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The exuberant spirit of small-town America will infuse Boulder this fall when the University of Colorado at Boulder marching band kicks off the 2007 football season with performances on the Pearl Street Mall. More than 200 band members will treat mall visitors to high-energy choreographic moves and musical prowess during this year's Pearl Street Stampedes, which take place on Fridays before home games.

Volunteers from a variety of campus groups will be available to help new students move their belongings into residence halls at the University of Colorado at Boulder Aug. 21 though Aug. 23 as New Student Move In begins next week. New students will be moving in Aug. 21 through Aug. 23 in categories corresponding to their school and college enrollment, according to Paula Bland, residence life assistant director for Housing and Dining Services.

The University of Colorado at Boulder was ranked 35th among the nation's public universities offering doctoral degrees in U.S. News & World Report's undergraduate rankings released today in the magazine's 2008 edition of America's Best Colleges. CU-Boulder was tied for 35th with the University of California, Santa Cruz. In the ranking of all doctoral universities, public and private, CU-Boulder was tied for 79th with UC-Santa Cruz and Brigham Young University.

University of Colorado at Boulder researchers are now forecasting a 92 percent chance that the 2007 September minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic region will set an all-time record low. The researchers, who forecast in April a 33 percent chance the September minimum of sea ice would set a new record, dramatically revised their prediction following a rapid disintegration of sea ice during July, said Research Associate Sheldon Drobot of CU-Boulder's Colorado Center for Astrodynamics.

The effects of global energy use on the climate and the impact climate change will have on future generations are among the topics to be discussed during an Aug. 30 symposium at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "The Global Energy Crisis: Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation," will be presented in the University Memorial Center, room 235, at 6 p.m. The event is the 12th annual CU-Boulder Graduate School symposium, traditionally held on the first Thursday of the new fall semester.

A series of advertisements designed to promote the hundreds of events that take place annually on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus are being displayed on Boulder buses featuring "Art Buffs," "Music Buffs" and others from August through October.

A smorgasbord of culturally diverse food and music will highlight the University of Colorado at Boulder's annual Global Jam festival on Aug. 24. Sponsored by the Department of Housing and Dining Services, Global Jam will be held on Farrand Field following the 11:30 a.m. mandatory convocation given by Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson to all new students in Folsom Stadium.

When the University of Colorado at Boulder undertook a year-long strategic planning process last fall, CU-Boulder Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson had two guiding principles for the work.

New furniture, retiled bathrooms, freshly painted rooms and updated wiring for the wireless Internet era are among the upgrades students will find in several University of Colorado at Boulder residence halls this fall. More than $22 million in renovations took place at a half dozen residence and dining halls this summer as part of the university's annual effort to increase conveniences and comfort for students adjusting to life away from home.

Professor Manuel Laguna has been named associate dean of faculty for the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business. Laguna, a professor of operations management in the Leeds School, will be responsible for research and technology support, faculty recruiting and evaluation, the doctoral program, faculty retention and resolving faculty issues. He assumed the position Aug. 1, succeeding Professor Ken Kozar.