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A University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder research team has completed a two-year mapping project of a human chromosome associated with various diseases as part of the international Human Genome Project. Led by Professor Ken Krauter of the molecular, cellular and developmental biology department, the groupÂ’s map of chromosome 18 includes genes involved in colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, bipolar disorder and Nieman-Pick disease Type C, a neurological disorder.

Six outstanding faculty, staff and students have received the 1997 Equity and Excellence Awards for Ethnic Plurality at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder. The recipients are psychology Associate Professor Lerita Coleman of Boulder; Ruth Ann Cameron of Jamestown, staff assistant in linguistics and religious studies; graduate students Gregory Colores of Westminster and Nicki M. Gonzales of Denver; and undergraduates Linda Y. Chang of Aurora and Yvonne J. Montoya of Boulder.

Several U.S. scholars and writers have been named to receive the 1997 Eugene M. Kayden Awards in the Humanities by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder. The national competition recognizes manuscripts submitted by faculty from universities across the country and provides funding for publication of the winning manuscripts. Awards given this year include the National Book Award, University Press of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Award, Translation Award and ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Arts Award.

Students still are being accepted for the Summer Research Institute of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program for eight weeks of study starting June 2 at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder. A $2,400 stipend is disbursed to each student throughout the summer toward completion of a research project. Students will present their findings at a symposium, participate in a Graduate Record Examination preparation workshop and engage in cultural activities. Their research papers will be published in the McNair Scholars Journal and may be presented at a national conference.

Faculty in the fine arts department at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder have elected an interim chair from within the unit, signaling an important step toward revitalizing the department, according to outgoing interim chair Merrill Lessley. Erika Doss, professor of fine arts, was elected interim chair May 9 in a meeting of the fine arts faculty. Pending approval by the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Board of Regents, she will serve as interim chair while a national search for a permanent chair is conducted.

It's a misconception that athletes should flock to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ to train for competitions. Ideally, says University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder chemical engineering Professor Igor Gamow, athletes should live at high altitude and work out at low altitude. This is fine for the jet set, but for Joe Athlete, the commute between Boulder and San Diego may be too costly. Check out the virtual altitude alternative by slumbering in the Gamow Bed. This hypobaric chamber allows athletes to sleep at simulated high altitude, thereby producing more oxygen-carrying red blood cells.

Investors, business leaders, corporate relocation services and ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ farmers rely on Richard Wobbekind to give them accurate economic forecasts each December. This year, BankOne and the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder College of Business and Administration are formally thanking him. Wobbekind, director of the Business Research Division at the College of Business and Administration at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder, is the recipient of the 1997 BankOne ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Corporation Faculty Community Service Award.

A conference titled Dams: Water and Power in the New West is set for June 2 through June 4 at the Natural Resources Law Center of the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ School of Law in Boulder. The keynote address by Charles F. Wilkinson, “Coming to Grips with Growth in the West: Traditional Communities, Free Rivers and the New Megalopoli,” will be Monday, June 2, at 12:30 p.m. in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom of the law school. Wilkinson is a noted law professor, writer and authority on Western issues.

The University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder will host the annual Big 12 Senior Student Affairs Officers Workshop June 2 through June 4. The workshop for senior student affairs officers from the Big 12 conference gives school representatives an opportunity to get acquainted, exchange ideas and explore topics of mutual interest.

Richard A. Tharp, interim athletic director at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder since August 1996, will be recommended to the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Board of Regents as the campusÂ’ permanent director of intercollegiate athletics, according to Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. Following an internal search, Tharp was a finalist for the job along with Theophilus D. Gregory, director of athletics at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Springs.