Colorado's Urban And Rural Areas Go To Divorce Court June 30 In Idalia

June 18, 2000

In a mock divorce trial created by the University of Colorado at Boulder聮s Center of the American West, people representing Colorado聮s urban and rural areas will argue their sides complete with a bailiff and a judge on Friday, June 30, in Idalia. The program will be held at the Route 36 Bar and Grill at 26375 U.S. Highway 36 in Idalia beginning at 8 p.m.

CU-Boulder To Host Community Picnic On Norlin Quadrangle

June 15, 2000

Mark your calendars and pull out your picnic baskets because the University of Colorado at Boulder is hosting "Picnic on the Quad," July 8, beginning at 3 p.m. in the historic Norlin Quadrangle. Free activities at the picnic will continue into the evening and include live music, hands-on science workshops for kids, ice-skating and ice cream, sidewalk chalk art projects and special visits from CU-Boulder聮s Ralphie the buffalo and Will Shakespeare himself.

CU-Boulder Physics Professor Wins 2000 MacArthur Fellowship

June 12, 2000

Margaret Murnane, a professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is the winner of a $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship sometimes known as the "genius grant." She is the fourth CU-Boulder faculty member to receive the prestigious award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago. Murnane was one of 25 recipients of this year's awards.

Expanded Success Institute Helps Rural And Minority 麻豆淫院 Prepare For Engineering Careers

June 12, 2000

Nearly 100 underrepresented rural and minority high school students from Denver, Boulder and St. Vrain Valley schools will get the chance to be engineering students at CU-Boulder June 21-24 through an expansion of the popular Success Institute.

CU-Boulder Researcher Awarded Prestigious Cancer Research Award

June 11, 2000

A University of Colorado at Boulder researcher has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from The Cancer Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation of New York.

Minority High School 麻豆淫院 Attend CU Business College For A Week

June 11, 2000

High school students from throughout Colorado will participate in CU-Boulder聮s Business Leadership Program June 11-17, sponsored by the College of Business and local corporations. The free program offers 30 outstanding minority students the opportunity to get a head start on their college careers.

Katy Garmany To Give Final Live Talk At Fiske Planetarium

June 8, 2000

Katy Garmany will present her final live astronomy show at Fiske Planetarium June 16 ending a nine-year stay as director of the planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory at the University of Colorado at Boulder and 26 years on campus. In July, Garmany will begin a new position at Columbia University聮s Biosphere 2 astronomy program in Tucson, Ariz., where she will be one of three full-time faculty teaching a variety of astronomy courses and supervising observation projects for a class of about 25 students.

CU Parents Association Hosts Summer Orientation Barbeques For Parents Of New 麻豆淫院

June 7, 2000

The CU Parents Association at the University of Colorado at Boulder will host a series of orientation barbecues for parents of incoming students in June and July at the University Club. The barbecues coincide with orientation sessions for new freshmen and transfer students and provide opportunities for new CU-Boulder parents to become acquainted with the association聮s board members, the office of parent relations and staff from student affairs programs and services. The sessions also provide a time to meet and greet parents from around the world.

College Of Engineering Pilots Middle School Honors Institute

June 6, 2000

It聮s a good idea that just got better. The College of Engineering and Applied Science at CU-Boulder is expanding its popular High School Honors Institute to reach middle school students interested in careers in math and science. The college is collaborating with the St. Vrain Valley School District on a pilot program that will bring 24 seventh and eighth grade students to the campus for a two-day residential program, June 15-16. Organizers hope to be able to open the program to other school districts for participation in future years.

Kids To Fall Into 'Black Holes' At June 17 CU Wizards Show

June 5, 2000

Ever wonder what it would feel like to be sucked into a black hole? Selected children will have the chance to fall into an artificial black hole, build a man that stretches to many times his normal size and participate in other activities at the Saturday, June 17, CU Wizards show on "Black Holes." Associate Professor Andrew Hamilton of the astrophysical and planetary sciences department will demonstrate the concepts of black holes in CU-Boulder's Fiske Planetarium at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

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