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°µÍø½ûÇø 20 events in music, theater, art, dance and photography will be used to explore the relationship between art and mathematics as part of the 2005 CU Year of Art and Math project. The project is the brainchild of mathematics Professor Carla Farsi of the University of Colorado at Boulder, who enlisted help from many other campus departments and outside organizations including the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the Boulder Public Library and Studio Aiello.

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Fiske Planetarium will present three different space shuttle tribute programs on Jan. 21, 27 and 28. On Friday, Jan. 21, Fiske will present the "History of the Space Shuttle," followed on Thursday, Jan. 27, by "Memories of Columbia" and on Friday, Jan. 28, by "Memories of Challenger." Each show begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be presented by Rob Morris, an astronomy educator at Fiske Planetarium.

Editors: A drawing of the ATLAS Center building is attached and other images are available by calling Kevin Lee, (303) 492-1874 or Jeannine Malmsbury, (303) 492-3115. A "multimedia groundbreaking" for CU-Boulder's new $34 million ATLAS Center is set for Jan. 25 on the site of the former Hunter Science Building, northeast of the University Memorial Center at the center of the Boulder campus. The groundbreaking begins at 12:30 p.m. and is open to the public.

Note to Editors: Members of the press are welcome to attend without charge. To arrange, call Zachary Lange at (303) 735-5633 or e-mail zachary.lange@colorado.edu . Examining the opportunities and challenges created by recent developments in information technology will be the focus of the University of Colorado at Boulder's inaugural Silicon Flatirons CIO Forum on Jan. 24.

An intensive University of Colorado at Boulder project charting long-term ecological changes in the high mountains of Colorado will continue for at least six more years as a result of a $4.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Planetary expert Larry Esposito of the University of Colorado at Boulder will share the "Latest News from Saturn and Titan" on Jan. 20 in the first of the "Newsworthy at CU" lecture series sponsored by the CU-Boulder Alumni Association. Esposito, of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, will speak at 4:30 p.m. at the Koenig Alumni Center, 1202 University Ave. All lectures in the series are free and open to the public.

Joe E. Roy, II, has been appointed chief of police at the University of Colorado at Boulder effective Feb. 1. Roy was selected through a rigorous search process following the August announcement of Police Chief Jim Fadenrecht's retirement on Jan. 31. Fadenrecht became chief in 1991 and leaves after 30 years of service to the department.

The University of Colorado is preparing to implement the College Opportunity Fund in fall 2005 and has begun notifying students about the program at campuses in Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs.

The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a public open house Jan. 14 featuring a live broadcast of the European Space Agency's coverage of the Cassini mission's Huygens probe descending onto Saturn's moon, Titan, via NASA TV.

The CU-Boulder campus will host a donation drive for Red Cross relief efforts in tsunami-devastated South Asia during the men's and women's basketball games on Saturday, Jan. 15. The men's team will play No. 2-ranked Kansas at 2 p.m. and the women's team will play No. 13-ranked Texas Tech at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available for both games. Volunteers from the Red Cross and CU-Boulder staff will be stationed around the Coors Events Center with buckets to receive donations. The funds will go to the Red Cross for its relief efforts in the devastated areas.