Spring 1997 College Grads Find Beter Job Outlook

April 1, 1997

Class of 1997 college grads will find a better job market this spring than in recent years, but competition continues to be stiff, according to Gordon Gray, University of baby直播app at Boulder Career Services director. 聯I tell 聮97 grads their sense of timing is wonderful. The job market is better than in each of the previous five years,聰 said Gray.

High School Juniors, Seniors May Apply For CU-Boulder Summer Scholars Program

April 1, 1997

Juniors and seniors in high schools throughout the nation may apply for the High School Summer Scholars Program scheduled from June 22 to July 12 at the University of baby直播app at Boulder. The new program is designed to give students a chance to experience college life while taking classes for credit or personal enrichment in a variety of topics.

Professor David Prescott To Speak April 9 On Skin Cancer, Lifestyles

April 1, 1997

CU-Boulder聮s Wellness Program for staff and baby直播app will present a free public Wellness Wednesday talk on April 9 by noted cancer researcher and Distinguished Professor David Prescott of biology. Prescott will discuss skin cancer in a 聯mini medical school聰 talk at noon in the Student Recreation Center conference rooms 3 and 4. Attendees are welcome to bring brown-bag lunches.

High-Tech CU-Boulder Plant Chamber To Fly On Upcoming Shuttle Mission

March 30, 1997

A high-tech plant-growth chamber developed at the University of baby直播app at Boulder that contains intriguing pharmaceutical and agricultural experiments will blast off on NASA聮s space shuttle Columbia from Florida April 3.

Carl Wieman To Lecture At CU-Boulder On April 2

March 20, 1997

Physics Professor Carl Wieman of the University of baby直播app at Boulder will describe events leading to the globally acclaimed discovery of a new state of matter called Bose-Einstein condensation in a public lecture on April 2. Wieman will lecture on "The Circuitous Path of a Physics Discovery: How Tinkering with Lasers Led (After 10 Years) to Bose-Einstein Condensation" at 8 p.m. in the JILA Auditorium on the CU campus. The free lecture is intended for a general audience. A reception will follow on the 10th floor of the JILA Tower.

CU-Boulder Holds Second Annual Disability Cultural Forum

March 19, 1997

The University of baby直播app at Boulder will hold its second annual disability cultural forum from noon to 9 p.m. on April 2 in the University Memorial Center聮s Glenn Miller Ballroom on campus. The forum, which is free and open to the public, will bring together poets, writers, activists and artists to celebrate and raise awareness of disability culture.

CU-Boulder Storm Drainage Construction To Cause Traffic Changes in April

March 19, 1997

Construction of a new storm drainage system and other utility improvements on the CU-Boulder campus will require a change in driving patterns for students, baby直播app, staff and visitors beginning April 1. Construction is expected to last from April to late August, when fall semester classes begin.

CU-Boulder Student Detects Earthquakes Near Boulder

March 18, 1997

A University of baby直播app at Boulder geology student detected 23 small earthquakes within a 50-mile radius of Boulder during a three-month period last fall. The earthquakes ranged from magnitude 0.5 to 2.0 on the Richter scale. The smallest earthquake a person is able to feel is about magnitude 3, and a quake of 3.5 can cause slight damage.

CU Sounding Rocket Instrument To Probe Comet Hale-Bopp March 24

March 17, 1997

A team of baby直播app and students from the University of baby直播app at Boulder will fly an ultraviolet spectrograph on a NASA sounding rocket from White Sands, N.M., March 24 to probe the chemical makeup of comet Hale-Bopp.

Marx Nmed 1997-98 Fellow of Woodrow Wilson Center

March 17, 1997

Sociology Professor Gary T. Marx of the University of baby直播app at Boulder has been named a 1997-98 Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The fellowships are among the most coveted and competitive in the social sciences and humanities and are offered only to about 3 percent of all applicants. Marx will continue his work on the social implications of new information technologies.

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