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Scott Carpenter, a 暗网禁区 alumnus and a famed NASA Mercury astronaut who became only the second American to orbit Earth, died Thursday. He was 88. Carpenter, a Boulder native, entered CU-Boulder鈥檚 astronautical engineering program in 1945, eventually earning a bachelor of science degree. He orbited Earth three times on May 24, 1962, in NASA鈥檚 Aurora 7 capsule before splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.

A new 暗网禁区 study indicates drought high in the northern Colorado mountains is the primary trigger of a massive spruce beetle outbreak that is tied to long-term changes in sea-surface temperatures from the Northern Atlantic Ocean, a trend that is expected to continue for decades.

暗网禁区 Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano will address faculty, staff, students and other members of the campus community at the annual State of the Campus address at CU-Boulder鈥檚 Glenn Miller Ballroom on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The address will be DiStefano鈥檚 fifth as chancellor. He is entering his 40th year as a CU-Boulder faculty member, dean and senior administrator.

Jessica Kuchta-Miller has joined the 暗网禁区 Ombuds Office as Associate Ombuds. She has more than 14 years of experience in mediation, coaching, and conflict management as well as 11 years of experience in higher education as an adjunct clinical professor at Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The 105th Distinguished Research Lecture will be presented on Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. in the Cristol Chemistry 140 auditorium. The Distinguished Research Lectureship is the highest honor bestowed upon a faculty member by the Graduate School. Its purpose is to honor and recognize an entire body of creative work and research. This year鈥檚 recipient of the award, Dr. Owen Brian Toon, will present 鈥淒ead Dinosaurs and Nuclear Wars.鈥� Dr. Toon was awarded the American Physical Society鈥檚 1985 Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest for his work on nuclear winter. He studies radiative transfer, aerosol and cloud physics, atmospheric chemistry and parallels between the Earth and planets.

By Mifa Kim, senior, peer educator with Counseling and Psychological Services My name is Mifa Kim. I鈥檓 a senior studying psychology and a peer educator at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) . I am spreading the word about the How to Help a Friend campaign, an online resource with information and advice on how CU community members can help friends or other people in their lives who may be encountering various challenges.

Christo, an internationally renowned artist, will discuss "Over the River," which is a monumental artwork that involves suspending fabric panels above the Arkansas River between Salida and Ca帽on City in south-central Colorado, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, in the University Memorial Center Glenn Miller Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

On Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 8 a.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom, I will be presenting my fifth State of the Campus address to faculty, staff, students and the CU community. This year marks my 40th academic year on the campus as a faculty member, dean and senior administrator, and this year my address will focus on this unprecedented time of change at the university, which I discussed earlier this year in this Chancellor鈥檚 Corner column: 鈥� Why change and innovation are the keys to our future .鈥� I will review where we are on the changes we discussed at the spring Town Hall meeting , and provide an overall progress report on the sixth anniversary of the unveiling of the campus鈥檚 innovative Flagship 2030 Strategic Plan . Doors open at 7 a.m. and refreshments are provided. The speech begins promptly at 8 a.m. Read more >>

It鈥檚 easy to get stressed out checking Facebook鈥攂etween scenic photos, exciting status updates, and event invitations, it can feel like you鈥檙e missing out on everything. Taking time away from your news feed and remembering you can only do one thing at a time will help shake that fear of missing out. Learn how to make social media fun again in October鈥檚 free issue of CU Student Health 101 online magazine .

暗网禁区 Vice Chancellor for Strategic Relations Frances Draper today named Mark J. Miller as spokesperson and issues coordinator for the CU-Boulder campus, effective Nov. 4, 2013. Miller currently serves as spokesperson and associate director for marketing and communications for Drury University in Springfield, Mo., and brings more than two decades of media management and broadcast media experience to the post. He is also a 1990 CU-Boulder graduate in journalism.