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The University of Colorado at Boulder has announced several immediate changes to its lawn irrigation program in an effort to support city of Boulder plans to reduce water consumption in light of recent drought conditions. The Boulder campus is implementing an irrigation water conservation plan that will reduce historical spring and summer irrigation consumption by a minimum of 25 percent to 50 percent, according to Jeff Lipton, executive director of Facilities Management.

Â鶹ÒùÔº at the University of Colorado have redesigned their zero-energy solar home -- Colorado's only entry in the national "Solar Decathlon" contest -- to make it more adaptable to a variety of building sites, construction budgets and homeowner needs. The team will present its new design to the public on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to noon, in the Environmental Design Building, Room 134, on the CU-Boulder campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred near Gilroy, Calif., on Monday was the fourth to have been correctly plotted on a forecast anomaly map developed by researchers at the University of Colorado's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES.

The Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder has selected five journalists as Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism for 2002-2003.

The University of Colorado at Boulder is getting a boost from the Puksta Educational Foundation in its effort to educate students to be responsible citizens, according to Michael Grant, associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education. The assistance comes in the form of a new scholarship program, called Puksta Scholars. The scholarships are open to a select number of students whose charge is to be catalysts for positive change in the campus culture and in local communities.

The Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder recently appointed David Hayes, Sylvia Baca, Ken Hubbard and Lorna Babby to its advisory board. "We're enormously grateful that people of this stature and experience in natural resources law have agreed to serve on the center's advisory board," said Jim Martin, director of the NRLC.

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Richard McCray is one of six faculty members nationwide to receive a 2002 National Science Foundation Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars. McCray, who is the George Gamow Distinguished Professor in CU's astrophysical and planetary sciences department, was cited for his outstanding contributions to research and for using his knowledge to enhance undergraduate education.

A new study by University of Colorado at Boulder researchers indicates regular, moderate walking by women using hormone replacement therapy restored the flexibility of their large arteries, most likely reducing the risk of heart disease. With advancing age, large arteries like the aorta and carotid lose their elasticity by roughly 50 percent, making it harder for them to expand and relax with each heartbeat, said Research Associate Kerrie Moreau of CU-Boulder's kinesiology and applied physiology department.

Editors: Reporters are welcome to attend the service, but no cameras (still or video) will be permitted inside during the memorial service. A memorial service to honor the late Byron R. White is scheduled for Monday, May 20, at 2 p.m. in Grusin Hall of the Imig Music building on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus.

Drought has most Coloradans focused on the increased risk of fire hazard, but scientists at CU-Boulder and NOAA have additional concerns about the risks to water quality as the summer heats up. "The threats that drought represents to aquatic organisms include loss of habitat and alterations to the quality of the remaining habitat," said Jim Saunders.