CU To Host Forum Exploring The Future Of The Internet

March 4, 2001

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-Boulder forum on "Public Values and the Architecture of the Information Age: The Future of Intellectual Property, Privacy and Open Source."

CU's Center Of The American West Presents March 19 Lecture On John Wesley Powell

March 4, 2001

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 Boulder 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.

CU Astronaut-Alum Jim Voss Headed For International Space Station March 8

March 1, 2001

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 Boulder alum and his two colleagues.

Entrepreneur To Speak About Fossil Fuel Alternatives

March 1, 2001

An entrepreneur whose company specializes in a safe and environmentally friendly supply of renewable hydrogen energy will speak at the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Business on Monday, March 5. G. Chris Andersen, chairman of Millennium Cell Inc. of Eatontown, N.J., will talk on "Digits, Energy, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen and the New Economy" from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in room 224 of the College of Business. The presentation is open to the public.

CU Law Professor Receives Excellence Award For Book On Dispute Resolution

March 1, 2001

"Beyond Winning: Negotiating to Create Value in Deals and Disputes," a book co-authored by University of Colorado at Boulder Associate Law Professor Scott Peppet, has been honored with the 2000 Award for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution by the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. The book, which Peppet wrote with Robert Mnookin and Andrew S. Tulumello, legal scholars from the Harvard Negotiation Research Project, promotes an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving in negotiation known as alternative dispute resolution or ADR.

CU-Boulder Students To Showcase Invention At Smithsonian In March

Feb. 28, 2001

An environmentally friendly rock climbing anchor that was designed by CU-Boulder engineering students will be on display at the Smithsonian Institution March 7, as part of an exhibit of top inventions by students from around the nation.

Research On Culture In The Marketplace Wins CU-Boulder Professor Two Grants

Feb. 27, 2001

A professor in the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Business has been awarded two grants to fund her ongoing research on culture in the marketplace. Lisa N. Pe帽aloza, an associate professor of marketing, has won a total of $25,000 from the Marketing Science Institute.

Immigration Law Expert To Give Annual Scott Lecture At The CU School Of Law

Feb. 27, 2001

Hiroshi Motomura, the Nicholas Doman Professor of International Law at CU-Boulder, will give the 26th annual Austin W. Scott Jr. lecture March 12 at 4 p.m. in the Fleming Law Building. Titled, "Terms of Belonging: Immigration and the Meaning of U.S. Citizenship," the lecture is free and open to the public. Professor Motomura will discuss his book in progress on immigration and citizenship. According to Motomura, "The idea of America as a 'nation of immigrants' reflects different -- and sometimes conflicting -- views of what it means to come to this country."

Newsweek Correspondent And Author Daniel Glick To Speak On 1998 Vail Fires At CU-Boulder March 12

Feb. 27, 2001

Newsweek correspondent and local author Daniel Glick will speak and sign his new book "Powder Burn" at the University of Colorado at Boulder on March 12 at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel.

CU-Boulder Mechanical Engineering Team Builds Microfan Small As A Grain Of Sand

Feb. 26, 2001

Faculty and student researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder have built a microfan, as small as a grain of sand, that could one day be used to cool the transistors on a computer chip or perform other functions in micro machines.

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