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University of Colorado at Boulder researchers have found, ironically, that two pollutants -- carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons emitted from agricultural forest trees -- offset each other somewhat in mitigating air quality problems. Carbon dioxide, believed by scientists to be a major factor in greenhouse warming, has been shown to reduce "agriforest" emissions of hydrocarbons that contribute to ground-based ozone pollution, according to CU-Boulder doctoral candidate Todd Rosenstiel of the environmental, population and organismic, or EPO, biology department.

Â鶹ÒùÔº who pursue careers in advertising at the University of Colorado at Boulder have the opportunity to learn from Kendra Gale, a new assistant professor with extensive advertising industry experience. Gale teaches advertising research and advertising campaign classes at the school of journalism and mass communication and hopes to add courses in account planning and advertising strategy to the advertising sequence.

Two University of Colorado at Boulder faculty have been elected Fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2002. Professor Michael Breed of CU-Boulder's environmental, population and organismic biology department was cited for his pioneering research on nest-mate recognition mechanisms in social insects that have illuminated the understanding of kin selection as a potential force in evolution.

Professor William Wood of the molecular, cellular and developmental biology department at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Dec. 19 received the prestigious title of distinguished professor from the CU Board of Regents. Wood joins only 19 other CU-Boulder faculty members who currently hold the title of distinguished professor.

Editors: Enclosed are names of the degree candidates from your area. This list is subject to final grade reports. Local students were among the 1,981 students who received degrees Dec. 20 during winter commencement at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The ceremony was held in the Coors Events/Conference Center on the CU-Boulder campus.

Ashley Larsen, a student at the CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business, was awarded a $3,000 scholarship by the Travel Industry Association of America. Larsen was one of six undergraduates nationwide to receive the Travel Industry Association Foundation scholarship. Larsen is a senior who will graduate from CU-Boulder this month.

Because an estimated 10,000 people are expected to attend the winter commencement ceremony at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Dec. 20, those planning to drive to campus should arrive early. Commencement begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center and guests are expected to be in their seats by 9:10 a.m. to ensure that the ceremony begins on time.

Body language is often portrayed by the media as the key to understanding peoples' feelings, thoughts and behaviors. But according to new research by professors at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Brigham Young University, body language -- while important -- is only part of the interpersonal communication picture. Focusing on body language alone in order to "mind-read" can cause serious misinterpretations, say CU-Boulder communication department Professor Stanley Jones and BYU Professor Curtis LeBaron.

For centuries, Christians have celebrated the birth of Jesus on Dec. 25. But if you ask historians, they're uncertain what day Christ was actually born. "There's no way we can know," said religious studies Professor Lynn Ross-Bryant of the University of Colorado at Boulder. "There is simply no historical record."

The man responsible for ensuring the beauty of the nationally admired University of Colorado at Boulder campus will officially retire on Dec. 31. Campus Architect Bill Deno, 74, has been an integral part of the design and planning of buildings, land use, open space, signage and graphics, transportation and parking at CU-Boulder for nearly 30 years. He has overseen design standards, coordinated construction projects, helped select consultants and worked with dozens of outside contractors on behalf of the campus.