Former Enron Exec To Speak At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Integrity Week

Oct. 24, 2004

The student-run Honor Code Council at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø is hosting a talk by former Enron executive and author Lynn Brewer on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building room 140. Brewer will give the keynote address for "Integrity Week," a series of events to be held Nov. 8-11 to increase awareness of academic integrity and the honor code among students, faculty and staff on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus. All events are free and open to the public.

Fund Management And Strategies Focus Of CU Investment Conference

Oct. 24, 2004

Editors: This event is not open to the public but reporters are welcome to attend. For a complete conference schedule visit http://leeds.colorado.edu/burridge and click on conference. Investment experts, including the chief investment officer of Janus Capital Group, will converge in Denver on Nov. 4-5 for a CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business investment conference.

'Listening To Wolves' Lecture Presented Nov. 5 At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Oct. 20, 2004

Â鶹¹ÙÍø native Jon T. Coleman will lecture Nov. 5 at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on "A Howling Past: How Listening to Wolves Can Change History." The 6 p.m. lecture in Eaton Humanities Building room 1B50 is free and open to the public. The event is presented by the Center of the American West.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Hosts 'Battle Of The Brains' Computer Programming Contest

Oct. 20, 2004

Some of the best and brightest computer science students in the Rocky Mountain region will face off Saturday, Oct. 30, in an all-out "battle of the brains" contest of logic, strategy and mental endurance at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. The Association for Computing Machinery's International Collegiate Programming Contest, sponsored by IBM, is the oldest and largest programming contest in the world with 3,000 teams competing in 70 countries this fall.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Students Trick Or Treat For Charity

Oct. 20, 2004

More than 200 University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø students are expected to "Trick or Treat for Charity" Oct. 31 through a program organized by the university's Volunteer Clearing House. "It's a really fun way to make a difference," said Volunteer Clearing House director Anna Domenico. "Basically, it's a Halloween-themed food and clothing drive. CU students can do something good for the local community, get to know their neighbors, and have an excuse to get dressed up and trick or treat again."

Media Aren't Covering Religion In Presidential Race, Says CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Journalism Expert

Oct. 19, 2004

The American mass media are doing a poor job of investigating the role of religion in the 2004 presidential campaign, according to a University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø journalism professor who just returned from a European conference examining religion and media. "The media in the United States take it as a given that religious people are likely to vote for President Bush," said Professor Stewart Hoover, who made a presentation Sunday at the Prix Europa festival in Berlin. Hoover is co-director of the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Resource Center for Media, Religion and Culture.

Pink Lights Shine On CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Library For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Oct. 19, 2004

Pink lights will illuminate the west steps of Norlin Library at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø through the end of October as part of a worldwide commemoration of International Breast Cancer Awareness month. Four lanterns and six spotlights will provide pink lighting at night for the steps and pillars of the library thanks to a cooperative effort by the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Office of Community Relations, University Libraries and Facilities Management. The office of Chancellor Richard Byyny, who is a physician, provided support for the lighting.

Total Eclipse Of The Moon To Be Celebrated At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Oct. 18, 2004

Editors: Doug Duncan, director of Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory, is available for interviews on or before Oct. 27. He can be reached at (303) 735-6141. Colorado sky watchers will be treated to a total eclipse of the moon in the week before Halloween, according to experts at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Sommers-Bausch Observatory and Fiske Planetarium.

CU Satellite Mission Team Members Receive Prestigious NASA Awards

Oct. 18, 2004

Team members for NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment, or SORCE, satellite that was designed, built and currently is controlled by the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø have received two major awards from the agency. Gary Rottman, a senior research associate at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and the SORCE mission's principal investigator, accepted NASA's Group Achievement Award on behalf of the SORCE team Aug. 24. The award is made for outstanding contributions to the success of NASA's overall mission.

New Fitness Center Featured At Bear Creek Commons Open House

Oct. 18, 2004

An open house featuring a student recreation center and other amenities at Bear Creek Commons at Williams Village at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will be held Tuesday, Oct. 26, from noon to 4 p.m. The new 11,000-square-foot building also houses a police annex and leasing office for the Bear Creek Apartments and multipurpose area. Tours of the facility will be conducted during the open house.

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