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Marking two decades of honoring outstanding teaching

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Bob Sievers, second from right, is joined by his wife, Nancy; collaborator Amir Genosar of AktivPak; and Genosar's daughter Romi at the recent CIRES reception. Sievers was recognized for winning a 2008 Astellas Award, center.

Inhalable measles vaccine earns more recognition for professor

Bob Sievers, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder, celebrated a recent award during a reception at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES).

Sievers, director of the CIRES Environmental Program, won a 2008 Astellas Award from the American Chemical Society for his group's research on aerosols in public health and the development of a measles vaccine in inhalable powder form. He worked with students and researchers in creating the vaccine for use in developing countries.

The September reception in the CIRES atrium followed his presentation at an ACS Award lecture at a symposium in Washington, D.C., over the summer. The Astellas Award carries a stipend of $30,000.

Engineering professor elected to Institute of Medicine

Kristi Anseth, a University of Colorado at Boulder distinguished professor and the Tisone Professor in chemical and biological engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Anseth, who also is an associate professor of surgery at the University of Colorado Denver and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, is among 65 new members and five foreign associates announced Monday by the institute. Membership in the Institute of Medicine recognizes people who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

The institute was established by the National Academy of Sciences in 1970. At least one-quarter of its membership is selected from outside of health professions. CU-Boulder distinguished professors Tom Cech of chemistry and biochemistry, and Jane Menken of sociology also are members, along with 11 faculty members at the University of Colorado Denver.

Anseth received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering at CU-Boulder in 1994 and was a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining the CU faculty in 1996.

Editors: Photographs of CU-Boulder Distinguished Professor Kristi Anseth are available by entering the keyword "Anseth" at http://photography.colorado.edu/res/sites/news/

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Distinguished Professor receives international honor

Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute of Behavioral Science Jane Menken was named the 2009 Laureate of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). Established in 1991, the award recognizes contributions to the advancement of population sciences and distinguished service to the organization.

Menken received the award in Marrakech, Morocco, during a recent meeting. She began working at CU-Boulder in 1997 and is a former professor of the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University.

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Assistant professor published in Geo magazine

Nabil Echchaibi, assistant professor in the CU-Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication, wrote an article titled "Dans les pas des musulmans américains" ("In the Steps of American Muslims") that is featured in the October issue of Geo magazine, the French/German version of National Geographic. Fluent in French, Nabil's article highlights the life of Muslims in America since Sept. 11, 2001.