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Editors: Doug Duncan, director of Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory, is available for interviews on or before Oct. 27. He can be reached at (303) 735-6141. Colorado sky watchers will be treated to a total eclipse of the moon in the week before Halloween, according to experts at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Sommers-Bausch Observatory and Fiske Planetarium.

Team members for NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment, or SORCE, satellite that was designed, built and currently is controlled by the University of Colorado at Boulder have received two major awards from the agency. Gary Rottman, a senior research associate at CU-Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and the SORCE mission's principal investigator, accepted NASA's Group Achievement Award on behalf of the SORCE team Aug. 24. The award is made for outstanding contributions to the success of NASA's overall mission.

An open house featuring a student recreation center and other amenities at Bear Creek Commons at Williams Village at the University of Colorado at Boulder will be held Tuesday, Oct. 26, from noon to 4 p.m. The new 11,000-square-foot building also houses a police annex and leasing office for the Bear Creek Apartments and multipurpose area. Tours of the facility will be conducted during the open house.

Using software that created special effects in movies like "Star Wars: Phantom Menace" and "The Lord of The Rings," a team of University of Colorado at Boulder geologists is pioneering the creation of interactive geologic displays and three-dimensional animated movies for museums and national parks.

In an age of increasing gender equity in many areas, women still represent only 25 percent of all information technology professionals. With the help of a $3.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the University of Colorado at Boulder is leading the mobilization of the National Center for Women & Information Technology. The four-year grant became effective Oct. 1 with an initial $1 million from NSF.

The Women's Resource Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder will celebrate its 10th anniversary with an open house at the University Memorial Center Oct. 22. The center, which provides resources for CU-Boulder students, faculty and staff, will be open in UMC room 416 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free food and information on the center's services will be available for visitors, as well as a visual display of the center's history. The center advocates for people of all genders, backgrounds, races and sexual orientations.

Professor Paul Weimer, director of the Energy and Minerals Applied Research Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, this fall became the youngest recipient ever of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' distinguished educator award. Weimer's award was in recognition of distinguished and outstanding contributions to geological education through teaching, research and involvement in professional organizations. Weimer, 47, is more than 10 years younger than any of the previous 27 recipients.

The ethical questions raised by the amount of compensation paid to executives will highlight the Oct. 29 University of Colorado at Boulder annual Japha Symposium on Business and Professional Ethics. The free public symposium, "The Ethics of Executive Compensation," will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Boulder Marriott, 2660 Canyon Blvd. The event is hosted by the Center for Business and Society of the Leeds School of Business.

Note to Editors: Members of the press are welcome to attend without charge. To arrange, e-mail Kelly Murphy: Kelly.Murphy@colorado.edu . While Coloradans get set to vote on a ballot initiative that would require the use of some renewable energy, populous countries such as India and China are also looking at these power sources as a way to meet their growing energy needs.

Note to Editors: Members of the press are welcome to attend without charge. FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy will be available for interviews immediately following her 5:45 p.m. keynote speech. To arrange interviews, call Travis Litman at (303) 735-5633 or email him at sftp@colorado.edu .