Professor To Speak Dec. 13 On New X-Ray Telescopes For Imaging Black Holes

Nov. 28, 2000

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Webster Cash will continue the Fall 2000 Chancellor聮s Community Lecture Series on Wednesday, Dec. 13, with a presentation on "Cosmic Journeys: Visiting Stars and Black Holes with the Telescopes of the Future." A professor in the department of astrophysical and planetary sciences, Cash will talk about the next generations of X-ray telescopes in space, which will be able to provide extremely high resolutions of distant stellar objects. The talk is at 7 p.m. in the chapel at The Academy, 970 Aurora Ave., in Boulder.

Presentation Of National Medal Of Science To CU-Boulder Professor Gilbert White To Be Carried Live On Webcast And Satellite Feed Dec. 1

Nov. 28, 2000

Presentation of the National Medal of Science to Distinguished Professor Emeritus Gilbert F. White of the University of Colorado at Boulder will be carried live by webcast and satellite feed beginning at 5:30 p.m. MST on Friday, Dec. 1. White and the other laureates will meet with President Clinton Friday morning for individual and group pictures by the official presidential photographer. The photos will be posted Friday afternoon at http://www.ostp.gov .

Rep. Udall, Forest Management Experts To Discuss Wildfire Management At CU

Nov. 27, 2000

Although the smoke has cleared from the forest fires that ravaged the West last summer, including the foothills of Colorado聮s Jefferson and Larimer counties, debate over the effectiveness of current wildfire management practices continues. Rep. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and a host of forest management experts will discuss questions surrounding those practices at noon this Thursday, Nov. 30, at a special "Hot Topics" luncheon program in Denver sponsored by the CU-Boulder Natural Resources Law Center.

New Videotape Helps Parents Detect Stuttering In Preschool-Age Children

Nov. 27, 2000

By Mary Ann Lopez CU-Boulder News Services Writer Parents eagerly anticipate the moment when their children start to talk. It is exciting when a child begins saying their first words and making sentences. But for some parents it is a time of anxiety, because their child struggles to get the words out.

CU-Boulder Annual Economic Forecast Scheduled Dec. 11 At The Brown Palace

Nov. 27, 2000

The University of Colorado at Boulder will present its 36th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11. The 2001 economic forecast, held in the grand ballroom of Denver's Brown Palace Hotel, is free and open to the public.

CU-Boulder Fraternity Members Deliver Blankets Nov. 29 To Homeless

Nov. 27, 2000

CONTACTS: Jeanne McDonald (303) 492-0318 Jodi Kopke (303) 572-4182 WHAT: More than 40 blankets are being donated to the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. CU-Boulder faculty, staff and students donated the blankets as part of CU-Boulder聮s Winter Warmth Drive through the month of November. WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 10 a.m. WHO: CU-Boulder students will deliver the blankets to the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. 麻豆淫院 are all members of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. WHERE: Boulder Shelter for the Homeless

Memorial Service Set Dec. 5 For Richard Seebass, Former Dean Of CU-Boulder Engineering College

Nov. 26, 2000

A memorial service has been scheduled for A. Richard Seebass, aerospace engineering professor and former dean of CU-Boulder聮s College of Engineering and Applied Science. The service will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 9 a.m., in the University Memorial Center聮s Glenn Miller Ballroom. A reception will be held immediately following the service. Seebass, who was dean of the engineering college from 1981 to 1994, died Nov. 14 at Boulder Community Hospital after a short illness.

ITLL Fall Design Expo To Showcase Student-Built Engineering Projects

Nov. 26, 2000

Several interactive learning stations designed for the non-profit "Breathe Better Bus" will be among the more than 60 student-built engineering projects demonstrated at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory Fall Design Expo on Saturday, Dec. 9. A popular, educational event for K-12 students and their families, the semi-annual Design Expo is free and open to the public.

Galaxies At The Edge Of The Universe To Be Explored At Fiske Planetarium

Nov. 21, 2000

The Milky Way and some of the millions of other galaxies that make up the universe will be explored during a live astronomy show at the University of Colorado at Boulder聮s Fiske Planetarium on Friday, Dec. 1, and Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. CU-Boulder Assistant Professor Erica Ellingson will take planetarium visitors on a multimedia trip beginning in the Milky Way and continuing through other galaxies to the outer reaches of the observable universe during her show.

Calendar Item: Holleran Lecture for Center Of The American West Dec. 5

Nov. 21, 2000

Michael Holleran, associate professor of planning and design at the University of Colorado at Denver, will lecture on the role of irrigation ditches in urban environments on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel on the CU-Boulder campus.

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