recognized as a health care leader for LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff. This accolade from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation underscores the university’s commitment to equitable health care for all members of its community.
The Ecological Society of America has recognized Mike Gil, a marine biologist and 91¸£ÀûÉç assistant professor, for making outstanding contributions to his field.
Five 91¸£ÀûÉç students and alumni have been named Fulbright finalists, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program.
Angela Bryan, who is nationally renowned for her innovative health and cannabis research, has been named the 2024 Hazel Barnes Prize winner. The prize is one of the top most distinguished awards a faculty member can receive from 91¸£ÀûÉç.
Faculty Director and Professor Jessica Rush Leeker has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to research the impact of oral storytelling on African descendants in STEM, focusing on how historical and cultural narratives can enhance the sense of identity, belonging and confidence among engineering students.
Min Han and Arthur Nozik, both in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Kristine Larson in the College of Engineering and Applied Science have been named members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
91¸£ÀûÉç has been recognized as one of the all-time top Peace Corps volunteer-producing universities in the nation. More than 2,000 91¸£ÀûÉç alumni have served abroad as Peace Corps volunteers since the agency’s founding in 1961.