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The University of Colorado at Boulder's Norlin Library has been awarded $264,000 to help librarians in five states make better use of public government information available online. By law, more than 1,250 libraries around the country -- including Norlin Library -- receive all or some federal government publications, such as congressional, census and health reports. Known as depository libraries, they are responsible for ensuring that government information is readily available for public use.

Before they begin classes, new students at the University of Colorado at Boulder will participate in a variety of activities starting Aug. 21 including biking and hiking tours, movies, a welcome convocation with new Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson and a "Global Jam" with food and music from around the world.

The College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder has named Mary Steiner to the position of assistant dean for students. Steiner, who will join the college Aug. 15, has more than 10 years of experience working in engineering libraries at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University. Since 2004, she has led a project to create an online archive highlighting the scholarship of faculty and students at the University of Pennsylvania.

When Distinguished Professor Emeritus Gilbert F. White received an honorary doctorate from the University of Colorado at Boulder in May, one of his nominators described him as "probably the single most distinguished and internationally recognized faculty member" at CU-Boulder. But his professional accomplishments weren't the only reason the author of a new biography about White was drawn to his life. Equally -- or even more important -- were White's contributions as a leader, a humanitarian, a citizen-scientist and "his legacy as a human being," said Robert Hinshaw.