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An acoustic map of Boulder's sonic environment created by a cadre of volunteers working with the University of Colorado at Boulder will be presented to the community Sept. 14 at a demonstration and talk on "Capturing and Sharing Sonic Experiences." The presentation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the ATLAS auditorium at CU-Boulder. The ATLAS building is located on 18th Street directly north of the Euclid Avenue Autopark.

A new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder indicates biologists trying to save Colorado's native greenback cutthroat trout from extinction over the past several decades through hatchery propagation and restocking efforts have, in most cases, inadvertently restored the wrong fish.

Summer is waning and cooler days are not far off, but health experts at the University of Colorado at Boulder and elsewhere are warning state residents to avoid mosquitoes through autumn to prevent West Nile virus. Boulder County has had the highest number of West Nile virus reports in Colorado this year with 55 confirmed cases, including two deaths. This week, state health officials confirmed four new cases in the county.

Geoffrey Harpham, president and director of the National Humanities Center, will give a free, public talk at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 4 p.m. Harpham's talk, "Returning to Philology: The Past and Future of Humanistic Scholarship," will be held in the Center for British and Irish Studies room on the fifth floor of Norlin Library. The talk is presented by CU-Boulder's Center for Humanities and the Arts with endowed funds from Woody and Leslie Eaton.

A University of Colorado at Boulder researcher is leading a new study to determine if early treatment of children with a high risk of developing bipolar disorder can help head off the disease's effects before they severely disrupt people's lives. This summer CU-Boulder psychology Professor David Miklowitz received a $600,000 grant to fund a new study of family psychoeducational treatment from the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Kiki Chang of Stanford University is a co-principal investigator on the project.

A free noontime performance of "Shakespeare's Sister" on Thursday, Sept. 13, will kick off Arts and Culture Week at the University of Colorado at Boulder, featuring the artistic and cultural highlights of the Boulder campus through a series of events from Sept. 13 through Sept. 20. Departments from across campus are hosting the free and low-cost events, ranging from a performance by a world-renowned musical artist to museum open houses.

One week ago, our son, Michael Knorps, was thrust headlong into the media spotlight because he was the victim of an assault on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder. This inexplicable act of violence has, since that time, brought our close family even closer together, tested Michael's youthful character in ways he and we never imagined, and presented us with a traumatic moment in the life of our family.

University of Colorado at Boulder professors Ross Corotis and Jerry Peterson have been named Jefferson Science Fellows and will spend the 2007-08 calendar year working full time at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. They are the first CU-Boulder faculty members to participate in the program, which was established in 2003 to engage the academic science, technology and engineering community in the shaping of U.S. foreign policy.

Two exhibits on display at the University of Colorado at Boulder tap into the complexities of immigration and border crossings and feature the work of several prominent Latino artists from Mexico and the Denver area. The exhibits are part of a campuswide event called “Crossing Borders/Border Crossings: A Collaborative Exploration of Geographic and Cultural Boundaries Through Art, Conversation and Film.”

University of Colorado at Boulder filmmaker and film studies Professor Philip S. Solomon has been named the 2007 Thatcher Hoffman Smith Creativity in Motion recipient. Solomon will receive a trophy and a check for $40,000 to use at his discretion based on his entry titled "American Falls." The presentation will take place Sept. 5 at a ceremony on the University of Oklahoma's Norman campus.