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"Environmental Ethics" is the topic of the 2002 Morris Colloquium to be held March 15-16 at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. Presented by the CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ philosophy department, the colloquium will feature lectures by some of the most prominent figures in environmental ethics. All events are free and open to the public.

Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will present "Colorado Skies," a live show featuring some of the stellar sights seen in the night sky in Colorado, on Tuesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. Visitors will see images of the night sky over Colorado as it appears to the unaided eye, through telescopes and in wavelengths of light human eyes can't see. They also will learn about upcoming events in the night sky, and will track the movement of planets through the skies of this month and beyond.

The University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's Black Biomedical Research Movement, or BBRM, will host an African-American Cultural Health Symposium and Cultural Fair March 15 and March 16 on campus. The two-day event was created for black students of all ages. The campus events will be free and open to the public. Events held at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Theater Saturday evening, March 16, will cost $10 per person.

Nationally renowned journalists, scientists, policymakers and scholars will gather at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ March 11 for a public discussion about how the media cover science. "Science & the Media: A Round-Table Discussion" will be held in the Old Main Chapel from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The panel will address coverage of critical issues like global warming, as well as the scope of scientific coverage in mass media. The event is free and open to the public, who will have the opportunity to participate in discussions.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ School of Law on March 19 in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom from 9 a.m. to noon. Students will get a chance to hear oral arguments in five cases. After the arguments have been heard, students will be given the opportunity to ask the presiding judges questions.

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 12 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. A civil and a criminal case will be heard. In the criminal case, Claire Christine Walsh is appealing her conviction for first degree murder.

Chip Stephens' exceptional talent at the piano has taken him around the world several times, and his experience is now benefiting students and audiences in the Colorado jazz community. The Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pianist in the CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ College of Music, where he is an assistant professor, has released two acclaimed compact discs. He's played in the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman big bands, and spent two years recording and globetrotting with Cuban jazz trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval.

Sculptor Saint Clair Cemin will give a lecture Tuesday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ in Sibell Wolle Fine Arts Building room N141. Cemin creates art pieces that question our traditional concept of place, language and object identity using a variety of media including marble, bronze, wood, copper and porcelain. In his sculpturing Cemin addresses unusual formal, visual and verbal relationships through three-dimensional works.

Robyn Ochs, writer, speaker, activist and workshop leader, will present "Bisexuality, Feminism, Men and Me" at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ on March 13 at 7 p.m. in Cristol Chemistry Building room 142. Ochs is a co-founder of the Boston Bisexual Women's Network and the East Coast Bisexual Network. She has taught courses on bisexual identity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University.

Editors: A full agenda of the colloquium with times and locations of panels is available on the Web at http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/CHA/memorycolloq.html . Artists, professors, students and musicians will gather at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ March 7-9 for the colloquium "Cultural Memory and Sites of Tradition."