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Homer Hickam, author of the book "Rocket Boys," will participate in two University of Colorado at Boulder events April 17-18 as part of the One Book One Boulder County program.

A memorial service for renowned philosophy Professor Emerita Hazel Barnes will be held Saturday, April 12, at 10 a.m. in the Old Main Chapel on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus.

University of Colorado at Boulder Title IX consultant Nancy Hogshead-Makar (pronounced MAY-car) will be available to members of the media on Thursday, April 3, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Regent Hall, room 302, the former Chancellor's Conference Room.

Reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide this century is going to be more challenging than society has been led to believe, according to a new research commentary article appearing April 3 in Nature.

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Xinzhao Chu has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a revolutionary lidar that will allow scientists to probe the upper layers of the atmosphere with unprecedented accuracy.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute President and University of Colorado at Boulder Distinguished Professor Tom Cech announced today that he will step down as the top HHMI administrator and return to CU in spring 2009 to resume his research and teaching.

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and one of the better-known justices of modern times, will give a public talk at the University of Colorado at Boulder on April 17 at 7 p.m. in Macky Auditorium.

The University of Colorado at Boulder will launch a social marketing campaign on Thursday, April 3, designed to help prevent suicide called "Don't Erase Your Future."

The University of Colorado at Boulder will host its 16th annual International Festival on Saturday, April 12, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at the University Memorial Center.

Last week, while CU students were enjoying Spring Break, we lost a dear member of our community. CU junior David Parrish of Boulder was killed last Wednesday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico while trying to stop two men from robbing his mother – CU instructor Janet Graaff. David was a geography major, a talented photographer and artist, and a student with a strong commitment to understanding other cultures and peoples – in short, everything we could hope for from a CU student.