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Pioneering genomics researcher J. Craig Venter鈥攂est known for leading the privately funded team that sequenced the first human genome鈥攚ill give a keynote talk at the University of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder on Sept. 29 about the scientific potential of and future products derived from 鈥渟ynthetic life.鈥�

The University of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder greatly expanded its 欧美口爆视频 Promise program for low-income students this fall resulting in funding assistance becoming available for more than 700 additional students. The 欧美口爆视频 Promise program guarantees that 欧美口爆视频-Boulder students with 欧美口爆视频 resident status from low-income families can receive enough grants and work-study employment to pay for their share of tuition, fees and estimated book expenses.

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The public is invited to attend a watch party at the University of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder on Sunday, Sept. 21, when NASA鈥檚 MAVEN spacecraft, designed to understand past climate change on Mars, inserts itself into orbit after a 10-month journey to the planet.

Continuing its commitment to improving America鈥檚 drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 9 announced more than $8 million in grants to create two national centers for research and innovation in small- to medium-sized drinking water systems.

U.S. Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonin Scalia will deliver the fourth annual John Paul Stevens Lecture hosted by the Byron R. White Center and the University of 欧美口爆视频 Law School on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The event will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Macky Auditorium on the 欧美口爆视频-Boulder campus. A limited number of seats are available to the lecture for the general public at no cost. To register for tickets visit the center鈥檚 website at byronwhitecenter.org .

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