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University of Colorado Law School Professor Kristen Carpenter, an American Indian law scholar with expertise in property, cultural property, human rights and Indigenous peoples, has been appointed as a justice of the inaugural Supreme Court of the Shawnee Tribe.
Head Coach Karl Dorrell has gained a first-year coaching recognition by the Football Writers Association of America; he helped lead the Colorado Buffalos football team to a 4–2 record in a COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season.
In a 2021 ceremony, the CU community was finally able to honor the seven recipients of the 2020 Regent Awards. The awards include honorary degrees, university medals and a distinguished service award for some of the greatest contributors to CU, the state and the nation.
Historian Vilja Hulden, who is conducting a sweeping analysis of congressional lobbying from 1877 onward, has landed a major fellowship that will support her research.
In rankings released Jan. 6, two members of the CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï School of Education faculty were recognized as among the nation’s top 200 researchers whose scholarship bridges academic and public audiences.
CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï’s David Pyrooz and an Arizona State University colleague won the outstanding book award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
The Heterodox Academy has selected CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï environmental economist Matthew Burgess as the recipient of its 2020 Open Inquiry Award for teaching.
One of the highest CU system honors, eight faculty members from the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï campus are now distinguished professors, recognized for their outstanding contributions as researchers and educators.
The Colorado chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) honored the CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï communications team with three Gold Pick awards for a chancellor op ed campaign, a paid social media campaign featuring research and a catchy science story.
Scientists Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn, who are also fellows in JILA, are being recognized for their work in cutting-edge lasers.