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Two legal scholars will hold a forum on "Corporate Disclosure of Environmental Risks," at noon March 12, in room 294 of the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's School of Law. The forum, supported by the university's Natural Resources Law Center, will feature Robert Repetto of the University of Colorado at Denver and Cynthia Williams from the Georgetown University Law Center. Both will discuss research regarding corporations' disclosures to investors of their companies' environmental risks.

The Colorado Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ School of Law March 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Students will get a chance to hear oral arguments, ask the presiding judges questions and attend a reception afterward in the Moorhead-Rutledge Lounge. "This is a unique opportunity for students to ask the participants questions since that chance almost never comes up once students get into practice," said James B. Levy, a legal writing instructor at the law school.

Mr. Makoto Mizutani, Japanese Consul General at Denver, will speak on "Recent Trends in the Japanese Mentality" at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ on March 16 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Humanities 150.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ School of Law on March 13 in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom from 9 a.m. to noon. Students will get a chance to hear oral arguments in numerous cases, including the Joseluis Saenz v. Department of Interior case on possession of eagle feathers, whose brief was authored by CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ law student Laranne Arbaugh under the supervision of former Indian Law Clinic director Jerilyn DeCoteau.

On March 10-11, 36 university students enrolled in a situation comedy course will perform and video tape an episode of NBC's popular show "Friends" before a live audience at CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's Irey Stage in the University Theatre. This is the class's third year but the first time a show will be taped in front of an audience. Taping on Saturday is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The public is invited to watch the show.

Ronald J. Gilson, professor of law and business at Stanford and Columbia universities, will deliver the 44th annual John R. Coen Lecture on March 19 at 4 p.m. in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom at the CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ School of Law. The lecture, titled "Comparative Venture Capital," is free and open to the public. Gilson is the Charles J. Myers Professor of Law and Business at Stanford University and the Stern Professor of Law and Business at Columbia University.

Nobody likes moving, but imagine packing and moving a house full of 3 million fragile, old and priceless items, all of which have to arrive in perfect condition. That is the task the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is currently undertaking. This summer the CU Museum will relocate most of its specimen collections, laboratories, offices and its graduate program to the newly renovated Museum Collections Building on the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ campus.

How will the Napster decision impact the future of the Internet, its business strategies and development? These and other questions will be explored at the March 15 CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ forum on "Public Values and the Architecture of the Information Age: The Future of Intellectual Property, Privacy and Open Source."

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 Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ 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 Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ alum and his two colleagues.