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The life of legendary explorer and early conservationist John Wesley Powell will be addressed by prominent historian and award-winning author Donald Worster in a lecture at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder on Monday, March 19. Worster, a distinguished professor at the University of Kansas, will discuss his new book, "A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell," the first major biography of the famous explorer in almost 50 years.

Astronaut Jim Voss is slated to head for the International Space Station March 8 aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery, the beginning of a four and one-half month stint in orbit for the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder alum and his two colleagues.

An entrepreneur whose company specializes in a safe and environmentally friendly supply of renewable hydrogen energy will speak at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder College of Business on Monday, March 5. G. Chris Andersen, chairman of Millennium Cell Inc. of Eatontown, N.J., will talk on "Digits, Energy, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen and the New Economy" from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in room 224 of the College of Business. The presentation is open to the public.

"Beyond Winning: Negotiating to Create Value in Deals and Disputes," a book co-authored by University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder Associate Law Professor Scott Peppet, has been honored with the 2000 Award for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution by the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. The book, which Peppet wrote with Robert Mnookin and Andrew S. Tulumello, legal scholars from the Harvard Negotiation Research Project, promotes an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving in negotiation known as alternative dispute resolution or ADR.

An environmentally friendly rock climbing anchor that was designed by Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder engineering students will be on display at the Smithsonian Institution March 7, as part of an exhibit of top inventions by students from around the nation.

A professor in the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder College of Business has been awarded two grants to fund her ongoing research on culture in the marketplace. Lisa N. Peñaloza, an associate professor of marketing, has won a total of $25,000 from the Marketing Science Institute.

Hiroshi Motomura, the Nicholas Doman Professor of International Law at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder, will give the 26th annual Austin W. Scott Jr. lecture March 12 at 4 p.m. in the Fleming Law Building. Titled, "Terms of Belonging: Immigration and the Meaning of U.S. Citizenship," the lecture is free and open to the public. Professor Motomura will discuss his book in progress on immigration and citizenship. According to Motomura, "The idea of America as a 'nation of immigrants' reflects different -- and sometimes conflicting -- views of what it means to come to this country."

Newsweek correspondent and local author Daniel Glick will speak and sign his new book "Powder Burn" at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder on March 12 at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel.

Faculty and student researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder have built a microfan, as small as a grain of sand, that could one day be used to cool the transistors on a computer chip or perform other functions in micro machines.

A team of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder undergraduate business students will travel to Chicago this week to compete in a national consulting competition. The Arthur Andersen Business Consulting Challenge gives students hands-on experience with the issues faced in consulting, including problem solving, developing innovative solutions, understanding frameworks and presenting findings.