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Thirty-eight teams have signed up to toss their ideas into the entrepreneurial ring the evening of Oct. 7, the first pitch event of the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s eighth annual New Venture Challenge. Though the event has reached full registration capacity both for pitchers and audience members, it’s not too late for people to become involved in NVC events throughout the school year building up to the season finals this spring.

Happy October, everyone! This week is all about the parties and festivities, and I've got a lot of fun stuff planned for you all, including a Michael Jackson tribute concert and 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse group hike.

Anne Castle, who served as assistant secretary for water and science in the U.S. Department of the Interior from 2009 to 2014, has joined the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment – part of the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder law school – as a senior fellow.

Fall is here, which means it’s time for cool air and crunchy leaves. Personally, fall is my favorite time of year. The cozy vibe set off by warm coffee and orange tinted skies never gets old. Whether fall is your favorite season, or you’re just looking for some excitement, grab your flannels and pumpkin spice latte because here are five fun and affordable fall activities you can do in Boulder. Click through to learn more.

Students attending the first Pac-12 conference home football game Saturday against Oregon at 8 p.m. are encouraged to arrive at Folsom Field early to enjoy all the gameday festivities and to wear silver (or gray) as we attempt to stripe the stadium silver and black.

The confidence of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ business leaders again dipped slightly going into the fourth quarter of 2015, but remains in positive territory, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index released today by the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s Leeds School of Business.

Thousands of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder family members will begin arriving on campus Thursday and Friday for Family Weekend 2015, where they will visit their student’s campus home, attend classes and presentations, tour the campus and Boulder and cheer on the Buffs as they take on the Oregon Ducks on Saturday night.

Members of the extended campus community are invited to join Fall Convocation , an annual event celebrating faculty achievements. Presentations including "A New College for a New Century: The College of Media, Communication, and Information" and "Explore Mars or Explore the Earth? Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Does Both!" begin Oct. 2 at 10 a.m., and the tenure and promotion awards ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. All events are in the Center for British and Irish Studies, 5th floor, Norlin Library.

By this point in the semester, if you're a first-year student, you’ve probably written papers and taken the first tests of your college experience at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder. Are you getting the grades you expected or were hoping for? If not, the good news is it’s not just you—a lot of fellow students are facing the same challenges. The better news is that improving your classroom experience and your grade is possible, and the first steps are only a few clicks away.

Faculty and staff members at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder seeking funding for projects involving entrepreneurship or a problem-solving mindset are invited to submit proposals for the new Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Campus Entrepreneurship Seed Awards .