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Professor Casey Hynes of the CU-Boulder chemistry department will explain "what happens when something burns" at the next CU Wizards show, "The Chemical History of a Candle," on Saturday, Nov. 27, on the CU-Boulder campus. The hour-long show begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Chemistry Building, room 140, and is free and open to the public.

Ken Krechmer, an internationally recognized authority on standards and founder of Communications Standards Review, will present a series of public lectures at the University of Colorado at Boulder beginning Tuesday, Nov. 16. The series is designed to help build a broad understanding of how technical standards are developed, a topic that has sparked widespread interest in recent years due to rapid developments in information and communication technology. Krechmer is expected to address the standards aspects of the U.S. government's antitrust suit against Microsoft.

Note to Editors: CU-Boulder has joined with the U.S. Department of Education, the American Council on Education and other organizations to participate in "National College Week" Nov. 15-19. The goal of the campaign is to inform the American public that with the proper academic preparation and informed financial planning it is possible for Americans to achieve their dreams of a college education.

At the University of Colorado at Boulder, value is placed on a climate of healthy diversity, one in which people value individual and group differences, respect the perspectives of others and communicate openly, according to Ofelia Miramontes, associate vice chancellor for diversity and equity.