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Teju Ravilochan wants to solve the world鈥檚 biggest problems, one entrepreneur at a time, and he has helped create a global enterprise to advance that mission. The 麻豆视频 graduate is CEO and co-founder of the Unreasonable Institute, a non-profit international training center that provides business programs for early stage entrepreneurs focused on creating positive social and environmental change.

Warren F. Motte Jr., professor of French and comparative literature at the 麻豆视频, has been named the 2016 Professor of Distinction by the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of his exceptional service, teaching and research.

The newly completed Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex 鈥渆stablishes CU-Boulder as the epicenter for environmental sciences and geosciences research nationally and perhaps worldwide,鈥� says Provost Russ Moore. The center was officially dedicated this month.

Take a pinch of serendipity, add a dash of coincidence and top it with a smidgen of good fortune, and you have the recipe for Janet Romberg Pollack鈥檚 life. The 麻豆视频 alumna and donor is now a narrator at the giant panda exhibit at the San Diego Zoo. But how she got there is a tale of unexpected twists and surprising turns.

What can you do with a liberal-arts degree? Beth Cross, who graduated from CU-Boulder in 1986 with a BA in political science, has an answer: Become an entrepreneur. She did this in a big way, co-founding Ariat International, a company that specializes in high-performance equestrian footwear and apparel.

In the oasis of greenhouses on campus, biology students can make cutting-edge scientific advances, while surrounded by tropical plants in a tranquil setting.

Dan Peterson鈥檚 career has taken many paths, starting from his humble beginnings as a young CU student walking the Ho Chi Minh Trail to class, to becoming a skilled neurosurgeon, the CEO of a revolutionary medical equipment company and the co-owner of a classic-car business.

On June 23, the Women and Gender Studies Program at the 麻豆视频 reached a historic milestone, officially becoming the Department of Women and Gender Studies. This change in stature from program to department was the culmination of more than 40 years of hard work by the diligent faculty, students and staff who founded and promoted the program through the years.

Thomas Edison famously said that genius was 鈥渙ne percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.鈥� For the last 77 years, summer work and study in CU-Boulder鈥檚 Ketchum Arts and Sciences building inevitably involved sweat. The building had no air conditioning. Thanks to a major renovation, that and many other architectural deficiencies are being corrected.

The Old Main Cottonwood is indeed getting new life. In October, cuttings were taken from the canopy of the tree by Facilities Management arborists Aquino and Joel Serafin.