CU President Bruce Benson and CU Anschutz Medical Campus Chancellor Don Elliman made a visit to Washington, DC in February to meet with the Colorado Congressional delegation and highlight a number of issues important to the University.
In February, the CU Government Relations staff met with the Colorado Congressional delegation to express concern for provisions included in recently-proposed patent legislation, and help them understand how a strong, enforceable patent is essential to new companies created with CU technology.
Dr. Dan Theodorescu, Director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center, gave a presentation to the House Public Health and Human Services Committee on research and treatments taking place at the Anschutz Medical Campus.
On January 15, Barbara Paradiso and her students from the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs Center for Domestic Violence visited the capitol. Senator Linda Newell, a true advocate in the field, graciously hosted them as her guests on the Senate floor and spoke with them about her legislative efforts concerning domestic violence.
CU Anschutz Medical Campus Chancellor Elliman and Vice President for Health Affairs, CU and Executive Vice Chancellor of the Anschutz Medical Campus Lilly marks presented to the Joint House and Senate Business Committees on the positive impacts the campus has on Colorado.
On February 10, UCCS joined the Army Reserve, five other top-tier universities and 12 employers in an effort to create future cyber warriors. The Army Reserve Cyber Private Public Partnership (Cyber P3) brought together leaders of industry and academia with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to address a critical need for expertise in the cyber domain.
On February 25, Chris Koehler, Director of the Colorado Space Grant Consortium (COSGC) headquartered at CU-Boulder, visited Capitol Hill to meet with staff from Colorado’s Congressional delegation.