CU-Boulder Department Of Housing To Host Annual Global Jam Sept. 12

Sept. 2, 2002

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.

CU-Boulder Professor Leads Initiative On Engineering For Developing Communities

Aug. 28, 2002

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.

Ralphie's Resource Center Gears Up For Its Second Year

Aug. 27, 2002

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder students have a central place to go when they need help with academic and student life as Ralphie's Resource Center enters its second year. The center in Norlin Library exists to help with the administrative aspects of being a student, including using the Personal Look-Up Services or PLUS system, navigating graduation requirement information and making the most of what CU-Boulder has to offer.

Second-Hand Effects Of Alcohol Abuse Targeted By CU-Boulder ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Staff

Aug. 27, 2002

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder students and administrators are taking action to prevent the inconsiderate and sometimes violent second-hand effects of friends' or roommates' alcohol abuse. Bob Maust, principal investigator for A Matter of Degree, a grant-supported program to reduce high-risk alcohol use, reports that students are increasingly standing up for themselves when faced with disruptive alcohol situations.

'Mapping Transitions' Takes Art Into Realm Of Hypermedia At CU

Aug. 27, 2002

Internet art challenges traditional notions of the artist and artwork: Who is the artist when the medium is dynamic and participatory? What about the integrity of the artwork itself, when the audience can customize the artist's original conception and recreate it in infinite new configurations?

CU-Boulder Law School Hosts Convergence Forum On Sept. 4

Aug. 27, 2002

Editors: Members of the press are welcome to attend free of charge. In the wake of the Internet's growth, and the migration to broadband connections, different segments of the telecommunications industry continue to converge. This convergence of technologies will be one of the main topics discussed at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ School of Law forum titled "The Challenges of Convergence," to be held Sept. 4 in the law school's Lindsley Memorial Courtroom.

Space Weather Bouts Growing Concern To Space, Communications Industries

Aug. 26, 2002

While weather likely has been a common topic of conversation since ancient humans first learned to articulate their thoughts millennia ago, one of the hottest topics today among scientists is space weather.

Teets Family Fellowship Awarded To CU-Boulder Engineering Student

Aug. 26, 2002

Engineering doctoral student Michael Neylon has been selected as the first recipient of the Teets Family Doctoral Fellowship, a new endowment supporting student research in microsystems and nanosystems at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder. Neylon is a second-year graduate student in aerospace engineering sciences, working on research in microfluid mechanics with Professor Kamran Mohseni. His work focuses on developing and modeling microfans for microscale mixing in channels, particle separation and microprocessor cooling.

University Memorial Center To Celebrate Building Completion With Grand Opening On Sept. 6

Aug. 26, 2002

The University Memorial Center at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder will celebrate the completion of a two-year expansion and renovation on Friday, Sept. 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. "I believe our students and the rest of the campus community will be excited about all the new facilities and services," said Carlos Garcia, UMC director. "It's the start of a great new era at the UMC."

CU-Boulder Takes Steps To Improve Student Safety

Aug. 26, 2002

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder has taken several steps, many as part of long-term programs, to help ensure the safety and well-being of its students for the fall semester.

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