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A new University of Colorado at Boulder study involving a "living fossil plant" that has survived on Earth for 130 million years suggests its novel reproductive structure may be a "missing link" between flowering plants and their ancestors.

MEDIA ADVISORY The findings of a University of Colorado at Boulder investigative committee charged with reviewing allegations of research misconduct against ethnic studies Professor Ward Churchill will be presented today in a news conference.

University of Colorado at Boulder economics Professor Robert McNown has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for a project to help train and better equip Vietnamese economists. McNown will be in Vietnam from September through January to teach econometrics at Hanoi National Economics University. Econometrics is the statistical modeling of economic phenomena, such as growth or recession.

Editors: Enclosed are the names of the degree candidates from your area. This list was accurate as of May 11 but is subject to final grade reports. Local students were among the 5,610 graduates who received degrees May 12 during spring commencement ceremonies at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Nearly 1,000 fifth-grade students from area schools will attend the 14th annual Water Festival on May 16th at the University Memorial Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the CU-Boulder campus. The Water Festival is a hands-on way for students to discover where drinking water comes from. Students will learn ways to protect and conserve water, experience the history, geography and science of water, explore the Boulder Creek watershed and its geology, and encounter the diverse plants and animals that rely on water for survival.

°µÍø½ûÇø 250 migrant and seasonal workers who have earned their general education diplomas, or GEDs, through the University of Colorado at Boulder's High School Equivalency Program will graduate on Friday, May 19. The ceremony starts at 7 p.m. in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom on the CU-Boulder campus and will include graduates from the High School Equivalency Program site in Brighton.

The University of Colorado at Boulder has announced the creation of a new center to support students in recovery from addiction, based on a model program emphasizing peer-based support now in place at Texas Tech University.

Lightning bugs and a clock powered by orange juice will be among the energy conversion examples discussed during the May 20 CU Wizards show "The Chemistry of Energy." University of Colorado at Boulder chemistry and chemical engineering Professor Steve George will present the show at 9:30 a.m. in room 140 of the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building. The show, aimed primarily at students in grades five through nine, is free and open to the public.

People attending the University of Colorado at Boulder commencement ceremony May 12 at 8:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium will join a crowd of about 20,000 and should plan an early arrival. Stadium gates will open at 7 a.m. for seating. No tickets are required for the ceremony, which will be held in Folsom Stadium regardless of the weather. Most of the available parking for the ceremony will be in Lot 436 on Regent Drive, just south of Colorado Avenue.

Several speakers will be on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus May 11-12 to speak at special recognition ceremonies for spring graduates. Most CU-Boulder schools and colleges will hold recognition ceremonies for their graduates in addition to the main university commencement ceremony on Friday, May 12, at 8:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium. Following is a schedule of special events in the schools and colleges.