CU-Boulder Friends Of The Libraries Present Hitchcock Film And Lecture

Feb. 19, 2006

The CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries will present a program titled "Double Double Shadow Trouble: A Jungian View of Hitchcock's 'Strangers on a Train' " by Professor Jim Palmer on Sunday, March 5. An optional showing of the film will begin at 1 p.m. in Eaton Humanities Building room 150 on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. A reception will follow the film at 2:45 p.m. and the program will be held from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.

Search For Alien Life Challenges Concepts, Says CU-Boulder Professor

Feb. 17, 2006

For scientists eying distant planets and solar systems for signs of alien activity, University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Carol Cleland suggests the first order of business is to keep an open mind. It may be a mistake to try to define life, given such definitions are based on a single example -- life on Earth, said Cleland, a philosophy professor and fellow at the NASA-funded CU-Boulder Center for Astrobiology. The best strategy is probably to develop a “general theory of living systems,” she said.

CU Leeds School Of Business To Host Sustainable Opportunities Week Feb. 21-25

Feb. 16, 2006

Business opportunities in sustainability and social venturing will be the focus of Sustainable Opportunities Week, a series of events Feb. 21-25 hosted by the Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU-Boulder's Bagel For A Book Drive At Moe's Starts Feb. 20

Feb. 16, 2006

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Community Relations office and Moe's Broadway Bagel are sponsoring a book drive with free bagels at Boulder-area Moe's stores starting Feb. 20. People who bring in new or gently used children's books to either of the Boulder Moe's locations will receive a free bagel with cream cheese. The offer is limited to one bagel per customer per visit. The book drive continues through Feb. 24. The books will be donated to school literacy programs, Dental Aid, local early learning centers and area shelters.

Media Information For B.B. King's CU-Boulder Lecture

Feb. 15, 2006

B.B. King, the legendary blues musician, will offer his thoughts and answer audience questions in a rare public lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "An Evening of Discussion and Storytelling with B.B. King" will be held at 7 p.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center on the CU-Boulder campus. Doors will open to the public at 6 p.m.

Biological Anthropologist To Address 'The Evolution Of Human Skin Color' In CU-Boulder Lecture Feb. 23

Feb. 15, 2006

Nina Jablonski, curator of anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences and an internationally known researcher and scholar, will give a lecture on "The Evolution of Human Skin Color" at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Feb. 23. Jablonski will speak at 7 p.m. in Eaton Humanities Building, room 150. The lecture is free and open to the public and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Jablonski's talk will shed light on the evolution of human skin color, calling into question the classification of humans into subgroups based on skin color.

Key Figure In Indian Trust Lawsuit To Give Talk At CU Law School Symposium

Feb. 15, 2006

It's a multibillion-dollar legal battle with roots 118 years old and yet after dozens of rulings there is still no settlement in sight for the Indian trust funds management lawsuit filed over a decade ago by Blackfeet tribal member Elouise Cobell. On Feb. 23, Cobell will tell her story at a symposium sponsored by the University of Colorado at Boulder's American Indian Law Program and the Native American Law Â鶹ÒùÔº Association.

CU-Boulder Law School Dean Comments On Allison Eid Appointment

Feb. 14, 2006

David Getches, dean of the University of Colorado School of Law said, "We are delighted to have a member of our faculty honored through this appointment to the state's highest court. "Professor Eid combines intellectual depth with a collegial spirit and will bring the right mix of intellectual rigor and humanity to cases before the court," he said. "Although she will be missed by our students and faculty for her mentoring and scholarship, we are proud that she has been chosen for this most important position."

CU's Silicon Flatirons Kicks Off Spring Semester Conferences With Talk By Michael Powell

Feb. 13, 2006

Examining regulatory challenges facing policy-makers as the rapidly changing telecommunications industry moves from the analog era into the digital age will be the focus of a University of Colorado at Boulder conference to be held Feb. 19-20 at the Fleming Law Building. "The Digital Broadband Migration: Confronting the New Regulatory Frontiers" is the first of three conferences sponsored by the CU law school's Silicon Flatiron's Telecommunication Program during spring semester.

CU-Boulder Education Dean Honored With National Award

Feb. 13, 2006

Lorrie Shepard, dean of the University of Colorado at Boulder's School of Education, has received a national award recognizing her many contributions in the teacher education field. Shepard was honored with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's 2006 David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teacher Education. The award recognizes contributions to the field of policy or research in teacher education.

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