Holocaust Awareness Week Events At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Feb. 21-25

Feb. 7, 2005

The 21st annual Holocaust Awareness Week will be held Feb. 21-25 on the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus and will include survivor presentations, faculty lectures, panel discussions, film screenings and a readers' theater. All Holocaust Awareness Week events are free and open to the public. All events will take place in room 235 of the University Memorial Center unless otherwise noted. While the week's main focus is on the Holocaust of World War II, related issues such as modern genocide also will be examined.

Black Awareness Month Activities Announced At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Feb. 7, 2005

Note to Editors: A complete calendar of events is available in a pdf file on the Web at http://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/cma/events.htm . The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will offer a variety of activities on campus and in the Â鶹¹ÙÍø and Denver communities in February in honor of Black Awareness Month.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumni Association Seeks Nominations For Awards

Feb. 6, 2005

The CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its 75th annual Alumni Association Awards, which recognize and honor faculty, staff and alumni from the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus. The George Norlin Award honors University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumni for distinguished lifetime achievement in their work and community. The Robert L. Stearns Award recognizes outstanding members of the current CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty and staff for exceptional achievement or service.

Feb. 8 Ward Churchill Talk At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Cancelled

Feb. 6, 2005

Editors' Note: Ron Stump will be available in front of Regent Hall at 5 p.m. to take questions from the media. A planned Feb. 8 talk by CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor Ward Churchill has been cancelled due to security concerns, according to Ron Stump, vice chancellor for student affairs. Stump said the decision to cancel the talk was made because there were serious concerns for the safety of students planning to attend the event and for Churchill himself, who reportedly has received numerous death threats.

Fiske Planetarium To Host Live Jazz Show And Examine The Paranormal In February

Feb. 6, 2005

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Fiske Planetarium will host a live jazz concert on Valentine's Day weekend and later in the month will delve into the paranormal. The debut of the AstroJazz program will be on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m., while "The Paranormal Universe" show will be on Thursday, Feb. 17, and Friday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Grooved Protein Essential For Promoting Cancer Development, Team Discovers

Feb. 4, 2005

A research team led by Thomas Cech, president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a distinguished professor at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, has determined the detailed structure of an essential piece of telomerase enzyme, an important contributor to the vast majority of human cancers.

Internationally Known Archaeologist To Speak At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø On Feb. 12

Feb. 3, 2005

Professor Wendy Ashmore of the University of California, Riverside, one of the world's leading authorities on the archaeological study of space and landscape, will speak at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Feb. 12. Ashmore will talk about the new ways archaeologists are examining the history of ancient places like Stonehenge, the pyramids of Egypt, New Mexico's Chaco Canyon and the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. The 10th Annual Distinguished Archaeology Lecture is sponsored by the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø anthropology department and is free and open to the public.

FCC Chairman To Speak At CU Telecom Conference

Feb. 3, 2005

Note to Editors: Members of the press are welcome to attend without charge. Most of the conference participants, including FCC Chairman Michael Powell, will be available for interviews. To arrange, contact Zachary Lange at (303) 735-5633 or zachary.lange@colorado.edu .

Security To Be Tight For Scheduled Ward Churchill Talk Feb. 8

Feb. 3, 2005

MEDIA ADVISORY Security will be tight for a talk by Professor Ward Churchill currently scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the University Memorial Center on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus of the University of Colorado. The talk, titled "Ward Churchill Speaks On His Book: Real Academic Discourse Outside the Filter of the Media," is scheduled at 7 p.m. according to the group planning the event, called "CU Students, Staff and Faculty in Support of Ward Churchill." The talk is planned for the Glenn Miller Ballroom in the UMC. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

Remarks By Chancellor Phil DiStefano At The CU Board Of Regents Special Meeting

Feb. 2, 2005

In the past week, the University of Colorado has been at the center of a fierce debate that has raised a fundamental question: what are the boundaries of free expression, academic freedom and tenure protections? This question is especially salient in the face of the most offensive - the most appalling -- political expression, such as many of Professor Ward Churchill's comments in his essay regarding the events of September 11.

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