'Quant Funds' And Federal Reserve Speaker To Highlight CU Investment Conference

Oct. 18, 2006

Editors: Reporters are welcome to attend without charge but space is limited. Please RSVP to Geri Lameman at Geraldine.Lameman@Colorado.EDU or (303) 735-5161. An examination of rapidly growing "quant funds" and a speaker from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will highlight the 2006 Burridge Center for Securities Analysis and Valuation Conference on Nov. 2-3 in Denver.

Former CU Film Studies Student Receives $1 Million To Direct Feature-Length Film

Oct. 17, 2006

A former University of Colorado at Boulder film studies student, Derek Cianfrance, has been awarded $1 million for winning the 2006 Chrysler Film Project competition. The money will be used to help finance his independent film, "Blue Valentine," which he co-wrote and is set to direct. The Chrysler Film Project is a joint venture between the automotive company, Silverwood Films in Los Angeles and the Independent Feature Project in New York. The Chrysler Film Project was created to help independent filmmakers bring their films to the big screen.

CU-Boulder To Host National Academy Of Education Meeting Oct. 20-21

Oct. 17, 2006

Editors: While the National Academy of Education meeting is not open to the public, reporters are welcome to attend. A panel discussion on undergraduate science teaching will be featured when the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Education hosts the annual meeting of the National Academy of Education on Oct. 20-21.

New Study Provides First Guidelines For Safe Levels Of iPod Music Listening

Oct. 17, 2006

A new analysis of iPods and other portable, digital music players by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Children's Hospital in Boston has produced the first-ever detailed guidelines for safe listening levels using earphones.

Study Finds Stronger Link Between Human Activity And Particulate Pollution

Oct. 16, 2006

Air pollutants mainly from cars, trucks and industrial activity are contributing significantly more to the formation of urban haze than previously thought, according to a new study. Jose-Luis Jimenez, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, and Rainer Volkamer, a Feodor Lynen Fellow at the University of California-San Diego, were the lead authors of the study published last month in Geophysical Research Letters.

CU-Boulder Scientist Among Packard's Promising Researchers

Oct. 16, 2006

A University of Colorado at Boulder researcher who studies tiny, rock-energized life forms has been named one of 20 promising young scientific researchers by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Alexis Templeton, an assistant professor in CU-Boulder's geological sciences department, is among this year's recipients of Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Each scientist selected for the fellowships will receive an unrestricted research grant of $625,000 over five years.

Renowned Advertiser To Speak At CU-Boulder Oct. 19

Oct. 15, 2006

Chuck Porter, chairman of the internationally acclaimed advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky, will present "What's New in Advertising. And What's Not" on Thursday, Oct. 19, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Porter will deliver the John E. Holden Journalism Lecture at 5:30 p.m. in room 199 of the Hellems Arts and Sciences Building. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

'Magic Of Chemistry' To Be Explored During Oct. 21 CU Wizards Show

Oct. 12, 2006

A fire-breathing pumpkin and some lively chemical reactions will highlight an Oct. 21 CU Wizards show about chemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Veronica Bierbaum, a professor in CU-Boulder's chemistry and biochemistry department, will present the free program "The Magic of Chemistry" at 9:30 a.m. in Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building room 140. The show will have a Halloween theme and children are invited to wear costumes.

CU-Boulder Building To Be Cleaned For Mold, Employees Moved Out Of Building

Oct. 11, 2006

Mold damage to a file-room wall, which was discovered in the Woodbury Arts and Sciences Building on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus Oct. 3, is being removed by a contractor beginning after 5 p.m. today and continuing through the weekend.

CU-Boulder Observatory To Host 'Historic Boulder' Events Oct. 20

Oct. 11, 2006

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Sommers-Bausch Observatory will host an open house and tour in conjunction with the Historic Boulder organization on Friday, Oct. 20, from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. The free, public events will include a tour of the observatory and demonstrations of the telescopes, dome and other equipment at the observatory. Keith Gleason, the observatory's manager, will give a presentation about the history and preservation of the observatory. The schedule of events includes:

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