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CU-Boulder School of Law Professor Lakshman Guruswamy will address energy and the environment in the 31st annual Austin W. Scott Jr. Lecture Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Fleming Law Building. The lecture, titled "Energy and Environmental Security: A New Framework," is free and open to the public. A reception in the Moorhead Rutledge lounge will follow the lecture.

Editors: More information on the BSA Big 12 Conference and a schedule of events is available at http://www.cubigxii.org/ . The Black Student Alliance at the University of Colorado at Boulder will host the 28th annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government Feb. 17-19. More than 1,000 students, faculty and staff from around the nation are expected to attend.

In recognition of its high standards of care, Wardenburg Health Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder has been re-accredited by the nation's predominant standards-setting healthcare organization. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations accredited Wardenburg Health Center in January after review and examination of medical care and outcomes at the clinic. CU-Boulder's campus health center is one of only two Big 12 Conference health centers to receive the prestigious accreditation from JCAHO.

Marine ecosystems may thrive and larger fishing operations might profit from less independent competition after the December tsunami in the Indian Ocean, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder expert on global fishing communities. "If you were a fish, you might have loved the tsunami," said James McGoodwin, professor and associate chair of CU-Boulder's department of anthropology. "The wave churned up buried nutrients in the sea, the same way plowing a field renews the soil for crops."

Statement By Ron Stump, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs We have been very concerned about the safety and security of everyone involved in the address by Professor Churchill. Indeed, student planners and Professor Churchill himself reported death threats against them. As announced yesterday, we sought additional time by postponing the event in order to come to agreement on how to address these concerns through more thorough and thoughtful planning.

The 21st annual Holocaust Awareness Week will be held Feb. 21-25 on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus and will include survivor presentations, faculty lectures, panel discussions, film screenings and a readers' theater. All Holocaust Awareness Week events are free and open to the public. All events will take place in room 235 of the University Memorial Center unless otherwise noted. While the week's main focus is on the Holocaust of World War II, related issues such as modern genocide also will be examined.

Note to Editors: A complete calendar of events is available in a pdf file on the Web at http://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/cma/events.htm . The University of Colorado at Boulder will offer a variety of activities on campus and in the Boulder and Denver communities in February in honor of Black Awareness Month.

The CU-Boulder Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its 75th annual Alumni Association Awards, which recognize and honor faculty, staff and alumni from the Boulder campus. The George Norlin Award honors University of Colorado at Boulder alumni for distinguished lifetime achievement in their work and community. The Robert L. Stearns Award recognizes outstanding members of the current CU-Boulder faculty and staff for exceptional achievement or service.

Editors' Note: Ron Stump will be available in front of Regent Hall at 5 p.m. to take questions from the media. A planned Feb. 8 talk by CU-Boulder Professor Ward Churchill has been cancelled due to security concerns, according to Ron Stump, vice chancellor for student affairs. Stump said the decision to cancel the talk was made because there were serious concerns for the safety of students planning to attend the event and for Churchill himself, who reportedly has received numerous death threats.

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Fiske Planetarium will host a live jazz concert on Valentine's Day weekend and later in the month will delve into the paranormal. The debut of the AstroJazz program will be on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m., while "The Paranormal Universe" show will be on Thursday, Feb. 17, and Friday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m.