DEADLINES

The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the fifth annual Young Professional of the Year award. This award focuses on the contributions that young professionals make to the local community through volunteerism and community activities, strides they are making to better themselves via professional development activities and their professional accomplishments. Nomination forms are available by contacting the chamber at 970-482-3746 and on its website at www.fortcollinschamber.com. Nomination forms are due no later than 5 p.m. on Jan. 7.



KUDOS

A Colorado State University team received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to produce a biological control system for bioenergy crops. June Medford and Mauricio Antunes, both professors in the Biology department, and Ashok Prasad, a professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering, received the grant from Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, the DOE’s advanced research division. Their work was chosen from more than 4,000 submissions and is viewed as transformational to the field of bioenergy. The work will develop technology that allows rapid and precise improvement of bioenergy crops.