Giuliani Media Parking, Other Information for CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø April 3 Talk

March 30, 2005

MEDIA ADVISORY Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, will speak April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Coors Events/Conference Center on the campus of the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Parking for media will be available in Lot 430, across Regent Drive from the events center and adjacent to the Leeds School of Business. Following are media guidelines for the event stipulated in Giuliani's contract:

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø International Student Groups Host 14th Festival Celebrating Their Cultures

March 30, 2005

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will host its 14th International Festival on Saturday, April 9, in celebration of the cultures, customs, foods and music of the nearly 90 countries represented by CU's international community. The festival will feature live entertainment, country and cultural booths and free food from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at the University Memorial Center.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø MBA Students To Compete In National Finals Of Competition

March 30, 2005

A team of University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø MBA students will compete in the national finals of the Venture Capital Investment Competition to be held April 7-9 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Leeds School of Business team joins seven other teams in the finals, including Harvard University, the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The winning team will take home $10,000, with second place receiving $5,000 and third place $2,000.

Former House Science Committee Director To Speak At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø On April 11

March 29, 2005

Robert Palmer, Democratic staff director for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science from 1993 through January 2005, will speak at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on April 11. Titled "Science, Policy and Politics: A View from the Hill," the talk will be held at the CIRES Auditorium at 2 p.m. in the Ekeley Sciences Building.

'Unveiling Saturn' To Be Presented At Fiske Planetarium April 7 And 8

March 28, 2005

The newest discoveries and pictures from the Cassini spacecraft exploring Saturn will be presented at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Fiske Planetarium on April 7 and 8. Josh Colwell, a co-investigator on Cassini's ultraviolet camera and a research associate at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, will present "Unveiling Saturn" at 7:30 p.m. on both days.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Committee Begins To Work On Churchill Case

March 28, 2005

The Standing Committee on Research Misconduct at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø met Tuesday, March 29, to begin its work in reviewing the allegations of research misconduct related to Professor Ward Churchill. The agenda of the group's initial meeting focused on procedural matters. The formal allegations, outlined March 24 in a report by CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Interim Chancellor Phil DiStefano, will be forwarded to the committee this week.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø To Honor Campus Energy-Conservation Champions

March 28, 2005

The occupants of five University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø buildings saved the university about $72,000 in energy costs for the 2003-04 fiscal year and will be honored with the 2004 Buff Energy Star Award.

Communication And Democracy To Be Topic Of Journalism School Lecture At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø April 1

March 27, 2005

The Crosman Lecture presented by the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Journalism and Mass Communication on April 1 will feature Cees J. Hamelink, professor of international communication at the University of Amsterdam. Hamelink will speak on "Communication and Global Democracy" at 4 p.m. in Old Main Chapel. The event is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by the Keller First Amendment Center. A reception will follow in the Heritage Center.

Endangered Species Act Topic Of April 1 Slide Show At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

March 27, 2005

The Endangered Species Act and the many flora and fauna it has helped to protect will be the topic of an April 1 slide show and discussion at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Michael J. Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity based in Tucson, Ariz., will host the program beginning at 7 p.m. in University Memorial Center room 235. The presentation is free and open to the public.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Chancellor Releases Report On Churchill Review

March 23, 2005

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Chancellor Phil DiStefano today announced the findings of a preliminary review of allegations concerning the conduct and scholarship of Professor Ward Churchill. The review team, led by DiStefano, found that ChurchillÂ’s controversial essay on 9/11 and other public comments are protected by the First Amendment, but that other allegations of plagiarism, misuse of othersÂ’ work and fabrication may constitute research misconduct. Research misconduct, if proven, is subject to university sanctions.

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