CU's Foreign Language Tech Center Offers Web Visits To Distant Nations

Feb. 22, 1999

The ALTEC Language Lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder has begun developing foreign language lessons that about 2,500 students will be able to access via the World Wide Web in the fall 1999 semester, enhancing coursework in six foreign languages.

CU-Boulder Faculty Member Receives Friend Of Foreign Languages Award

Feb. 22, 1999

Kuan Yi Rose Chang, director of the Anderson Language Technology Center (ALTEC) at CU-Boulder and an adjunct faculty member in East Asian languages and civilizations, will receive the Friend of Foreign Languages Award Feb. 25 from the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers. The award is one of six that will be presented to foreign language faculty and schoolteachers by CCFLT at its annual awards luncheon at the Adam's Mark Hotel, 1550 Court Place, in Denver.

CU-Boulder Journalism School Hosts Ralph L. Crosman Lecture

Feb. 22, 1999

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder will present the annual Ralph L. Crosman Lecture on Monday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m. in Old Main Chapel. James E. O'Shea, deputy managing editor for news at the Chicago Tribune, is the guest speaker. The lecture is titled, "The Journalistic Boomerang: Reporters Face New Intimidation Tactics after the Food Lion Case."

CU-Boulder College Of Business Announces Dean Search Finalists

Feb. 21, 1999

Five finalists have been named for the position of dean of the College of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado at Boulder, according to Phil DiStefano, vice chancellor for academic affairs. The finalists for the position are Michael Ginzberg, Case Western University; Randolph Beatty, Southern Methodist University; Robert Hansen, Dartmouth College; Steven Manaster, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; and James Henry, Michigan State University.

CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº To Produce, Direct And Star In TV Sitcom

Feb. 21, 1999

What does a popular situation comedy, a former Hollywood studio executive and TCIÂ’s National Digital Television Center in Denver have in common with a handful of University of Colorado at Boulder film, journalism and theater students? A date with Susan -- as in "Suddenly Susan," the hit ABC-TV sitcom starring Brooke Shields.

Award-Winning Book On Space Physics Co-Edited By CU Administrator

Feb. 21, 1999

A space physics book co-edited by a University of Colorado at Boulder administrator has been named the best professional and scholarly book in physics and astronomy for 1998 by the Association of American Publishers. The book, "New Perspectives on the Earth's Magnetotail," was co-edited by Daniel Baker, director of CU-Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. The other co-editors were Atsuhiro Nishida of the Institute of Space and Astronomical Sciences in Kanagawa, Japan, and Stanley W.H. Cowley of the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom.

CU Heritage Center Launches History Buffs At Feb. 24 Event

Feb. 18, 1999

The CU Heritage Center, the University of Colorado at Boulder's history museum, is launching a History Buffs group with a kick-off event on Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the third floor of Old Main. University of Colorado President John C. Buechner will open the event by introducing CU historian and humorist William "Bud" Davis (PE '51, Ph.D. '63). Davis will give a talk on CU-Boulder history.

Colorado Ocean Sciences Bowl To Be Held At CU-Boulder Feb. 27

Feb. 18, 1999

A quiz bowl for Colorado and Wyoming high school students centered on ocean processes and events will be held on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus on Saturday, Feb. 27. The regional competition is part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, intended to broaden the awareness and understanding of high school students, educators and the public regarding the value of ocean research.

CU-Boulder Wizards Series To Explore "Speed" On Feb. 27

Feb. 17, 1999

The CU Wizards series at the University of Colorado at Boulder will present its next program on the topic of "Speed" on Saturday, Feb. 27. CU-Boulder Professor Eric Cornell will present the show in Duane Physics room G-1B30 at 9:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. Cornell is a fellow of JILA, a joint institute of CU and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a staff scientist at NIST and a professor in the CU Department of Physics. This will be his second CU Wizards presentation on speed.

New Climate Modeling Of Venus May Hold Clues To Earth's Future

Feb. 17, 1999

New computer models that indicate the climate of Venus has wavered radically in its relatively recent past may prove valuable to scientists tracking Earth's changing climate, according to two University of Colorado at Boulder researchers.

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