National GLBT Study Of Campuses Addressed Jan. 30 At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Jan. 14, 2003

Professor Sue Rankin of Pennsylvania State University will speak on "Queer Voices on Campus: Results of a 2001 Campus Climate Study" Jan. 30 at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø at 7 p.m. in Eaton Humanities Building, room 1B50. Rankin serves as the senior diversity planning analyst in the Office of the Provost for Educational Equity and coordinator of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity. She will share the results of a recently completed Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer campus climate study with students, staff and faculty at 14 universities.

NSF Awards CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø $6 Million For Liquid Crystals Research Center

Jan. 12, 2003

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø $6 million to support its Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center. The CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø center is funded by NSF's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center program, a national network that includes Harvard, Columbia, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Caltech, Cornell and the University of Chicago among its 29 centers. The award is for six years and is renewable.

Fiske Planetarium To Present Special Events In Memory Of Space Shuttle Challenger

Jan. 12, 2003

Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will present three programs Jan. 24, 25 and 28 in memory of the space shuttle Challenger and CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumnus and astronaut Ellison Onizuka. This month marks the 17th anniversary of the space shuttle's tragic explosion, which killed Onizuka and six others on board.

Construction Company Launches Sexual Harassment Prevention Program At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Jan. 12, 2003

Swinerton Builders, co-developers of a new student housing project at Williams Village by the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, is launching a program to increase awareness of the company's sexual harassment policies. According to Derrick Watson, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø coordinator for the Williams Village project and assistant to the vice chancellor for administration, the increased visibility of the policy is designed not only to educate workers, but also to assure CU students, staff, faculty and local community members that Swinerton is committed to promoting a civil working environment.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Speak On Byron White At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Law Conference

Jan. 8, 2003

A host of prominent legal scholars, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, will gather at the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law Jan. 24-25 to discuss the legal career of former Justice Byron White. Titled "Justice White and the Exercise of Judicial Power," the 10th Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Conference will be held at the Fleming Law Building on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus. All presentations are open to the public but a registration fee is required. Fees are $5 for CU alumni and higher for others.

Guaranteed Admission To CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Offered To Successful Grads Of Denver's New High-Tech High School

Jan. 8, 2003

The best and brightest of Denver's traditionally under-represented students will soon be enrolling at a new high-tech high school, and qualified graduates will be guaranteed admission to the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. The Denver School of Science and Technology, which will enroll its first ninth grade class in September 2004, has partnered with both the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Office of Admissions and the university's Pre-Collegiate Development Program to help increase the number of promising first-generation college students, women and minorities to attend college.

Renowned Archaeologist To Lecture On Pottery Of U.S. Southwest, Philippines

Jan. 8, 2003

An internationally known archaeologist and celebrated storyteller will share his knowledge of the ancient people and pottery of the southwestern United States and the Philippines during a Jan. 25 free public lecture and slide presentation at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. William Longacre, who was honored by the American Anthropological Association as the Distinguished Archaeologist of 2001, will make his presentation at 4 p.m. in room 270 of the Hale Science Building. He is the 2003 CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Department of Anthropology Distinguished Archaeologist.

CU Researchers Find Stellar Cocoons In Surprisingly Harsh Environment

Jan. 7, 2003

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø astronomers have discovered what they believe to be dozens of potential stellar cocoons within a giant star-forming region that may harbor disks of dust and gas that could one day form planetary systems. "This is the first large population of so-called 'proplyd' objects to be found outside of the Orion Nebula, the closest region to Earth known to be forming massive stars," said CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø postdoctoral researcher Nathan Smith of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy.

Time Travel To Be Discussed At Jan. 11 CU Physics Lecture

Jan. 6, 2003

Time travel and antimatter are often the subjects of sci-fi fantasy, but the real physics behind these and other concepts will be discussed Jan. 11 when the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø physics department presents its free Saturday Physics Series lecture. "Time Traveling with Physics," a presentation by Professor Patricia Rankin, will begin at 2 p.m. in room G1B20 of the Duane Physics and Astrophysics building on the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus.

Coronal Activity May Be 'Buried Alive' In Red Giant Stars, CU Researchers Say

Jan. 6, 2003

When Earth's sun expands into a red giant star in roughly five billion years, long after Earth has become uninhabitable, the hydrogen core will be burned out and the bloated outer shell will be cool and murky.

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