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The University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business, in partnership with the NorthStone Group, a Colorado-based consulting firm, will offer two new spring courses titled The Six Questions of Leadership and Humanizing the Negotiation Process. The two-day courses will be offered to business executives seeking to strengthen their leadership and negotiation skills.

Unprecedented research into child sex trafficking in the post-war nation of Bosnia-Herzegovina suggests that public perceptions of the problem and some kinds of intervention efforts around the globe may be misguided, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder sociologist.

Women interested in exploring career opportunities in math, science, engineering and technology are invited to register for the University of Colorado at Boulder's annual "Engineering Career Day for Women" on Saturday, March 12. The program, which runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., is free and open to women in high school or community college. Participants will learn about different majors and visit laboratories for demonstrations of engineering and technology, including projects in aerospace engineering, fluid dynamics, computer science and other areas.

Angela Y. Davis, an internationally known activist, and Reggie Rivers, Denver Post columnist and former Denver Bronco, will each offer free public presentations at the University of Colorado at Boulder in early March. Davis will speak about multiculturalism March 1 and Rivers will discuss issues facing African-American athletes in higher education settings on March 7. Both events begin at 7 p.m. in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom and will be followed by receptions. The talks are sponsored by the CU-Boulder Cultural Events Board.

Editors: Photographers are welcome but are asked to call CU-Boulder Community Relations at (303) 492-8384 or the reading locations in advance. CU-Boulder faculty, staff and students will be volunteer readers in the Boulder Valley School District and The Children's Hospital in Denver as part of Read Across America Day on Wednesday, March 2. The National Education Association established the event in 1998 to encourage children and adults across the country to emphasize reading.

Long-time University of Colorado womenÂ’s basketball coach Ceal Barry, who announced Feb. 24 she is retiring after 22 seasons at the reins of the Buffalo program, was named to the vacant assistant athletic director for student services position by CU Athletic Director Jack Lengyel.

The history and development of astrology will be examined at Fiske Planetarium on March 10 and 11. Lecturer Matthew Tearle and graduate student David Beltran-del-Rio, both of CU-Boulder's applied mathematics department, will present the "Science of the Signs" at 7:30 p.m. on both days. During the show, which is intended for a general audience, they will examine the relationship between astrology and astronomy. They also will discuss equinoxes and solstices, and issues regarding setting calendars and timekeeping from the sky.

Judith Ramaley, former president of two universities and a nationally recognized leader in higher education reform, will speak at the University of Colorado at Boulder on March 8 at 3:30 p.m. in Old Main Chapel. Ramaley's talk on "Renewing and Reinvigorating the Civic Mission of the University" is sponsored by the proposed CU-Boulder Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement. The event is free and open to the public.

Editor's Note: Photographers or reporters who wish to attend should contact Amanda Lewis or Mike Liguori at the numbers listed above. Five jazz vocalists from the University of Colorado at Boulder will open the Feb. 25 session of the Colorado State Senate with a performance of three songs.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Photographers and reporters are welcome to attend the annual Colorado-Wyoming Junior Academy of Science visit that will bring more than 80 high school science enthusiasts to CU-Boulder for a first-hand look at a major research university on Thursday, Feb. 24. The young scientists, all members of the Junior Academy of Science, will hear presentations from some of the campus's leading faculty and will visit several University of Colorado at Boulder research facilities.