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The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder's Center for Astrobiology will hold its fourth annual public symposium Sept. 17 when a panel of experts examines the origin and changes in life on Earth and the possibility of life beyond our planet and solar system. The symposium was organized by Bruce Jakosky, director of CU-Boulder's Center for Astrobiology. Jakosky is a professor in the geological sciences department and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics who has worked as a project scientist on several NASA Mars missions.

Though evidence suggests more Americans want to understand Islam, an uneasy and sometimes hostile climate has developed for Muslims living in the United States one year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to the chair of the religious studies department at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder. Professor Fred Denny, who has studied Islam in the United States and abroad since the 1960s, said he's observed both positive and negative reactions since the attacks.

Campus police at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder and city authorities have a constructive reminder for new and returning students as the fall semester begins: be aware of new rules designed to stop out-of-control celebrations. Under a state law that took effect June 3, students convicted of rioting offenses will be prohibited from attending any state-supported college or university for one year.

A spin-off company formed by several ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ faculty to research and treat heart failure has been selected as one of the top 100 companies that will shape the world's future by the Red Herring Magazine.

Ringing bells will greet CU-Boulder students at noon on Thursday, Sept. 5, to mark the anniversary of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s opening day 125 years ago. The carillon bells, located in Macky Auditorium, will ring 44 times in celebration of the first class of students. On Sept. 5, 1877 the doors of Old Main swung open to welcome CU's first class of 44 students and two instructors, including the president of the university.

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder and the Boulder Fire Department have teamed up to spread the word to incoming students that fire danger is still high throughout Colorado and students can help prevent wildfires from happening.

EXPERIENCES AT CU's LEEDS BUSINESS SCHOOL Editors: Reporters can arrange meetings with some of these business leaders before or after their lectures. Contact Kristen Hislop at (303) 492-7800 to make arrangements. CEOs and founders of Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Coors Brewing, Intrado, Office Depot and other leading companies will discuss lessons learned from their successful business careers with CU-Boulder students at lectures throughout the fall semester.

The soccer fields at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder's Williams Village housing complex are undergoing a restoration process with a new watering agreement established between the university and the city of Boulder. The project began on Aug. 28 and is expected to last four weeks.

The Department of Housing at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder will hold its 12th annual Global Jam smorgasbord of culturally diverse foods on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Farrand Field. According to Hall Director Holly Holliday, this year's menu will be prepared by Housing's dining services and will feature African, Spanish and American Indian foods. Some of the foods to be served will include spicy buffalo chili, roasted corn, fideos con gambas, garbonzos con cebolla, gazpacho and various other entrees.

Note to Editors: The initiative on Earth Systems Engineering at CU-Boulder and the work of the nonprofit Engineers Without Borders are described in a report being presented at the World Summit on Sustainable Development now convening in South Africa. CU-Boulder civil engineering Professor Bernard Amadei recently traveled to Western Africa to introduce an evaporative cooling device in Mali and install a solar-powered water pump in Mauritania.