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A new University of Colorado at Boulder technology that uses an acoustical device similar to a medical ultrasound probe is providing a promising new technique to inspect the fouling of thin membranes used to purify drinking water. The membranes have pores so small they can let water molecules pass through while excluding unwanted molecules and particulates such as salts, viruses and bacteria, said chemical engineering Professor William Krantz. The technique involves bouncing acoustic waves from the surface of a porous membrane, he said.

Investment banking -- a growing strength of the Denver business community -- will be the focus of the CU-Boulder College of Business Investment Banking Forum, sponsored by Lehman Brothers, Inc., on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Keynote speaker Robert Kiernan, managing director of Lehman Brothers, Inc., will address "Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice: Anatomy of a Deal" from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the College of Business room 224. Panel discussions from 10:45-12:45 p.m., also in room 224, will feature local investment professionals.

Editors: In some cases, we can arrange meetings for reporters with these business leaders prior to or following their lectures. Call Lori Call (303) 492-0786 for assistance. Top executives from Nissan and Inacom Corp. will discuss their successful business careers with CU-Boulder students enrolled in the Profiles in American Enterprise class this fall. John Hess, a professor at the College of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado at Boulder, brings highly successful CEOs and entrepreneurs to class lectures as part of the Profiles course.

Many instructors at the University of Colorado at Boulder are now reaping benefits traditionally unobtainable to them — across the board minimum salaries, a level of job security and retirement benefits — thanks to a new "instructor bill of rights." Known to academics as non tenure-track faculty, instructors and lecturers are often hired by universities to teach large undergraduate courses.