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The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Wolf Law Building on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus a gold rating, one of the nation's highest for green building design. The recently completed 180,000-square-foot building earned the gold rating under the Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, or LEED. David Getches, dean of the University of Colorado Law School, said it was the first publicly supported law school in the nation to "get gold."

Two University of Colorado at Boulder graduate specialty programs were ranked in the top 10 nationally in a new but limited U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings report scheduled for release March 30. The CU-Boulder School of Law's environmental law specialty program was ranked fourth in the nation in 2007, up five spots from 2006, while the specialty program of physical chemistry ranked 10th in the country. Magazine officials said expanded specialty rankings for selected disciplines would be released on March 30.

A new festival named in honor of Ofelia Miramontes, the late associate vice chancellor who promoted diversity at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will pay tribute to the contributions women have made to music and art. The Miramontes Music and Arts Festival will take place April 2 through April 6 on the CU-Boulder campus. Activities will take place at various campus venues and will include panel discussions, a film screening, an interactive mural and a breakdancing workshop. The festival is planned to be held annually.

Denver-area public school music teachers will be able to learn more about the social and psychological factors that can promote, inhibit or delay musical development among K-12 students during a special Saturday seminar in April at the University of Colorado at Boulder.