CU-Boulder Blood Drive Set For Oct. 30 To Nov. 1

Oct. 18, 2000

The University Memorial Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder will be the site of the 2000 Fall Boulder Campus Blood Drive. Open to the public, the blood drive will be held in the UMC West Ballroom from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CU-Boulder staff, faculty and students interested in donating blood can sign up for appointments at a table outside the UMC Forum Room Oct. 23-27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by calling (303) 492-5473 through Oct. 27 at noon. People also can donate blood without an appointment.

CU-Boulder Experiment On Cassini Produces First Jupiter Spectral Images

Oct. 17, 2000

A $12 million University of Colorado at Boulder-built instrument package on the Cassini mission en route to Saturn has produced the first spectral images of Jupiter, including the planet聮s aurora and a gigantic glowing ring of gas encircling the planet. Launched in 1997, the joint NASA-European Space Agency Cassini spacecraft began making observations of Jupiter on Oct. 1. The CU-Boulder Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph, or UVIS, has been taking images in the UV portion of the light spectrum invisible to the human eye.

CU-Boulder Student Music Series Hosted At The Academy

Oct. 17, 2000

University of Colorado at Boulder music students will present free recitals every Monday evening from Oct. 30 through Dec. 4 at The Academy, 970 Aurora Ave. in Boulder. All six performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel and are free and open to the public. The recital series is sponsored by the CU-Boulder Office of Community Affairs and the College of Music. The recital schedule is: Oct. 30--Corey Rom, tuba; Nov. 6--Dan Leavitt, trumpet; Nov. 13--Hadley Low, viola; Nov. 20--Rebecca Berg, soprano; Nov. 27--Cate Hamlin, soprano; Dec. 4--Brooke Palmer, trumpet.

CU-Boulder School Of Law To Host Navajo Supreme Court Oct. 23

Oct. 17, 2000

Editors: Photographers are welcome to attend the Navajo Nation Supreme Court visit on Monday, Oct. 23, in the Fleming Law building provided they do not disrupt the proceedings. The Native American Law 麻豆淫院 Association at the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law will host a session of the Navajo Supreme Court on Monday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m. in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom of the Fleming Law Building.

Author Terry Tempest Williams To Lecture Nov. 2 And Nov. 3 At Denver Public Library, CU-Boulder

Oct. 17, 2000

The Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder will present two lectures by renowned nature writer Terry Tempest Williams on Nov. 2 in Denver and Nov. 3 on the CU-Boulder campus. Both talks are free and open to the public. Williams, the center's 2000 Distinguished Lecturer, will speak on "Homework: The Art of Inhabitation," at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Denver Public Library in room B2 of the Conference Center. Those attending should use the library's west entrance. Her talk is co-sponsored by the Denver Public Library.

CU-Boulder Sponsors "Teacher's Night" Oct. 25

Oct. 17, 2000

The University of Colorado at Boulder Outreach Committee and Office of Community Affairs are sponsoring "Teacher聮s Night" at CU-Boulder for teachers and students in Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts to provide information about the wealth of outreach programs designed specifically for K-12 teachers and students. The program will be held Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the CU Museum of Natural History on the CU-Boulder campus.

"Mars Quest" At Fiske

Oct. 16, 2000

Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado at Boulder will explore the red planet during "Mars Quest," Friday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the planetarium. The pre-recorded show examines the history of humankind聮s exploration of Mars, glancing in at the planet from space and exploring its surface. The show also delves into the question of life on Mars.

CU-Boulder Parents Association Hosts Fall Parents Weekend Oct. 27-29

Oct. 16, 2000

More than 5,000 parents and families of CU-Boulder students are expected to attend the annual Fall Parents Weekend to be held Oct. 27-29 on the CU-Boulder campus. The event draws parents from around the United States and from several foreign countries. For the first time parents and families are able to register online over the Internet, which will account for approximately half of all registrations this year, according to Leasa Weimer, director of parent relations.

CU-Boulder Fraternity Members To Harvest Pumpkins For Community Food Share

Oct. 16, 2000

WHO: University of Colorado at Boulder student volunteers will assist Boulder聮s Community Food Share at Munson聮s Farm, east of Boulder. WHAT: A community service project for members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, who will glean surplus pumpkins for Munson Farm to help feed needy residents in Boulder County. WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 8 a.m. WHERE: Corner of 75th Street and Valmont Road, Munson聮s fresh vegetable stand.

Noted American Archaeologist To Speak At CU-Boulder Oct. 27

Oct. 16, 2000

David Hurst Thomas, curator of anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and one the nation聮s best-known archaeologists, will speak at the University of Colorado at Boulder Oct. 27 on his controversial book, "Skull Wars." Sponsored by the CU-Boulder anthropology department and funded by a department alumnus, the Sixth Annual Distinguished Archaeology Lecture will be held at 8 p.m. in room 270 of the Hale Science Building. The free public event, which coincides with CU Parents Weekend, will be followed by a reception.

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