CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø To Maintain Scheduled Spring Break Dates

March 2, 2003

Spring break at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will continue according to schedule in 2004 and 2005, as recommended by the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Council of Deans. This year's spring break for campus students and faculty will occur March 24-28 on a schedule set five years in advance.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Gears Up For 2003 Summer Session With Faculty From Around The World

March 2, 2003

Faculty from around the world will be on the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus this summer for the Faculty-in-Residence Summer Term, or FIRST program. Offered for the first time last year, FIRST brings world-class faculty to the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus to teach and to forge relationships with their respective departments. Registration for summer session begins March 5.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø And CIRES Host Saturday Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl

Feb. 27, 2003

Editors: Photographers are welcome to take pictures of the competition. The best photo opportunities will be from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Hellems Arts and Sciences Building rooms 191, 193 and 199. Morning competition is in Hellems, Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Ekley Sciences. Twenty-three student teams from 13 Colorado and Wyoming high schools will gather at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Saturday, March 1, to compete in the fifth regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Athlete Meets Terms For Lifting Restrictions On Playing

Feb. 27, 2003

Editors Note: The following information is provided with written permission by student-athlete James Wright. Due to ongoing public interest, Mr. Wright waived his rights to privacy covered by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The written waiver applies to the contents of this statement only. The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø announced today that student-athlete James Wright has met disciplinary requirements allowing his return to play intercollegiate athletics, effective immediately, but other disciplinary sanctions remain in force.

Sports Illustrated Writer Rick Reilly To Speak At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø On March 11

Feb. 26, 2003

Rick Reilly, the well-known Sports Illustrated writer and author, will give a public talk at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Tuesday, March 11. Reilly, who will be on campus as a guest of the World Affairs Athenaeum, will speak at 3 p.m. in the University Memorial Center Glenn Miller Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. A CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumnus, Reilly has been a writer at Sports Illustrated since 1985. He started his writing career working for the Daily Camera, Denver Post and Los Angeles Times, before moving on to Sports Illustrated.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Conservation Campaign Announces Water, Energy Savings

Feb. 26, 2003

A water conservation program at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will result in savings of 66 million gallons of treated water when all parts of the plan are implemented this year. The annual water conservation includes 8.75 million gallons of treated water saved at Folsom Field and other athletic fields, 36 million gallons from three building conservation projects and 21 million gallons at the campus powerhouse, said Robin Newsome-Suitts, chair of the Campus Resource Conservation Committee.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Volunteers To Join In Read Across America Day On March 3

Feb. 26, 2003

Editors: Photographers are welcome to photograph the readers but are advised to call the respective locations in advance. Faculty, staff, students and administrators at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will be volunteer readers in the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Valley School District as part of Read Across America Day on Monday, March 3.

Colorado High School Students To Attend Women In Engineering Career Day At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø March 1

Feb. 26, 2003

NEWS TIP SHEET, PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Colorado High School Students to Attend Women in Engineering Career Day at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø March 1 About 150 high school women, parents and counselors from throughout Colorado will attend the Career Day program sponsored by the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Saturday, March 1.

Groundbreaking Nicotine Research Nets Award For CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor

Feb. 26, 2003

An award for groundbreaking research on the neurochemical effects of nicotine was given Feb. 20th to University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor Allan Collins by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Collins, a professor of psychology and a faculty fellow in the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø, won the Langley Award for Basic Science in Nicotine Pharmacology as a result of a number of important nicotine addiction discoveries made in his lab.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Business Case Competition To Address Social Responsibility Issues

Feb. 26, 2003

Note to Editors: The case competition is not open to the public but reporters and photographers are welcome. The competition round of most interest begins at 2 p.m. March 8 at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Marriott, 2660 Canyon Blvd. To attend, please contact Chris Cahill at (720) 530-3116. While corporate scandals continue to dominate headlines, the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leeds School of Business will host a 15-team competition to see who can present the most socially responsible, ethical or environmentally sustainable solution to a business problem.

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