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John Bally will discuss the birth of stars, the formation of planets and the origin of the solar system during his live astronomy show "Formation of Planetary Systems" at CU-Boulder's Fiske Planetarium on Friday, March 3, and Tuesday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. For centuries, astronomers have theorized about how the Earth and Sun formed. "But now, for the first time in history, we are beginning to understand the birth of stars and planets," said Bally, an associate professor in the astrophysical and planetary sciences department at CU-Boulder.

Four ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder students will put their stomachs to the test for the sake of science in early March by flying an experiment on NASAÂ’s KC-135 aircraft known as the "Vomit Comet" from HoustonÂ’s Johnson Space Flight Center.

Philosophers, educators and community leaders will discuss the effects of consumerism on nature, developing countries, local communities and individual well-being at the 24th annual Bertram Morris Colloquium. "The Ethics and Politics of Consumerism" will be held on the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder campus the week of March 13-18.

What do a magician, star-crossed lovers, a ghost, three witches and a gossiping wife have in common? Shakespeare, of course, and the performance of, "Boy Meets Girl Meets Shakespeare." The show will be performed at Eaton High School for students and faculty at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 29, incorporating scenes from "The Tempest," "Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," "Macbeth" and "Taming of the Shrew."

The International WomenÂ’s Alliance at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder will hold its 25th annual International WomenÂ’s Week March 5-10. This yearÂ’s theme is "The Political Economy of Violence: Women of Color Resisting Militarization, State Terror, and Violence in Our Lives." Questions and issues on unemployment, increases in the military and prison budgets and racism and sexism in health care will be addressed through a series of workshops, films, lectures, theater performances and art exhibits.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder Professor Anne Costain will give the final lecture for the spring ChancellorÂ’s Community Lecture Series. Professor CostainÂ’s lecture, "Media Portrayal of Feminist Protest," is on Tuesday, Feb. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel at The Academy, 970 Aurora Ave. in Boulder, completing the spring series titled "Women in the Field."

A landmark ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder study has confirmed that early detection and intervention involving infants with hearing loss has startlingly positive effects on their subsequent language abilities.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder Professor Delores Etter, of the department of electrical and computer engineering, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering, joining nine other faculty from the campus who have been elected since the Academy's formation in 1962.

A unique program featuring historians, authors, artists, poets, archaeologists and photographers will be held at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder on Feb. 26 to probe the meanings of Native American prehistory to different groups of Americans. Titled "Chaco, Mesa Verde and the Confrontation with Time," the panel discussion will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel on campus. Co-sponsored by CU-BoulderÂ’s Center of the American West, the CU Museum and the National Park Service, the program is free and open to the public.

"Myths of Mitigation: A View of Ecological Restoration in California's Central Valley," a lecture by Sharon Collinge, CU-Boulder professor of environmental, population and organismic biology will be on Thursday, March 2, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the University Memorial Center, room 235.