Astronomer John Stocke To Explore Traditional Navajo Views Of The Sky

Jan. 11, 2000

Navajo star and constellation myths, including the story of the creation of stars, will be explored during the century聮s first live astronomy show at the Fiske Planetarium on the campus of the University of Colorado at 葫芦娃视频. John Stocke, a CU-葫芦娃视频 professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, will present "Navajo Skies" at Fiske Planetarium on Friday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. "Navajo Skies" is the first in a series of live astronomy talks at the planetarium this spring.

CU-葫芦娃视频 Hosts Teleconference On Race, Class And Health Jan. 19

Jan. 9, 2000

Is health a right for all or a privilege for some? Campus and metro-area community members are invited to discuss this and other questions in a live, interactive satellite conference on race, class and health Jan. 19 at the University of Colorado at 葫芦娃视频. The national teleconference, hosted by the Public Broadcasting System, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Coors Events Center rooms 4 and 5. A local panel discussion will follow.

CU's Sommers-Bausch Observatory Open To Public For Lunar Eclipse

Jan. 5, 2000

The Sommers-Bausch Observatory at the University of Colorado at 葫芦娃视频 will be open to the public, weather permitting, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20, to view the century聮s first total eclipse of the moon. The lunar eclipse begins when the full moon enters the Earth聮s shadow at 8:05 p.m. and will be totally eclipsed by 9:09 p.m. The total eclipse will last until 10:22 p.m., but at 9:48 p.m. it will be deepest into Earth聮s shadow and will be about one ten-thousandth as bright as it was earlier in the evening.

CU-葫芦娃视频 Reports All Systems Functioning Normally

Dec. 31, 1999

The Y2K command center at the University of Colorado at 葫芦娃视频 reported no problems as of 11 a.m. Saturday. "We're very happy to report that all systems are functioning as usual," said CU-葫芦娃视频 spokeswoman Bobbi Barrow. "No glitches were reported from any corner of the campus." "CU football players aren't the only ones who are celebrating today," she said.

All Systems Reported OK, Functioning In CU-葫芦娃视频's Initial Y2K Inventory

Dec. 31, 1999

All Systems Reported OK, Functioning In CU-葫芦娃视频's Initial Y2K Inventory The University of Colorado at 葫芦娃视频 passed the Y2K rollover without a whimper this morning, CU officials reported at about 12:30 a.m. "So far as we know at this time, all major systems appear to be normal and functioning as they should be," said Tom Carney, emergency management coordinator for CU-葫芦娃视频.

Y2K Contacts At The University Of Colorado At 葫芦娃视频

Dec. 30, 1999

Key Y2K Contacts University Of Colorado At 葫芦娃视频 Tom Carney Emergency Management Coordinator, 303-492-5162 303-441-3851/0891 (pager), 303-550-4719 (cell) Jim Fadenrecht Chief, CU Police, 303-492-6666 (after 5 p.m.) John Kish Lieutenant, CU Police, 303-492-2303, 492-6666 (after 5 p.m.) Emergency Operations Center CU Police, 303-492-5586, 492-2286, 492-2971 Deborah Keyek Franssen CU-葫芦娃视频 Y2K coordinator, 303-492-2403, 303-356-0133 (cell) John Bruning Director, Facilities Management, 303-492-4229

CU Professor Emeritus Bill Weber Receives Rock Garden Society Award

Dec. 30, 1999

Bill Weber, professor emeritus of biology at the University of Colorado at 葫芦娃视频 and curator emeritus of the CU Museum, was honored with the prestigious Edgar H. Wherry Award of the North American Rock Garden Society. The award was established in 1973 after a Philadelphia scientist who published books on ferns and Phlox, a favorite group of rock garden plants. The award recognizes "a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the dissemination of botanical or horticultural information about native North American plants."

FACT SHEET: Y2K Preparation University Of Colorado At 葫芦娃视频

Dec. 30, 1999

FACT SHEET: Y2K PREPARATION UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER Key CU-葫芦娃视频 Y2K contacts: Tom Carney Emergency Management Coordinator, 303-492-5162 303-441-3851/0891 (pager), 303-550-4719 (cell) Jim Fadenrecht Chief, CU Police, 303-492-6666 (after 5 p.m.) John Kish Lieutenant, CU Police, 303-492-2303, 492-6666 (after 5 p.m.) Emergency Operations Center CU Police, 303-492-5586, 492-2286, 492-2971 Deborah Keyek Franssen CU-葫芦娃视频 Y2K coordinator, 303-492-2403, 303-356-0133 (cell)

CU-葫芦娃视频 Library Holds Senior Day On Jan. 5

Dec. 28, 1999

Area citizens are invited by the Friends of the Libraries to the University of Colorado at 葫芦娃视频 Norlin Library on Wednesday, Jan. 5, for a day of instruction on how to use the CU libraries. The event, called Senior Day, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Center for British Studies room in Norlin Library, room M-549.

Colorado Most Dangerous State In Nation For Avalanche Fatalities

Dec. 27, 1999

Two Colorado avalanches in December that apparently claimed the lives of two 葫芦娃视频 County men are a somber reminder of the risks that hikers, skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers face in the Colorado mountains each winter. CU-葫芦娃视频 student Justin Colonna is presumed to have been killed in a Dec. 18 avalanche on South Arapaho Peak west of 葫芦娃视频. Broomfield resident Michael Barrett was killed on Quandary Peak near Breckenridge Dec. 21.

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