UCD at the 2007 National Western Stock Show
The University of Colorado Denver has two exhibits at the 2007 National Western Stock Show, Jan. 6-16.

Water quality meets state standards
We have verified that water inside University of Colorado Hospital buildings and most University of Colorado Denver buildings at the Anschutz Medical Campus meet Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) water quality standards.

A Great Escape
Early morning waves lap onto the foreboding rocky crags of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. Into the dark, frigid water plunge more than 1,000 triathletes. Hours later, the reward at the finish line is simply the ‘braggin’ rights’ to say, “I escaped from Alcatraz.” For Diane Ridgway, RN, a cardiac electrophysiology nurse at the University of Colorado Hospital, this adventure sounds like fun.

December 2006 Employee of the Month:
Bart Neu, manager of Parking Services.

Newly released prisoners at high risk for death, study finds
Prisoners who have been recently released from prison have a high death rate, especially in the first two weeks after release, a new study finds. The findings were published in the Jan. 11 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

HIPAA Tip for January
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has been keeping a running total of records containing sensitive information lost in security breaches since February 15, 2005. In less than two years that total has topped 100 million records lost and exposed.*

UCD research dollars hit a
record $374 million for FY 2006
The University of Colorado Denver received a record $374 million in sponsored research grants during fiscal year 2006 -- roughly a 6 percent increase over 2005 -- indicating that the university's researchers are thriving in a highly competitive national quest for public and private research dollars.

Art in Science | Science in Art
exhibit showcases creativity at CU
Art in Science | Science in Art is a juried exhibition of images made by University of Colorado-affiliated scientists and artists. Of the hundreds submitted, 30 were selected to be printed in large format and hung in a traveling show which opens January 2007 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

Researcher receives $2.7 million to study
treatment for mustard gas exposure
A common over-the-counter dietary supplement may help to treat burns caused by mustard gas – a toxic, chemical warfare agent that causes the skin to break out in large blisters, and if inhaled, may cause blistering or bleeding in the lungs, as well as in other internal organs, potentially causing death.

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