CU-Boulder Conservation Campaign Announces Water, Energy Savings

Feb. 26, 2003

A water conservation program at the University of Colorado at Boulder will result in savings of 66 million gallons of treated water when all parts of the plan are implemented this year. The annual water conservation includes 8.75 million gallons of treated water saved at Folsom Field and other athletic fields, 36 million gallons from three building conservation projects and 21 million gallons at the campus powerhouse, said Robin Newsome-Suitts, chair of the Campus Resource Conservation Committee.

CU-Boulder Volunteers To Join In Read Across America Day On March 3

Feb. 26, 2003

Editors: Photographers are welcome to photograph the readers but are advised to call the respective locations in advance. Faculty, staff, students and administrators at the University of Colorado at Boulder will be volunteer readers in the Boulder Valley School District as part of Read Across America Day on Monday, March 3.

Colorado High School Â鶹ÒùÔº To Attend Women In Engineering Career Day At CU-Boulder March 1

Feb. 26, 2003

NEWS TIP SHEET, PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Colorado High School Â鶹ÒùÔº to Attend Women in Engineering Career Day at CU-Boulder March 1 About 150 high school women, parents and counselors from throughout Colorado will attend the Career Day program sponsored by the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Saturday, March 1.

Groundbreaking Nicotine Research Nets Award For CU-Boulder Professor

Feb. 26, 2003

An award for groundbreaking research on the neurochemical effects of nicotine was given Feb. 20th to University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Allan Collins by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Collins, a professor of psychology and a faculty fellow in the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at CU-Boulder, won the Langley Award for Basic Science in Nicotine Pharmacology as a result of a number of important nicotine addiction discoveries made in his lab.

CU-Boulder Business Case Competition To Address Social Responsibility Issues

Feb. 26, 2003

Note to Editors: The case competition is not open to the public but reporters and photographers are welcome. The competition round of most interest begins at 2 p.m. March 8 at the Boulder Marriott, 2660 Canyon Blvd. To attend, please contact Chris Cahill at (720) 530-3116. While corporate scandals continue to dominate headlines, the CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business will host a 15-team competition to see who can present the most socially responsible, ethical or environmentally sustainable solution to a business problem.

Scott Carpenter Talk, Book Signing Rescheduled To March 4 At CU-Boulder

Feb. 25, 2003

Former NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit Earth, will talk about his new book, "For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of A Mercury Astronaut" on Tuesday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The talk is in the Old Main Chapel and is free and open to the public. Initially scheduled for January, the talk was rescheduled after a death in the Carpenter family. Kris Stoever, Carpenter's daughter, co-authored the book and will take part in the discussion.

German Consul To Speak On "The German Position On Iraq" March 5 At CU-Boulder

Feb. 25, 2003

Josef Beck of the German Consulate in Los Angeles will speak on "The German Position on Iraq" on Wednesday, March 5, in the University of Colorado at Boulder's Old Main Chapel. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. His presentation will be about 30 minutes, followed by a question-and-answer session.

CU-Boulder Researchers Conduct Most Sensitive Search For New Forces

Feb. 25, 2003

University of Colorado at Boulder researchers have conducted the most sensitive search to date for gravitational-strength forces between masses separated by only twice the diameter of a human hair, but they have observed no new forces. The results rule out a substantial portion of parameter space for new forces with a range between one-tenth and one-hundredth of a millimeter, where theoretical physicists using string theory have proposed that "moduli forces" might be detected, according to the researchers.

Former Colorado Congressman Wirth To Speak At CU-Boulder March 3

Feb. 24, 2003

Former U.S. Rep. and Sen. Tim Wirth, who represented Colorado in Congress from 1975 to 1993, will be on campus at the University of Colorado at Boulder March 3 to talk about the link between sustainability and energy. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom located in the Fleming Law Building and is free and open to the public.

Gender Differences In The Workplace Topic Of March 7 CU-Boulder Lecture

Feb. 24, 2003

Virginia Valian, a nationally renowned psychologist and author of the book "Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women" will speak March 7 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Valian, who will be on campus as a guest of CU-Boulder's Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion program, or LEAP, and the Leeds School of Business, will speak at 2 p.m. in the business school, room 224. The event is free and open to the public.

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