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Professor Betty Jackson of CU-Boulder's Leeds School of Business cautions last minute filers about common errors and confusion in the 2001 tax season. The most common areas of concern involve rate reduction credits, rate changes and increasing limits on tax-deferred accounts. "Most taxpayers believed that the money they received earlier this year was a refund," Jackson said of the widely misunderstood rate reduction credit.

Kristen Gillmon and Jeremy Zartman, two students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, have been named 2002 Goldwater Scholars, according to Michael Grant, associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education. "This is a proud accomplishment for these excellent students. It also honors the university and the many faculty members and other supporters who contributed time and expertise," Grant said.

A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates older adults may be able to combat oxidative stress in their cells that may damage tissues and interfere with normal physiological functions by loading up on vitamin C. Although virtually all living things on Earth need oxygen to exist, oxygen can combine with other molecules to form toxic oxygen "free radicals," said CU-Boulder Research Associate Christopher Bell of the kinesiology and applied physiology department. "When oxygen mixes with the wrong crowd, it also can be our enemy."

The department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $28,000 to advance an educational outreach program intended to draw more females, minorities and economically disadvantaged students into studying chemistry and biochemistry. The three-year grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation will be used to further support the Cool and Creative Chemistry program, which was launched in January with support from the CU-Boulder Outreach Council.