Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson And Brother To Lecture In Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Denver Nov. 11-12

Oct. 29, 2002

Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson and his brother Peter, a University of Wyoming professor, will give talks in Â鶹¹ÙÍø and Denver Nov. 11-12 as distinguished lecturers of the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Center of the American West. "High Plains Politics: A Dialogue with the Simpson Brothers of Wyoming," will be presented from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 in the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Public Library Auditorium, 11th Street and Arapahoe Avenue, and from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 12 at the Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, in the lower level B2 conference room.

Increasing Nitrogen In Earth's Soils May Signal Global Changes, Say Researchers

Oct. 29, 2002

The rapid increase of nitrogen falling from the sky as a result of fossil-fuel combustion and crop fertilization, combined with carbon stored in Earth's soils, could change the rate of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, rising into the atmosphere, according to a new study.

International Photographer And Sculptor To Give Free Lectures At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Oct. 28, 2002

A photographer from Guatemala and a German ceramic sculptor will each present free public talks in November as part of the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø fine arts department's Visiting Artists Lecture Series. Luis Gonzalez Palma and Kerstin Abraham will speak on Nov. 5 and Nov. 12, respectively. Both lectures will begin at 7 p.m. in the Sibell-Wolle Fine Arts Building on the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus, room N141.

Fiske Planetarium To Celebrate American Indian Views of The Sky

Oct. 28, 2002

Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will present a series of programs focused on American Indian tribes and the sky beginning Thursday, Nov. 7, through Tuesday, Nov. 12. The programs, which will be in the planetarium, celebrate the relationship three American Indian communities have with the sky. The planetarium will host six shows, including four live presentations.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Composer Wins International Creative Computer Music Award

Oct. 28, 2002

Music composed for tabla and computer has earned University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Assistant Professor Michael Theodore the first annual Eric Siday Musical Creativity Award from the International Computer Music Association. "Goatsong, for Tabla Drums and Computer" was selected from more than 400 submissions to the 2002 ICMA Festival and Conference in Göteborg, Sweden. Theodore, who teaches classes in music composition and technology at the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø College of Music, received a $2,300 prize. His piece was performed for a large audience at the festival.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor Will Make The Invisible Visible During Nov. 9 Show

Oct. 28, 2002

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø physics department will continue its new monthly Saturday Physics Series with a presentation on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B20. Associate Professor Steven Pollock of the physics department will present "Making the Invisible Visible," in which he will demonstrate and explain some of the tools used by nuclear and particle physicists to see things that are normally invisible to the human eye.

CU Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman Launches Project To Improve Physics And Science Education

Oct. 27, 2002

Nobel laureate Carl Wieman, distinguished professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, has launched a new science education project using part of his Nobel Prize money. The Physics Education Technology Project, or PhET, is supported by the Kavli Institute of Oxnard, Calif., the National Science Foundation, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø and the Nobel Prize award.

Criminal Justice Expert To Give Annual Scott Lecture At The CU School Of Law

Oct. 27, 2002

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law Professor Kevin R. Reitz will give the 28th annual Austin W. Scott Jr. lecture Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Fleming Law Building. The lecture titled "Rebuilding America's Law of Criminal Sentencing: The New Model Penal Code" is free and open to the public. In 2001, Reitz was appointed reporter for a revision of the Model Penal Code, the first since its adoption by the American Law Institute in 1962. The project will rewrite the code's provisions on sentencing and corrections.

Seven CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fulbright Scholars Spread Knowledge Around The World

Oct. 23, 2002

Fulbright grant winners from universities in Morocco and Turkey are conducting research at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø while five CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty winners are in Africa, Asia and Europe to teach and do research. Provost Phil DiStefano said the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty, "continue to be recognized throughout the world for their academic expertise, and it is also noteworthy that faculty from other countries want to conduct their research at our campus."

CU Journalism Professor Meg Moritz, Grad Student Produce Video Feature On Native American History For PBS

Oct. 23, 2002

Marguerite Moritz, associate dean of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Amy Echo-Hawk, a graduate student in the school, have produced a short video feature that will air on PBS during Native American history month in November. Moritz served as senior producer on the project and Echo-Hawk was the producer. According to Moritz, the feature is one of several short subject videos slated to air in recognition of Native American History Month and will be televised on stations around the country.

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