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A new seismic station near Aspen, Colo., recorded a mining-induced earthquake earlier this month as it began operating and sending data to a national monitoring network as part of a joint effort by the University of Colorado at Boulder and the U.S. Geological Survey. The Snowmass station, installed June 30, is part of the U.S. Advanced National Seismic System and uses a satellite link to continuously relay data to the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo.

Note to Editors: Contents embargoed until 1 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 24. University of Colorado at Boulder scientists have used a fluorescent marker to predict the individual life spans of identical worms that were genetically engineered to illuminate stress levels, implying living organisms have "hidden physiological states" that dictate their ability to deal with the rigors of life.

The University of Colorado at Boulder is investigating two incidents of unauthorized access to a computer server, one used by Wardenburg Health Center and the other used by the Visual Resource Center of the College of Architecture and Planning. Both incidents create a potential identity theft problem for affected persons, although there is no evidence that personal information was stolen or used. The Wardenburg Health Center server contained personal information for approximately 42,000 students, faculty and staff members and a small number of visitors.

Marisol Lozano Roman, a senior at Skyline High School in Longmont, is the 2005 recipient of the University of Colorado at Boulder Parents Association CU-LEAD Scholarship. The CU Leadership, Excellence, Achievement and Diversity scholarship consists of $10,000 divided into four annual supplements of $2,500. The award was presented to Lozano Roman at a July 15 banquet for high school students who successfully completed the CU-Boulder Pre-Collegiate Development Summer Residential Program.