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Editors: For photos of the interior of the new Humanities Building prior to the Nov. 15 ceremony, contact Janet Johnson at 303-883-1487. A dedication ceremony for the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at BoulderÂ’s new $10.8 million Humanities Building will be held Monday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. in the buildingÂ’s auditorium. President John Buechner, Chancellor Richard Byyny and Arts and Sciences Dean Peter Spear will speak at the afternoon dedication ceremony.

Term limit supporters argue that career politicians are out of touch with their constituents, but a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder business professor counters that term limits encourage politicians to cast votes that are more extreme. Rather than reflecting the voice of the voters who put them in office, term limits encourage politicians to vote based on their personal ideology. "If politicians know they are only going to be in office for a certain amount of time, they donÂ’t have the incentive to stay in favor with the voters at large," said Finance Professor Eric Hughson.

Editors: This event is open to reporters but not to the general public. Featuring prominent entrepreneurs including Celestial SeasoningsÂ’ founder Mo Siegel and Frontier AirlinesÂ’ president Sam Addoms, a live-from-Boulder national radio broadcast will highlight the regionÂ’s strength in entrepreneurship and emerging ventures. The Nov. 3 broadcast from netLibrary.comÂ’s Boulder facility is part of the Richard Tavener radio show's 100-day tour of 46 entrepreneurially active cities.

The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Heritage Center has extended its hours to increase time available for viewing of the current Glenn Miller exhibit, running through December, and all of the center's other permanent exhibits. The new hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., adding Mondays and Saturdays to the former schedule to accommodate football and other visitors.

Carl Wieman of the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder and Eric Cornell of the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been awarded the 1999 R.W. Wood Prize from the Optical Society of America. The award honors an outstanding discovery, scientific or technological achievement, or invention in the field of optics. Wieman and Cornell were cited "for their creative inventiveness and persistent ingenuity applied to the development of laser techniques for cooling atoms, which led to the first demonstration of Bose-Einstein condensation of an atomic vapor."

Four related studies from the laboratory of Assistant Professor Monika Fleshner of the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder suggest physiological responses to stress from the brain, hormonal system and immune system are moderated by regular exercise.

Navajo star and constellation myths, including the story of the creation of stars, will be explored during a live astronomy show at the Fiske Planetarium on the campus of the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder. John Stocke, a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, will present "Navajo Skies" at Fiske Planetarium on Friday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder Hillel's Sheer Kef a capella group and the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Hebrew Chorale will present "An Evening of Jewish Music" on Thursday, Nov. 4, marking the first time the music ensembles have combined efforts to perform in Boulder. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. in the University Memorial Center Forum Room, on the campus of the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder. The program is free and open to the public.

Gilbert White, distinguished professor emeritus of geography at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder, will present the ninth Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture on Nov. 5 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. White will lecture on "Water Science and Technology: Some Lessons from the 20th Century," in which he will discuss the future integration of environmental policy with water management policy.

How does the future of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ’s tourism industry look? The fate of this industry — one of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ’s largest — will be examined at the 1999 University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder Tourism Conference. The conference, "Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Tourism: Coming Together," will take place Oct. 27-29 at the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Springs Wyndham Hotel, 5580 Tech Center Drive.