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From the Broadmoor Hotel in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Springs to National Jewish hospital in Denver, several Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ institutions can trace their history back to the early treatment of tuberculosis. Dr. Charles Scoggin, a former University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ professor and founder of the Boulder pharmaceutical company Somatogen, will discuss Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ’s legacy as a tuberculosis treatment center in a program sponsored by Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder's Center of the American West.

The Office of Disability Services and Information Technology Services at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder has created an Assistive Technology Lab to provide computer access and special technology services to students with disabilities. The Assistive Technology Lab will hold an Open House on Thursday, March, 12 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the lab, located at Willard Hall in room 333. The open house will provide an opportunity for visitors to learn more about the resources in the lab, meet staff and experiment with various adaptive devices. Refreshments will be served.

Overall crime declined at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder in 1997, although increases were shown in certain categories, according to the annual Data Report released today by the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Police Department. The overall decline continues a multi-year trend of decreasing criminal activity, said Jim Fadenrecht, director of Public Safety. In 1997, there were 2,819 reports of crime, compared with 2,971 in 1996 and an average of 3,002 in the years from 1994 to 1996.

The University Libraries on the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder campus is exhibiting the work of local artist, teacher and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ alum Aleta Braun throughout March. A reception for the artist is set for Friday, Feb. 27, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Third Floor Gallery of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ’s Norlin Library. “It is wonderful to have an exhibition in the university from which I graduated,” said Braun, who is known for her contemporary art style. “It is good to come back and show the evolution of my work.”