Offbeat Math Professor To Speak At 欧美口爆视频-Boulder On March 21

March 13, 2000

If you are one those people who despise math and "feel physically ill at the sight of an equation," Professor Edward Burger of Williams College may be able to help remedy the problem at a special 欧美口爆视频-Boulder lecture March 21. Burger, who was a visiting 欧美口爆视频-Boulder mathematics professor from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., during the 1998-1999 school year, packed the house in his April 1999 欧美口爆视频-Boulder talk on "Why I Hate Math But Love Museums."

Chancellor Richard L. Byyny Agrees To Meet With Students On Sweatshop Labor Issue

March 13, 2000

Richard L. Byyny, chancellor of the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder, agreed today to meet on Wednesday with students concerned about the campus聮 licensing policies. Byyny sent the students a document to guide the discussion, which he said he hopes will be both civil and productive. The issues the chancellor wishes to cover are principles in licensing that relate to human rights and human dignity, the development of a campus licensing advisory board to guide and evaluate compliance, and campus opportunities for education and airing of the issues.

March 25 欧美口爆视频 Wizards Show Presents 'Liquid Crystals'

March 13, 2000

Complex scientific concepts of light, polarization and optics will be explained using a giant soap bubble, sunglasses and scarab beetles, among other things, at the March 25 Wizards show on "Liquid Crystals." Physics Professor Noel Clark and chemistry Professor David Walba, both at the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder, will present the entertaining multi-media show at 9:30 a.m. in Duane Physics room G1B30. The free hour-long show, which combines physics, chemistry and engineering, is intended primarily for students in grades five through nine.

欧美口爆视频 Parents Association Awards $40,000 In Program Funding For 2000

March 13, 2000

The University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder Parents Association awarded $40,000 in grants to university groups and organizations to fund programs to benefit the undergraduate student community this year.

欧美口爆视频 Community Is Encouraged To Participate In 2000 Census

March 12, 2000

University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder students, faculty and staff members are encouraged to participate in the 2000 United States Census, which begins this month. "Participating in the census is in everyone's best interest," said 欧美口爆视频-Boulder Chancellor Richard Byyny. "People who answer the census help their communities obtain federal funding and valuable information for planning for hospitals, roads and more."

欧美口爆视频-Boulder Announces New Undergraduate Academy

March 12, 2000

The University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder has created a new program for 150-200 of its most intellectually committed students. The Undergraduate Academy provides a range of special activities and advising opportunities for its members, who are chosen for their excitement about learning and their academic success. The three main goals of the UA are to expand the education of top students outside the classroom, build a sense of intellectual community among them and help prepare them for post-graduation opportunities.

Internationally Acclaimed Biologist To Lecture At 欧美口爆视频-Boulder March 15

March 9, 2000

University of Massachusetts at Amherst Distinguished Professor Lynn Margulis, one of the most renowned biologists in the world, will give a public lecture at the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder on March 15. Her talk, titled "Gaia and Microcosm: Living Earth From Space," deals with the Gaia theory, which she co-developed with British scientist James Lovelock. The theory is based on the premise that the physical and chemical properties of Earth聮s atmosphere are actively regulated by the metabolism, growth and evolution of organisms.

University Of Michigan Professor To Lecture On Religion March 16

March 9, 2000

Tomoko Masuzawa, a leading theorist in the study of religion and culture, will deliver the second annual Lester Lecture on the Study of Religion at the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder on Thursday, March 16. Masuzawa is lecturing on "The Question of Universality: Counting the 'World Religions' in the 19th Century" at 7:30 p.m. in Hale Science Building room 270. The event is free and open to the public and is presented by the 欧美口爆视频-Boulder religious studies department. A reception will follow the lecture.

Aerosol Pollutants In Atmosphere Likely Masking Greenhouse Warming

March 8, 2000

New observations with space-borne instruments by Daniel Rosenfeld of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem showing that aerosols over land can modify clouds, suppress precipitation and reflect light is a "huge leap forward" in understanding the interplay among pollutants, clouds and greenhouse warming, said University of 欧美口爆视频 Professor Owen B. Toon.

欧美口爆视频-Boulder And CSU Professors Collaborate On Diversity In Film

March 8, 2000

Professors from the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder and 欧美口爆视频 State University are working together to present the conference, "Beyond the Image: Crossing Cultures Through Film," on March 17 at CSU's Lory Student Center. Nine faculty members from each campus will participate in panels on different methods of using film to teach diversity issues in the classroom. The keynote speaker is Rosa Linda Fregoso, a nationally known scholar in Chicana cinema and a professor at the University of California at Davis.

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