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NASA astronaut Steve Swanson will be unable to participate in the University of Colorado at Boulder's 2007 Homecoming parade on Sept. 28 due to unexpected NASA training obligations, CU-Boulder officials announced today. Swanson is still scheduled to appear during halftime at the CU versus Oklahoma football game on Oct. 29.

Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center said today that the extent of Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum for 2007 on Sept. 16, shattering all previous lows since satellite record-keeping began nearly 30 years ago.

University of Colorado at Boulder attorney Christine Argüello will receive a newly created award for her trailblazing efforts to promote diversity and inclusiveness in Colorado's legal profession and in higher education.

A new report by University of Colorado at Boulder researchers examines the impact that global warming will have on native communities and offers recommendations to Congress and federal agencies on how to deal with these changes. Titled "Native Communities and Climate Change: Protecting Tribal Resources as Part of National Climate Policy," the report evaluates a number of devastating consequences facing native tribes due to global warming including:

A University of Colorado at Boulder program that aims to mold the next generation of leaders has introduced a "leader in residence" initiative this year that will give students opportunities to work closely with the state's top corporate and nonprofit executives, government policymakers and entrepreneurs.

The University of Colorado has received $1 million from Jane Butcher to provide support for groundbreaking interdisciplinary research in the emerging field of molecular biotechnology. The gift represents major support for the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology (CIMB) and builds upon earlier gifts from Jane Butcher and her late husband, Charlie, to further research in an area at the forefront of science and medicine. The initiative has wide-ranging implications for patients who need sophisticated treatments.

A new study by a University of Colorado at Boulder journalism professor that spotlights the growing trend of "news outsourcing" - when big-city radio stations produce and package local news stories for sister stations in distant markets - has garnered the attention of federal regulators who are reviewing media ownership rules. More than 40 percent of radio stations produce news for one or more stations outside their own markets, according to data from the Radio-TV News Directors Association cited in a study by Lee Hood, assistant professor of broadcast journalism at CU-Boulder.

When the Columbine Memorial is completed this fall, it will join hundreds of memorials across the United States ranging from simple plaques to towers hundreds of feet tall. However, University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Kenneth Foote says that while memorials like the one honoring the Columbine victims are becoming more common, it hasn't always been that way.

University of Colorado at Boulder anthropology Professor Payson Sheets will give a free public talk on Monday, Sept. 17, about the site of Ceren in El Salvador, buried by volcanic ash 1,400 years ago and considered the best preserved ancient village in Latin America. The archaeology talk will be on campus at 7 p.m. in room 220 of the Education Building, located just north of the intersection of 15th Street and Broadway. Paid parking is available in the Euclid AutoPark located east of the University Memorial Center.

The University of Colorado at Boulder's 2007 Homecoming festivities kick off Friday, Sept. 28, at 5:15 p.m. with a parade through Boulder's University Hill neighborhood featuring NASA astronaut Steve Swanson as Grand Marshal. Other parade royalty will include Honored Faculty Professor Brett King and Honorary Marshals Deon Figures, Kanavis McGhee, Matt Russell and Alfred Williams, all former Buff and NFL players.