Animal Behaviorist To Lecture On Grey Parrot Intelligence And Parrot Who May Learn To Read

April 16, 2002

Irene Pepperberg, an internationally known animal behaviorist, will present "In Search of King Solomon's Ring: Studies on the Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots," on Tuesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Muenzinger Psychology, room E050. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will focus on Pepperberg's nearly 25 years of research on the intelligence of Grey parrots.

Engineering Days 2002 To Feature Egg Drop, Vertical Takeoff Challenge And Model Rocket Launch

April 16, 2002

Students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science will apply their design skills and engineering know-how for the sheer fun of it this week during Engineering Days 2002 at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. The annual Egg Drop, along with a Vertical Takeoff and Landing Challenge and a Model Rocket Launch, are some of the highlights of this year's event. Engineering Days, or E-Days, is a weeklong, tongue-in-cheek celebration of the engineering profession organized by students each spring. Students throughout the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ campus are invited to participate.

Free Concert And Film Screenings Mark Cinco De Mayo At CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ

April 15, 2002

The United Mexican American Students group at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will present a free public concert and Chicano film screening to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Chicano actor-singers Daniel and Emiliano Valdez of Teatro Campesino will perform a free concert April 29 in CU's Old Main Chapel at 7 p.m. Their music is a fusion of Chicano soul, Latino jazz and traditional Mexicano-influenced farmworker corridos. A reception will follow the concert.

Provost DiStefano Recommends Gleeson To Be CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Arts & Sciences Dean

April 15, 2002

University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Provost Phil DiStefano has approved a search committee recommendation nominating Todd Gleeson as the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences pending approval of the Board of Regents at the board's May meeting.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Jazz Director Learned Value Of Education In Army Infantry

April 15, 2002

Editors: The CU Jazz Ensemble will perform Friday, April 19, in Grusin Hall at the Imig Music Building, 18th Street and Euclid Ave., on the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ campus. During a military tour of duty in the hills of South Korea, the last thing that John Davis, now CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's director of jazz studies, thought he would learn was a love of education and teaching. But that's exactly what happened to Davis, who today leads one of Colorado's fastest growing collegiate jazz programs.

Heat, Temperature And Absolute Zero Topics Of CU Wizards April 27 Show

April 14, 2002

The connections between work, energy, heat and temperature will be explained during the Saturday, April 27, CU Wizards show "Heat, Temperature and Absolute Zero." Paul Beale, a physics professor at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, will present the show at 9:30 a.m. in Duane Physics, room G1B30. The free hour-long show is intended primarily for students in grades five through nine. CU Wizards is an annual series presented on the last Saturday morning of each month during the school year and covers topics in astronomy, chemistry and physics.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Chancellor, President, Law School Dean Laud Scholar-Athlete Byron White

April 14, 2002

Officials at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ expressed sadness today at the death of Byron R White, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice, CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ valedictorian and the school's first All-American football player. "It was a privilege and pleasure for me to have known Justice Byron White," said CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Chancellor Richard Byyny. "His tenure on the Supreme Court was distinguished, characterized by independent thinking and enormous integrity.

CU Alumni Association, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Chapter, Awards Freshman Scholarships To Three Area Seniors

April 14, 2002

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Chapter of the CU Alumni Association has chosen three ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ High School seniors to receive $2,500 scholarships for the 2002-03 academic year at CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. Samuel (Clark) Berngard, Shan Lui and Ethan Van Duzer - all ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ High School seniors -- are this year's winners. All three scholarship winners will graduate in the top 10 percent of their ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ High School graduating class of 368, and their grade-point averages were all higher than 3.9.

CU Student Experiments To Ride Balloon 17 Miles Above Colorado Plains

April 11, 2002

Six tiny University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ experiments will be lofted by a large helium balloon from Windsor, Colo., to a height of about 17 miles before drifting back to Earth on the eastern plains via parachute on Saturday, April 20.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Sponsored Research Sets Record Topping $219 Million

April 10, 2002

The University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ received $219 million in sponsored research awards for the 2000-2001 fiscal year, setting another financial record for the campus. NASA provided most of the award dollars to the campus -- $49 million - followed by the National Science Foundation at $42 million, the Department of Health and Human Services at $31 million and the Department of Commerce at nearly $22 million. CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ received $214 million in sponsored research in the 1999-2000 fiscal year.

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