NSF Awards CU-Boulder $6 Million For Liquid Crystals Research Center

Jan. 12, 2003

The National Science Foundation has awarded the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder $6 million to support its Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center. The CU-Boulder center is funded by NSF's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center program, a national network that includes Harvard, Columbia, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Caltech, Cornell and the University of Chicago among its 29 centers. The award is for six years and is renewable.

Fiske Planetarium To Present Special Events In Memory Of Space Shuttle Challenger

Jan. 12, 2003

Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder will present three programs Jan. 24, 25 and 28 in memory of the space shuttle Challenger and CU-Boulder alumnus and astronaut Ellison Onizuka. This month marks the 17th anniversary of the space shuttle's tragic explosion, which killed Onizuka and six others on board.

Construction Company Launches Sexual Harassment Prevention Program At CU-Boulder

Jan. 12, 2003

Swinerton Builders, co-developers of a new student housing project at Williams Village by the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder, is launching a program to increase awareness of the company's sexual harassment policies. According to Derrick Watson, CU-Boulder coordinator for the Williams Village project and assistant to the vice chancellor for administration, the increased visibility of the policy is designed not only to educate workers, but also to assure CU students, staff, faculty and local community members that Swinerton is committed to promoting a civil working environment.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Speak On Byron White At CU-Boulder Law Conference

Jan. 8, 2003

A host of prominent legal scholars, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, will gather at the CU-Boulder School of Law Jan. 24-25 to discuss the legal career of former Justice Byron White. Titled "Justice White and the Exercise of Judicial Power," the 10th Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Conference will be held at the Fleming Law Building on the Boulder campus. All presentations are open to the public but a registration fee is required. Fees are $5 for CU alumni and higher for others.

Guaranteed Admission To CU-Boulder Offered To Successful Grads Of Denver's New High-Tech High School

Jan. 8, 2003

The best and brightest of Denver's traditionally under-represented students will soon be enrolling at a new high-tech high school, and qualified graduates will be guaranteed admission to the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder. The Denver School of Science and Technology, which will enroll its first ninth grade class in September 2004, has partnered with both the CU-Boulder Office of Admissions and the university's Pre-Collegiate Development Program to help increase the number of promising first-generation college students, women and minorities to attend college.

Renowned Archaeologist To Lecture On Pottery Of U.S. Southwest, Philippines

Jan. 8, 2003

An internationally known archaeologist and celebrated storyteller will share his knowledge of the ancient people and pottery of the southwestern United States and the Philippines during a Jan. 25 free public lecture and slide presentation at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder. William Longacre, who was honored by the American Anthropological Association as the Distinguished Archaeologist of 2001, will make his presentation at 4 p.m. in room 270 of the Hale Science Building. He is the 2003 CU-Boulder Department of Anthropology Distinguished Archaeologist.

CU Researchers Find Stellar Cocoons In Surprisingly Harsh Environment

Jan. 7, 2003

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder astronomers have discovered what they believe to be dozens of potential stellar cocoons within a giant star-forming region that may harbor disks of dust and gas that could one day form planetary systems. "This is the first large population of so-called 'proplyd' objects to be found outside of the Orion Nebula, the closest region to Earth known to be forming massive stars," said CU-Boulder postdoctoral researcher Nathan Smith of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy.

Time Travel To Be Discussed At Jan. 11 CU Physics Lecture

Jan. 6, 2003

Time travel and antimatter are often the subjects of sci-fi fantasy, but the real physics behind these and other concepts will be discussed Jan. 11 when the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder physics department presents its free Saturday Physics Series lecture. "Time Traveling with Physics," a presentation by Professor Patricia Rankin, will begin at 2 p.m. in room G1B20 of the Duane Physics and Astrophysics building on the CU-Boulder campus.

Coronal Activity May Be 'Buried Alive' In Red Giant Stars, CU Researchers Say

Jan. 6, 2003

When Earth's sun expands into a red giant star in roughly five billion years, long after Earth has become uninhabitable, the hydrogen core will be burned out and the bloated outer shell will be cool and murky.

CU-Boulder UMC Director, Carlos Garcia, Is Elected To ACUI Board Of Trustees

Jan. 6, 2003

Carlos García, director of the University Memorial Center at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder, has been elected to a two-year term as member-at-large of the Board of Trustees for the Association of College Unions International. The appointment begins in March 2004 at the conclusion of the annual national conference in Washington, D.C.

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