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On Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., New York-based media artist Fernando Orellana will give a lecture as part of the Visiting Artist Program.

Former Secretary of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency Director Robert Gates will visit the CU Boulder campus Feb. 28 to March 1, delivering a public address, spending time in the classroom and kicking off the new Leo Hill Distinguished Leadership Speaker Series.

Join the University of Colorado Law School on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. for the 42nd annual Austin W. Scott, Jr. Lecture, featuring Professor Frederic Bloom in his talk "Silence and Noise."

Join a panel of politically engaged CU students and political science and law professors to discuss the results of the election, the implications of a Trump presidency, and the future of American politics at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Visual Arts 1B20. The free, public event is sponsored by the Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy at CU Boulder.

One of "MIT Technology Review's" 35 Top Young Innovators of 2011 and founder of Pakistan's largest startup incubator, Umar Saif will lecture on leveraging technology for human need.

For those who are involved or interested in business, the outlook gives the pulse on the national economy, as well as the state's industries, from construction to leisure and hospitality, natural resources and more.

Photographer and mixed-media artist Renee Cox will give a lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 15, as part of the Department of Art & Art History's Visiting Artist Program.

TEDxCU, an independently-organized annual TED event, is seeking speakers "who have an idea worth spreading" to apply to talk at this year's spring 2017 occurrence.

This workshop will feature CU's Prashant Nagpal, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering and 2014 recipient of the Keck Foundation Research Award. RSVP online by Nov. 15.

Author Ronald J. Stewart will speak about his book "Then Comes a Wind," a story about a family's struggle to homestead in 1900s Nebraska, on Nov. 10. Stewart will sign copies of his book (which will be for sale at the event) immediately following the presentation.