CU-Boulder To Host Live Broadcast Jan. 14 Of Cassini's Huygens Probe Descending On Saturn's Moon, Titan

Jan. 9, 2005

The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a public open house Jan. 14 featuring a live broadcast of the European Space Agency's coverage of the Cassini mission's Huygens probe descending onto Saturn's moon, Titan, via NASA TV.

CU-Boulder Hosts Drive For Tsunami Disaster Relief At Jan. 15 Basketball Games

Jan. 9, 2005

The CU-Boulder campus will host a donation drive for Red Cross relief efforts in tsunami-devastated South Asia during the men's and women's basketball games on Saturday, Jan. 15. The men's team will play No. 2-ranked Kansas at 2 p.m. and the women's team will play No. 13-ranked Texas Tech at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available for both games. Volunteers from the Red Cross and CU-Boulder staff will be stationed around the Coors Events Center with buckets to receive donations. The funds will go to the Red Cross for its relief efforts in the devastated areas.

Rapidly Rotating Milky Way Star Dubbed "King Of Spin" By Observers

Jan. 9, 2005

Note to Editors: Contents embargoed until 9:20 a.m. PST on Jan 10. New ultraviolet observations indicate a Milky Way star is spinning nearly 200 times faster than Earth's sun, the probable result of a merger between two sun-like stars whose binary orbit recently collapsed, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder astronomer.

CU-Boulder To Study Terrorism As Part Of $12 Million Grant From Homeland Security Department

Jan. 9, 2005

The University of Colorado at Boulder is one of six core academic partners in a new effort to study terrorism funded by a $12 million shared grant from the Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced the grant today at the University of Maryland, where the new research center will be headquartered. The new center is part of a consortium that includes CU-Boulder, UCLA, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of South Carolina and the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

CU-Boulder Thai Student Association To Raise Tsunami Relief Funds Jan. 10-14

Jan. 5, 2005

The Thai Student Association at the University of Colorado at Boulder will raise funds for tsunami relief efforts for four days during Jan. 10-14 at the University Memorial Center. With the exception of Wednesday, Jan. 12, the student group will operate a booth in the UMC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. The booth will feature information and pictures of what is happening in Thailand as a result of the tsunami disaster, said Arunee Tanvisuth, an association member and a doctoral student in business strategy and entrepreneurship.

Protected Public Lands' Role In Economic Health Of Nearby Communities Focus Of CU Lecture

Jan. 5, 2005

A study investigating whether protected public lands play a positive or negative role in the economic health of nearby communities will be presented at a free lecture Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. Ray Rasker, the author of the study, will talk about "Prosperity in the 21st Century: the Role of Protected Lands" in Eaton Humanities Building room IB050. Rasker is director of the SocioEconomics Program of the Sonoran Institute, a nonprofit organization that promotes community-based strategies for conservation and development.

Original CU Wizard John Taylor To Present 'Why Things Move' Jan. 15

Jan. 4, 2005

University of Colorado at Boulder physics Professor John Taylor, also known as the original "Mr. Wizard," will present a program titled "Why Things Move" Jan. 15 as part of the annual CU Wizards series. The free hour-long show will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Duane Physics room G1B30.

10th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals To Hear Arguments At CU Law School

Jan. 4, 2005

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments at the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law on Jan. 12 in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Â鶹ÒùÔº will be able to hear oral arguments in six cases. After the arguments have been heard, students will be given the opportunity to ask the judges questions. Presiding over the hearing will be the honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich, a 1982 graduate of the CU law school appointed to the bench in April 2003, the honorable Carlos F. Lucero and the honorable Robert F. Blackman.

Elegant Shape Of Eiffel Tower Solved Mathematically By CU-Boulder Prof

Jan. 4, 2005

An American engineer has produced a mathematical model explaining the elegant shape of the Eiffel Tower that was derived from French engineer Gustave Eiffel's writings regarding his own fears about the effects of wind on such a structure.

Memorial Service For CU-Boulder Student Kelly Hillgrove To Be Held Jan. 2

Dec. 27, 2004

A memorial service for Kelly Hillgrove, a University of Colorado at Boulder student who died Dec. 26 when a tsunami struck Sri Lanka, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, in Muenzinger Psychology Building room 050 on the CU-Boulder campus. Hillgrove, 35, was a senior majoring in ethnic studies with a minor in political science. She was a full-time student at CU-Boulder in fall semester 2004 and was enrolled again for spring semester. She also had taken classes through CU-Boulder Continuing Education in spring 1992.

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