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Colorful Front Range Aspen Season Forecast By CU-Boulder Professor

Sept. 9, 2001

For avid quaking aspen viewers in search of gold, or even yellow and red, it looks to be a good season in areas west of Denver and Boulder, according to a University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder professor.

School Of Journalism And Mass Communication Hosts CNN Journalists, Town Hall Meeting At CU-Boulder

Sept. 9, 2001

Two veteran CNN journalists will participate in a town hall meeting on the topic "Are You Getting What You Want from the News" hosted by the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Thursday, Sept. 20. The event will begin at 5:15 p.m. in Hale Science Building room 270. The panel discussion also will feature Joanne Ostrow, television critic for the Denver Post. The public is invited to attend.

Tim Wirth To Speak At CU-Boulder On Sept. 25

Sept. 9, 2001

Tim Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation and former U.S. senator from babyÖ±²¥app, will give a public talk titled "Think Globally, Act Locally: A 25-Year Odyssey" at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Wirth will speak at 7 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the CU-Boulder Center of the American West.

"Searching for Distant Worlds" Sept. 21 at CU's Fiske Planetarium

Sept. 6, 2001

For centuries people have attempted to prove the existence of planets circling distant stars. On Friday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m. the Fiske Planetarium at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder will explore the topic. "Searching for Distant Worlds," a pre-recorded program, will examine recent discoveries of unknown planets around far-away stars and explain why it is so difficult to find these distant objects. Sommers-Bausch Observatory will be open for telescope viewing immediately following the show at Fiske.

UMAS To Host Chicano History Week Activities Sept. 10-19 At CU-Boulder

Sept. 6, 2001

In recognition of Chicano History Week, the United Mexican American Students organization at CU-Boulder will host a series of events Sept. 10-19. The annual event shares many of the goals of UMAS, according to Victor Hernandez, a senior at CU-Boulder and a peer leader in the group. Both seek to promote awareness about Chicano history and issues the Chicano community faces today, he said.

Larger Humanities And Social Science Class Means Good News For CU-Boulder's MASP

Sept. 6, 2001

The Minority Arts and Science Program at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder will have its largest class of incoming humanities and social science students this year. For the first time the program's incoming humanities class will be larger than the science class. Fourteen new social science and humanities students have enrolled in addition to 11 new students in selected scientific fields.

Top Executives To Share Experiences With CU-Boulder Business Students

Sept. 6, 2001

EDITORS: In some cases, members of the press can arrange meetings with these business leaders prior to or following their lectures. CEOs and founders of Quizno's Corp., Agilent Technologies and other leading companies will discuss lessons learned from their successful business careers with CU-Boulder students at lectures throughout the fall semester. The Fortune 500 executives and entrepreneurs will speak at class lectures of the Profiles in American Enterprise course.

Journalism, Mass Communication Faculty At CU-Boulder Focus On Trauma, Violence Reporting At Sept. 14 Session

Sept. 6, 2001

Editors Note: Reporters are welcome to attend and cover this event, which is not public. For reservations call Meg Moritz at (303) 492-1610 or Beth Gaeddert at (303) 492-0460. In an effort to give students training in conducting sensitive and emotional interviews, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at CU-Boulder is instituting classroom training sessions on how to report about trauma.

CU-Boulder Invites Public To Land Use Assessment Overview

Sept. 6, 2001

The public is invited to a presentation of the proposed conceptual land use assessment for the 308-acre CU-Boulder South property at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. The open house will be in the Coors Events/Conference Center on the conference level, located on the north side of the center. The public is invited to attend the open house to see and discuss the analysis that led to the development of the land use assessment map. Written comments also will be taken.

CU-Boulder Fares Well In U.S. News & World Report Rankings Of Best Colleges

Sept. 5, 2001

The University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder fared well again in the U.S. News &World ReportÂ’s 2002 edition of AmericaÂ’s Best Colleges, slated to hit newsstands Sept. 10. In a ranking of the top 50 public national universities offering doctoral programs, CU-Boulder was ranked 28th, the highest in the Rocky Mountain region. CU-Boulder was tied with Indiana University-Bloomington, Miami University of Ohio, Michigan State University, SUNY Binghamton, California State University-Riverside, California State University-Santa Cruz and the University of Connecticut.

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