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CU professor drowns in Mexico

COLIMA, Mexico – A University of Colorado professor, well known for his research on the effects of radiation on Rocky Flats workers, has drowned.

Boulder Camera reports 59-year-old Jim Ruttenber died on Saturday while swimming with two CU students in Colima.

Ruttenber was an epidemiologist at CU's Health and Sciences Center. He also taught in the Environmental Studies program on the Boulder campus.

Ruttenber and the students were participating in an exchange program with the University of Colima.

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