Water Main Break Forces Cancellation Of Events At CU's Fiske Planetarium

April 30, 2003

The Fiske Planetarium at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder will be closed until further notice due to a water main break early the morning of May 1. Closure is expected to last several weeks. All events, public and private, have been cancelled, including public school shows, university events, laser shows and prerecorded planetarium shows. The closure will not affect the May 15 lunar eclipse viewing, which takes place outside the planetarium.

CU-Boulder Releases UCPD Internal Review Of Student Complaint

April 30, 2003

NOTE TO EDITORS: The full report and findings may be viewed on the Web at http://www.colorado.edu/newsservices/reports/ucpd . The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Police Department released a 33-page summary report today of an internal investigation into complaints regarding a Jan. 29 anti-war protest at the University Memorial Center.

Total Eclipse Of The Moon To Be Visible Over Colorado May 15

April 30, 2003

The moon over Colorado will appear eerily orange in the night sky during a total lunar eclipse on Thursday, May 15, according to experts at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder's Sommers-Bausch Observatory and Fiske Planetarium. Sommers-Bausch Observatory at CU-Boulder will be open to the public from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for eclipse viewing. Visitors also will be able to view the eclipse from the west side of the planetarium, where binoculars and telescopes will be available. There is no charge to visit the planetarium and the observatory to view the eclipse.

CU-Boulder Student To Graduate After One Year In College

April 29, 2003

When Alexander Oshmyansky arrived at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder fresh out of high school in fall 2002, he had a surprise for his classmates - he planned to graduate in the spring. After spending less than a year at CU-Boulder, Oshmyansky will indeed graduate in the spring, when on May 9, just months after his 18th birthday, he will receive his bachelor's degree in biochemistry.

CU-Boulder Mural Project To Build Community And Relieve Stress During Finals

April 29, 2003

Photo advisory: The best opportunity for photos of students painting the mural will be May 6-7. To arrange, call Denise Hogenes Lewis at (303) 492-3334. The mural will be painted in the food court of the University Memorial Center on the CU-Boulder campus. The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder is offering students a different approach to relieving stress during finals week this year. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to contribute to a mural painted by a national artist. Painting began April 30 and will be completed by May 9.

James Randi To Lecture At CU-Boulder on May 21

April 29, 2003

James Randi, internationally recognized investigator of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims, will give a free, public lecture at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder on May 21. Randi will speak on "Search for the Chimera: An Overview of How Science Has Pursued Magic and Miracles in the 20th Century and Into the 21st Century" at 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium. His lecture is intended for a general audience and no reservations are required.

CU-Boulder Safe Schools Conference To Feature Prominent Experts May 1-2

April 28, 2003

Editors: A complete schedule of events is attached. Media are welcome to attend. Please inform the check-in table inside Interlocken Ballroom B, where the keynote addresses will be held. Hotel address is 500 Interlocken Blvd., Broomfield. Prominent experts on school violence and school safety from around the state and nation will gather in Broomfield May 1-2 for the third annual Safe Communities -- Safe Schools Conference sponsored by the CU-Boulder Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence.

Equity And Excellence Award Winners Chosen At CU-Boulder

April 28, 2003

The Office of Diversity and Equity at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder awarded five faculty, staff and students the 2003 Equity and Excellence Awards on April 24 at the 18th Annual Equity and Excellence Graduation Ceremony and Awards Banquet. Ofelia Miramontes, associate vice chancellor for diversity and equity, was also presented with the Equity and Excellence Special Recognition Award.

Sports Announcer Larry Zimmer Is Keynote Speaker at CU-Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communications Commencement May 8.

April 28, 2003

Larry Zimmer, renowned sports announcer and adjunct instructor of sports broadcasting at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will deliver the School's commencement address on May 8 at 2:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication will award 211 degrees on May 9.

CU-Boulder Accounting Professor Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

April 28, 2003

Naomi Soderstrom, associate professor of accounting at the CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research at the Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology in Germany during the 2003-04 academic year. Soderstrom's research addresses environmental programs that reduce emissions and save companies money.

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