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John Bernhard, vice chancellor for administration and finance at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Denver, has withdrawn his candidacy for the position of vice chancellor for administration at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder. Bernhard said he made the decision “after considerable thought and after receiving a lot of advice.” “It was a close call from my perspective,” Bernhard said. “It would have been an honor to be a part of Chancellor Dick ByynyÂ’s team, but the job was not structured in a way that took best advantage of my background and experience.”

The University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder received more than $174 million in sponsored research awards for the 1996-97 fiscal year, the highest total ever for the campus and a 24 percent increase over the previous fiscal year. ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 90 percent of the money was awarded directly or indirectly by federal agencies, said Jerry Peterson, assistant vice chancellor for research. The rest came from foundations, corporations, private and non-profit agencies, institutes, other universities and the state of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥.

Nearly 200 high school students representing 82 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ high schools will be exposed to the marvels of engineering during the 30th Annual High School Honors Institute at the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder. Participants, age 17 and 18, will learn about ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ engineering programs, facilities, research projects and faculty. They also will discuss career options during the seminar, which runs from Aug. 3 to Aug. 6.

A payload designed and built by more than 100 University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder students to peer at the sun from orbit is slated to blast into space aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery at 8:40 a.m. MDT Aug. 7 from Cape Kennedy, Fla.