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A surprising new study by researchers at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø indicates that for postmenopausal women, reducing sodium may have a greater effect on lowering systolic blood pressure than regular exercise. The study was carried out by researchers in the department of kinesiology and applied physiology under principal investigator and department Chair Douglas Seals. The results were published in a paper presented in the August Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

One of the most violent explosions in nature - the supernova - will be the topic of a live astronomy show at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Fiske Planetarium on Friday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø astronomy Professor Richard McCray will talk about why stars become supernovae and how scientists have learned about this fundamental process of nature, as well as the human perspective on the phenomenon.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Center for Astrobiology will host a multi-disciplinary panel of experts for its third annual public symposium titled "What Is Life?" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Cristol Chemistry Building room 140. The field of astrobiology draws from many disciplines to understand what factors determine if there is life beyond Earth

Achievements, challenges and issues for women in the news media are highlighted in a series of special October programs sponsored by the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Tad Bartimus, a reporter for The Associated Press for 25 years, is a Hearst Professional-in-Residence at the school and will be on campus Oct. 8-13. During her tenure at AP, she served as bureau chief, war correspondent in Vietnam, foreign correspondent in Europe, Northern Ireland and Latin America and as a special correspondent in the United States.

Five and a half weeks into a busy and eventful semester, students at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø are getting a break with two days off classes on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 for fall break. Most students will have the opportunity to get some rest and relaxation before they begin to prepare for midterms and finals. But some have said they want to take the time to evaluate where they are in the semester and plan for the remaining two months.

The Black Alumni Association at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will host a reception for Mary Mothershed Pryor, the university's first black homecoming queen, on Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Koenig Alumni Center, 1202 University Ave. Pryor was crowned in 1963. She will be formally recognized by President Elizabeth Hoffman during a ceremony on the field at the CU-Texas A&M football game earlier that afternoon. The game begins at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12-14 is CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Homecoming Weekend, dubbed the "Back to Â鶹¹ÙÍø Weekend" by the Alumni Association.

The University of Colorado School of Law's Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program will hold a conference titled "The Challenges of Convergence" on Monday, Oct. 8, in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom. The forum, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., will address the technical, business and legal aspects of technological convergence.

A new cab queue is being tested in front of Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Fox Theater on the Hill starting tonight in an effort to reduce drinking and driving and to better facilitate taxi traffic between the Hill, Pearl Street and other Â鶹¹ÙÍø locations.

NEWS TIP SHEET New INSTAAR Computational and Imaging Facility to be Dedicated Oct. 1 CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research will dedicate a powerful new $1.2 million computational and imaging facility on Monday, Oct. 1, that will help researchers and students study marine geophysics, ice sheet changes and natural disaster mitigation.

Kay Miller, an associate professor in CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's fine arts department, has received a $10,000 award from the Creative Capital Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that supports artists pursuing innovative approaches to form and content. Miller's work, titled "Kiss of the Wild," will include five new paintings that depict the relationship between the human and spiritual worlds. "Kiss of the Wild" will draw upon indiginous people's understandings of and approaches to contemporary social and environmental issues.