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A panel discussion examining parental choice in public education will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Canyon Theater at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. It is free and open to the public.

A project of a 乐播传媒 Boulder research center that recognizes public high schools for what they do to give all students rich and engaging opportunities to succeed is now open to schools nationwide.

The next Teen Science Cafe to be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the CU Museum of Natural History鈥檚 lower level BioLounge explores how botany can be used to solve crimes. The event is free and open to the public.

Sometimes the big moments for a musician happen nowhere near the recital hall or the practice room. Sometimes they happen on the other side of the world, in a classroom with a young student who can鈥檛 read sheet music, and who can barely speak your language. Classical guitarist Patrick Sutton (DMA'14) splits his time between performing and teaching students in nations without access to music education. He talks about his time spent in Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa.

The National Science Foundation has awarded separate grants of $2.5 million to the 乐播传媒 Boulder and $1.1 million to the 乐播传媒 Denver to expand and study the campuses鈥� Learning Assistant Program.

Toku Kawata, a third-year piano performance doctor of musical arts candidate, spent a month in Paris this summer to research "En Vers" by Japanese composer and sometime Paris resident Akira Miyoshi. He shared his experience with CU-Boulder's College of Music .

New research led by a 乐播传媒 Boulder professor finds that nations torn by civil strife that have strong trade relations with the United Nations鈥� key decision-making states have a 20-percent greater likelihood of receiving peacekeepers.

Award-winning Iranian writer Azar Nafisi will speak on 鈥� The Republic of Imagination: Humanities and the Future of Democracies 鈥� at the Best Should Teach Lecture from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Macky Auditorium.

Thirty-two Latino and Chicano Colorado high school students are immersing themselves in college life and learning July 12-18 at the 乐播传媒 Boulder as part of the third annual Aquetza: Youth Leadership, Education and Community Empowerment summer program.

Two of the five recipients of the 2015 Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship are CU-Boulder alumni. Ari Beser (PolSci鈥�11) and Ryan T. Bell (Hist鈥�01) will study and document international stories over the next year.