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Richard Collins, professor of law at the CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Law School, is an expert in constitutional law. He can be reached at 303-492-5493 or Richard.collins@colorado.edu .

The Sustainable Practices Program at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ offers individual courses and a sustainability management certificate to help workers and job seekers meet the growing need for green knowledge and credentials in the workplace.

The University Memorial Center at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, Colorado's official memorial to veterans, will host a Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom. This year, the annual ceremony will include the dedication of plaques honoring the fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ceremony is open to the public.

ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Distinguished Professor Margaret Murnane has been awarded Ireland's top science award, the RDS Irish Times Boyle Medal for Scientific Excellence, for her pioneering work that has transformed the field of ultrafast laser and X-ray science.

The University of Colorado Buffaloes will play the University of Southern California Trojans on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. at Folsom Field. Folsom Field will open at 5:30 p.m. for the first-ever Friday night game, which will be televised nationally on ESPN and ESPN 3D.

A surprising new ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ study shows that huge amounts of fatty acids circulating in the bloodstreams of feeding pythons promote healthy heart growth, results that may have implications for treating human heart disease.

Aerospace engineering students at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will host the annual Students for the Exploration and Development of Space conference, SpaceVision 2011, in ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Oct. 27-30.

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ today announced that it has implemented several new programs over the past three years designed to make computer science more female-friendly, with the larger goal of increasing the number of women employed in technology roles nationwide.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ faculty will join with University of Colorado Colorado Springs faculty to teach courses in the design and implementation of electric vehicle drivetrains to new and retraining engineers.

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ (CU) have developed a low-power microchip that uses a combination of microfluidics and magnetic switches to trap and transport magnetic beads. The novel transport chip may have applications in biotechnology and medical diagnostics.