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The University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has been awarded a four-year, $2.2 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to strengthen the institution's highly successful Biological Sciences Initiative.

Ron Stump, vice chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, has appointed Matthew Lopez-Phillips as director of the Office of Judicial Affairs. The appointment has been approved by Chancellor Byyny and is effective immediately. "Matthew possesses the skills and background to be a very successful director," Stump said. "Of most importance, he has judicial experience with our residence halls, the campus-wide system and at other universities. I expect him to build strong working relationships across the campus."

In a June 27 CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ news release titled "Medieval Manuscript Exhibit on Display at CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ," the opening date of the exhibit was incorrect. The exhibit will open on July 17 and will be on display through Sept. 13.

Editors: The workshop is not open to the public but reporters are welcome to attend. Because of limited space, a special TV camera location will be set up for the July 15 keynote address by Michael Byrne of the U.S. Office of Homeland Security at 9:30 a.m. For a complete schedule of events call (303) 492-4007. Terrorism and the aftermath of Sept. 11 will be discussed along with hurricanes, earthquakes and other extreme natural events when about 380 people gather in ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ July 14-17 for the University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center's 27th annual workshop.

The functioning of human lungs will be explored during the July 15 lecture "The Physics of Breathing" at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. Ka Yee Lee, an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago, will present the free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B20 on the CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ campus. She will use videos, photographs and overhead projections to show the audience the basics of how a lung functions -- sort of an "under the hood" look at the human lung.

Richard Kraft, professor emeritus of the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's School of Education, has received a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant to the Shouman University In-Service Teacher Training Department in Bulgaria. While in Bulgaria, Kraft will conduct seminars with various experts, conduct a workshop with teacher trainers and provide consultations on individual projects.

Note to Editors: The noctilucent cloud image was taken by Pekka Parvianen from Kustavi, Finland. The University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has been selected by NASA to build two of the four instruments for a satellite that will probe the shiny, silvery-blue polar mesospheric clouds that form about 50 miles above Earth's polar regions each summer.

The Colorado Materials Exchange, or COMEx, will kick off a statewide series of workshops on Wednesday, July 10, from 10 a.m. to noon at Pueblo Community College in the Fortune Ballroom. Operated by the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, COMEx posts an online bulletin board for exchanging computers and electronics between businesses that have a surplus of equipment and community groups in Colorado that can use it.

University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professor Michael Shull has been selected to be a co-investigator on a NASA space mission to map the cosmic web of hot gas that spans the universe. The spacecraft, known as the Spectroscopy and Photometry of the Intergalactic Medium's Diffuse Radiation, or SPIDR, is one of two "Small Explorer" satellite missions announced yesterday by NASA. The second was AIM, a satellite that will look at polar mesospheric clouds. CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will design and build two of the four instruments and control the AIM satellite from campus.

Four prominent real estate professionals have joined the University of Colorado Real Estate Council, or CUREC, a part of the Leeds School of BusinessÂ’s Real Estate Center. The new members are Edward N. Barad, Peter W. Grosshuesch, Chester T. "Chetter" Latcham and Kimra Perkins. CUREC consists of members from diverse disciplines in the real estate industry. Members play a key role in helping students supplement their education with professional experience.