Noted Tanzanian Director To Visit CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø And Screen Film Jan. 29

Jan. 21, 2003

The Tanzanian director and producer of the first Swahili language film made for worldwide release will appear at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Jan. 29 to show the film and answer questions. Professor Martin Mhando will visit CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø to screen his award-winning feature film, "Maangamizi - The Ancient One," at the International Film Series. The 7 p.m. screening in the auditorium of the Muenzinger Psychology building is free and open to the public.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Law School Hosts Symposium On "Models Of Regulation For The New Economy"

Jan. 21, 2003

Note to Editors: Members of the press are welcome to attend without charge. To arrange, call Adam Peters at (720) 839-6505 or e-mail adam.peters@colorado.edu . The challenge of regulating high-technology industries in the fast-paced Internet world will be the focus of discussion at the University of Colorado School of Law symposium titled "Models of Regulation for the New Economy," to be held Feb. 2-3 at the University Memorial Center on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus.

CU Astronaut-Alum Scott Carpenter To Give Talk, Sign Books Jan. 31 On Campus

Jan. 20, 2003

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø alum-astronaut Scott Carpenter will be on campus on Friday, Jan. 31, to talk about his new book, "For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut." The free talk and book signing will be held in the Old Main Chapel at 5:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Carpenter, the second astronaut to orbit the Earth, grew up in Â鶹¹ÙÍø and became one of seven Project Mercury astronauts to take part in America's pioneering space program in the 1960s.

Dillard University President Lectures At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Feb. 4

Jan. 20, 2003

Michael L. Lomax, president of Dillard University in New Orleans, will lecture on "Leadership in the 21st Century," on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Lomax will speak at 4 p.m. in Old Main Chapel. His talk is free and open to the public.

University Of Colorado Satellite Readied For NASA Launch Jan. 25

Jan. 16, 2003

An $85 million NASA satellite carrying five instruments designed and built at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø to study how and why variations in the sun affect EarthÂ’s atmosphere and climate is slated for launch on Jan 25.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumna Rockets Into Space With Student Experiments

Jan. 16, 2003

A University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumna was successfully launched into orbit Jan. 16 aboard the space shuttle Columbia, where she'll spend two weeks in space operating student projects that were built and tested at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø. CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø aerospace engineering graduate Kalpana Chawla, who is making her second space shuttle flight, is among the seven-person flight crew. Chawla received her doctorate from CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø in 1988 and flew on Columbia in 1997. She is one of 15 alumni of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø who have flown in space.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Names New Communications Director

Jan. 15, 2003

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Chancellor Richard L. Byyny announced today the appointment of Pauline Hale, former director of public relations and current spokesperson for the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus, to the position of executive director of University Communications, effective Feb. 1. The position was vacated in July 2002 when former Executive Director Bobbi Barrow resigned to join Denver Health Medical Center. A national search conducted last fall did not result in an appointment.

SOURCE Satellite News Briefing At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Set For Jan. 17

Jan. 15, 2003

MEDIA ADVISORY SORCE Satellite News Briefing at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Set for Jan. 17 The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will hold a news briefing on Friday, Jan. 17, on the launch of an $85 million CU satellite designed and built to study Sun-Earth interactions that affect global conditions including climate change and ozone depletion.

Former Ambassador Dennis Ross

Jan. 15, 2003

Note to Editors: Reporters and photographers wanting media passes to this event should contact Peter Caughey at (303) 492-4007 or Greg Swenson at (303) 492-3113. Former U.S. Special Ambassador Dennis B. Ross will speak on the Middle East at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Jan. 22 in an event hosted by the student government's Cultural Events Board. Ross will speak at 7 p.m. in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom. The doors will open at 6 p.m.

Educational Exhibits Mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Jan. 14, 2003

Displays chronicling the ideals and principles of Martin Luther King Jr. are being featured at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø in honor of the Jan. 20 holiday that bears his name. Exhibits are located in the east lobby of Norlin Library and the second floor of the University Memorial Center and are open for viewing during normal business hours. The UMC display will run from Jan. 15 to Jan. 20 and the Norlin display will run from Jan. 15 to Jan. 31.

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