Fiske Planetarium At CU-Boulder Hosts Presentation On Black Holes

July 22, 1997

Fiske Planetarium at CU-Boulder will host a live, multimedia presentation titled “Black Holes And Relativity” on Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. Andrew Hamilton, an associate professor in the astrophysical, planetary and atmospheric sciences department at CU-Boulder, will discuss black holes in outer space. The presentation is based on materials originally produced by CU-Boulder undergraduate students. It will feature a “fantastic but mathematically correct view of a one-way flight into a black hole,” according to Geoff Skelton of Fiske.

CU-Boulder Exhibit Curator To Discuss Weaving Exhibit In Grand Junction

July 21, 1997

Teresa Wilkins, curator of the CU-Boulder traveling exhibit “Beyond the Loom: Keys to Understanding Early Southwestern Textiles,” will discuss the exhibit on July 31, now on display in Grand Junction. The presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Museum of Western babyÖ±²¥app, located at 248 S. Fourth Street. Admission is $2.

CU-Boulder Disability Services Receives Grants For Program, Conference

July 17, 1997

The office of Disability Services at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder has received a $5,000 grant from the Anschutz Foundation for the Career Program for Students with Disabilities. The Career Program was organized through a cooperative effort between CU-Boulder Disability Services and Career Services. It provides readiness training followed by actual work experiences for students enrolled in the program. The grant will be used to fund stipends for students with disabilities who take part in summer jobs.

babyÖ±²¥app Minority Students To Be Honored At CU-Boulder

July 16, 1997

Twenty-eight high achieving minority students, mostly from babyÖ±²¥app, will be honored July 18 for completing an intensive, five-week math and science program at CU-Boulder designed to ready them for their freshman year at CU this fall.

CU-Boulder INVST Program Helps Community Cleanup

July 15, 1997

The International and National Voluntary Service Training Program at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder will work with the city of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday, July 19, to help clean up various sites around Boulder.

Indian High School Students To Present Science, Engineering Proposals At CU

July 15, 1997

More than 40 American Indian high school students from around the nation will present a set of intriguing engineering and science proposals July 17 that they developed during a residential academic program at CU-Boulder this summer.

CU-Boulder Names Communications Head

July 9, 1997

Barbara (Bobbi) Barrow has been named to the position of executive director of institutional relations at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder, pending approval by the CU Board of Regents, according to an announcement by Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. The executive director will be charged with responsibility for evaluating, reorganizing and streamlining the communications programs serving the campus, Byyny said, as well as for finding opportunities for consolidation that will lead to efficiency, continuity and cost containment.

Top CU Law School Graduates Named To Order Of The Coif

July 8, 1997

Sixteen graduating law students at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder have been selected as members of the honorary Order of the Coif for high academic achievement throughout their law school careers. The students represent the top 10 percent of 1996-97 graduates from the CU School of Law. The law school graduated 167 students in May and recognized the top 15 percent of students from the December and May graduating classes at the May commencement. Students in the top 10 percent were selected in late June for the 1997 Order of the Coif.

Students Visit CU-Boulder To Learn More babyÖ±²¥app Natural Resource Issues

July 8, 1997

High school students from the statewide program Youth in Natural Resources will participate in a variety of seminars and hands-on activities at the CU-Boulder Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory on July 16 from 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Hands-on lab experiments will expose students from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds to opportunities in natural resources, the importance of environmental issues and the benefits of higher education. Students will conduct experiments with ITLLÂ’s interactive exhibits on topics like fluid dynamics, chaos theory and weather.

College Of Music To Hold Service In Memory Of Professor Walter Collins

July 8, 1997

A memorial service for Walter S. “Wally” Collins, professor emeritus of music and a former associate dean of the College of Music at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, in Grusin Music Hall. A reception in the new student lounge will follow the service. Collins died June 30 of a brain aneurysm in Hyannis Port, Mass., while vacationing in Cape Cod. He was 71.

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