Coloradans To Get Celestial Gift In A Christmas Eclipse

Dec. 4, 2000

People waking up on Christmas morning to find a piece of the sun missing will be relieved to know that Santa didnÂ’t give it away as a gift. Rather they will be seeing the final solar eclipse of the second millennium. About 40 percent of the sun will be covered at the peak of the partial eclipse, when the moon passing between the Earth and sun will cast a shadow over Colorado, according to experts at the Sommers-Bausch Observatory at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø.

Alaska's Speedy Columbia Glacier On Likely Disintegration Course

Dec. 3, 2000

AlaskaÂ’s Columbia Glacier, heralded as the worldÂ’s speediest glacier, appears to be on a course to disintegrate and evolve into a spectacular fjord rivaling Glacier Bay in the coming years, according to a University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø researcher.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Hosts Creative Exhibit For Advertising Students Dec. 13-27

Dec. 3, 2000

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will hold its first Creative Exhibit by Advanced Advertising Students Dec. 13-27 at the Dairy Center for the Arts. An opening reception for the exhibit, along with a ceremony for recipients of the One Club scholarship awards, will be held Dec. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the center, 2590 Walnut St. in Â鶹¹ÙÍø.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Undergraduate Programs Offer Unique Research Opportunities

Nov. 30, 2000

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program and the Residential Academic Program in Baker Hall are facilitating extensive undergraduate participation in faculty research. The Baker Hall Academic Program is designed for incoming CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø freshmen and sophomores who plan to focus on natural sciences and environmental studies with a strong research orientation. The program offers small classes and provides students with numerous research opportunities working alongside some of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’s top faculty researchers.

Lecture To Focus On Historic Perspective Of 2000 Election

Nov. 30, 2000

"Controversial Election? The 2000 Election in Historical Perspective," will be the subject of a talk Dec. 6 in the continuing history lecture series sponsored by the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Office of Community Affairs and Front Range Community College. Andy DeRoche, history instructor at Front Range Community College, will discuss past presidential elections that were crises for the country, including elections of 1800, 1824 and 1860 involving historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Receives Award For Ralphie's Info Center

Nov. 30, 2000

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has been awarded an outstanding publication certificate of merit in the electronic category from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) for its RalphieÂ’s Info Center online advising publication.

Colorado Photonics Industry Thrives With Support From CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Nov. 29, 2000

Editors: Reporters and photographers are invited to attend the next quarterly meeting of the Colorado Photonics Industry Association, hosted by CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 7 in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom. Students will display their research in photonics at a poster session from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

State-Of-The-Art Classrooms Are Enhancing Instruction At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Nov. 29, 2000

Someday the typical classroom may look a lot like two new ones in CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’s Eaton Humanities Building, with rows of computers all linked to each other and the dayÂ’s coursework displayed on several large projection screens. The classrooms, one equipped with 18 Macintosh G4 computers and one with 23 Dell Pentium IIIÂ’s, have state-of-the-art equipment throughout and an interactive network design linking the instructor and students as never before. The high-tech equipment has created strong demand among faculty who are finding new ways to use computers in the classroom.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Business Professor Elected To Honor Society Board Of Governors

Nov. 29, 2000

John Lymberopoulos, a professor of international business and finance at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, has been elected to the board of governors of Beta Gamma Sigma. As a member of the board, Lymberopoulos will help govern more than 440,000 Beta Gamma Sigma members worldwide. His term will run through June 2004.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø To Donate Buffalo Hugs To Dental Aid, People's Clinic In Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Nov. 29, 2000

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø students will deliver 50 Buffalo Hugs pillows to children at Dental Aid and the San Juan/Broadway PeopleÂ’s Clinic in Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Wednesday, Dec. 6, continuing a program begun this fall to comfort young patients during visits to the dentist or doctor. Deliveries of 25 Buffalo Hugs each to the Dental Aid Â鶹¹ÙÍø Clinic, 4155 Darley Avenue, Suite C, and the San Juan/Broadway PeopleÂ’s Clinic, 3100 34th St., will be at 9:30 a.m. at Dental Aid and at 10:15 a.m. at the PeopleÂ’s Clinic.

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