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Scores of scientists from around the world will be in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Sept. 20 to Sept. 23 for a conference on the prehistoric environment of the Bering land bridge, believed to be the migration corridor for the earliest North Americans. The conference was organized by the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder and the University of Massachusetts with funding from the National Science Foundation. The three-day event will be held at The Nature Place Conference Center near Florissant, Colo.

The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder Latino Advocacy Committee in conjunction with United Mexican American Students (UMAS) and the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Student Union will present three events celebrating Chicano History Week next week. Events begin with the 1997 Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Bienvenidos Celebration, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sept. 17, on the lawn north of Regent Hall. A welcome picnic for new Latino students, the event will feature a taco bar and regional music. Latino students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends are invited to attend.

Editors: Following are new or recently established programs at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder that focus on enhanced opportunities or increased faculty contact for undergraduate students. Students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication are returning to campus this fall to find a New Media Center in their midst.

Schools and colleges at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder will receive extra funds to handle a larger-than-expected fall enrollment, according to an announcement by Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. Although the official fall census will not be taken until Sept. 10, preliminary figures indicate the fall enrollment may top 25,000, including possibly the largest freshman class in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-BoulderÂ’s history. Freshmen may total as many as 4,220 -- or 40 more than the all-time high set in 1995.