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University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ athletic director Mike Bohn announced Tuesday morning that Dan Hawkins has been relieved of his duties as head football coach of the Buffaloes effective immediately.

University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ President Emeritus Hank Brown will lead a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder political science class on a trip to the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11-13.

University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder faculty member Ivan Smalyukh is one of only 100 men and women in the United States to be awarded a coveted 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or PECASE.

Melt water flowing through ice sheets via crevasses, fractures and large drains called moulins can carry warmth into ice sheet interiors, greatly accelerating the thermal response of an ice sheet to climate change, according to a new study involving the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder.

Brian E. Lebowitz has a deep fondness for used books and bookstores, a keen interest in Judaica and the acumen to amass a collection of 19,000 works of 20th century Jewish-American Literature. He is donating this collection to the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder, and faculty members say the gift will enhance the university's stature.

Ten students from Denver Public Schools will be on the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder campus on Oct. 30 rebuilding computers with help from Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder student mentors.

NASA's space shuttle Discovery will make its swan song flight Nov. 1 carrying two University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder-built biomedical payload devices, including one to help scientists better understand changes in the virulence of nasty bacteria in the low gravity of space as a way to help researchers prevent or control infectious diseases.

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Two University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ faculty members have received prestigious National Science Foundation Early Career Development, or CAREER awards.

Taylor Roberts, a University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder senior majoring in architectural engineering, is an example of the growing number of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder students who are civically engaged.