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Fighting is far from over in that area of Eastern Europe generally referred to as the Balkans, according to Stephen Fischer-Galati, professor emeritus of history at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder. Fischer-Galati labeled the recent conflict in Kosovo a "disaster" and said that he viewed the future in that region with "profound pessimism." The level of destruction inflicted by western air strikes has resulted in a non-functional economy shackled to an antiquated industrial system which could not hope to compete economically with other nations.

The work of two 1998-99 student groups will culminate within the span of a week as the scholars in the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder present their research discoveries in the 1999 Summer Colloquium. The presentations, with topics ranging from art history to molecular, cellular and developmental biology, will be held Thursday and Friday, July 29-30, from 9 a.m. to noon in Hale 270, and Aug. 5-6 in Duane Physics G1B20.

A team of research scientists working in the Rocky Mountains this summer hopes to find keys to unlock geological secrets buried deep underground for nearly two billion years. The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder is among 14 American universities and one from Germany taking part in the project known as the Continental Dynamics -- Rocky Mountain Project, or CD-ROM.

Students from the state-wide Youth in Natural Resources program will participate in activities at both Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-BoulderÂ’s Mountain Research Station and the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL) on Wednesday, July 28. The students will begin the day by touring the Research Station site outside of Nederland and then visit campus for an admissions presentation and hands-on experiments at ITLL in the afternoon.

MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder faculty, staff and student volunteer gardeners who are participating in the Campus Garden Project. WHAT: The project is a partnership between Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder and Community Food Share to grow food in former campus flowerbeds for needy families in Boulder County. WHEN: Monday, July 26, at 10 a.m. WHERE: Directly south of the front door of the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Recreation Center.

Alan Cass, regarded as a leading world authority on the life and legacy of big band leader Glenn Miller, will receive an honorary degree in recognition of his work from the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder. Cass, who built the Glenn Miller archive at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder, will receive the Doctor of Humane Letters award at the commencement ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 7.

University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder Emeritus Professor Mark Meier, one of the worldÂ’s leading glaciologists, has been named 1999 winner of the International Hydrology Prize by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. Meier will be presented with a medal by the IAHS and the International Geophysical Union July 21 at a ceremony in Birmingham, England. Meier has spent nearly 50 years studying the worldÂ’s glaciers and ice sheets and pioneered the role they play in EarthÂ’s hydrological cycle, including sea level change.

The catastrophic draining of two gigantic glacial lakes in CanadaÂ’s Hudson Bay region some 8,200 years ago appears to have caused the most abrupt, widespread cold spell on Earth during the last 10,000 years, according to a group of scientists.

Some may find philosophy to be mind-boggling, but 28 Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ high school students will take philosophy head on at the Summer Philosophy Institute on the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder campus on July 25-31. Participants, who are in grades nine through 12 or are incoming freshman, will live in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ residence halls and attend six hours of class each day involving lectures, debates and readings of classical and contemporary philosophers. The classes consist of lectures and discussions on such topics as personal identity, existentialism and environmental ethics.

Nick Petry, whose company Petry Construction Co. built many commercial and public buildings on the Front Range, and his wife, Nancy, have donated $1 million to Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ BoulderÂ’s Construction Engineering and Management Program. Their gift establishes an endowment which will support hands-on learning for undergraduate and graduate students in construction engineering and construction project management. "I want Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ to have one of the best programs in the region that prepares students to become leaders in the construction industry," said Nick Petry.