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Virginia Valian, a nationally renowned psychologist and author of the book "Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women" will speak March 7 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Valian, who will be on campus as a guest of CU-Boulder's Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion program, or LEAP, and the Leeds School of Business, will speak at 2 p.m. in the business school, room 224. The event is free and open to the public.

The University of Colorado at Boulder Center for Asian Studies will hold its second "Asia Day" on Saturday, March 1, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fleming Law Building. The event on the CU-Boulder campus is free and open to the public and is funded by the Freeman Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. Cultural activities for the day include calligraphy workshops, flower arranging, martial arts demonstrations, origami, tea ceremonies and yoga. Other festivities include music and dance from China, India and Korea and documentaries from around Asia.

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Takács Quartet and alumni Dave Grusin and Glenn Miller were among the winners Feb. 23 at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. The Takács Quartet won a Grammy Award in the "Best Chamber Music Performance" category. The quartet is in residence at the CU-Boulder College of Music and performs internationally. The recording for which the group won is of Beethoven's "Rasumovsky" Quartets, Op.59 and "The Harp" Quartet, Op.74 on the Decca Records label.

The CU Parents Association has awarded 15 faculty and staff members at the University of Colorado at Boulder with the Marinus G. Smith Recognition Award. The purpose of the award is to identify and recognize CU-Boulder faculty, instructors and staff who have made a significant impact on the lives of one or more CU-Boulder undergraduates.

Colorado residents interested in creating safer schools are invited to attend a free two-day conference featuring Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar and other special speakers on May 1-2 in Broomfield.

The University of Colorado at Boulder physics department will continue its new monthly Saturday Physics Series with a presentation on "The Road to the Neutrino" on Saturday, March 8. Physics Professor Allan Franklin will examine the history of how physicists came to propose the existence of the neutrino, now recognized as one of the fundamental particles that make up the universe, at 2 p.m. in the JILA Auditorium.

The University of Colorado at Boulder Office of Community Affairs and Moe's Broadway Bagel are sponsoring a book drive with free bagels at all three Moe's stores through Feb. 28 in connection with National Education Association's Read Across America Day, March 3. People who bring in new or gently used children's books to either of the Boulder Moe's locations or the Denver store at 550 Grant St. will receive a free bagel with cream cheese. The offer is limited to one bagel per customer per visit.

"Abandoned Mines and Acid Mine Drainage: Dealing with the Legacy of Hit-and-Run Mining in the West" will be addressed by CU-Boulder Associate Professor Joseph Ryan as part of the Chancellor's Community Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 5. The talk will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Chautauqua Community House at 900 Baseline Road in Boulder and is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

National security concerns have drawn new attention to emergency planning at universities and colleges, but campus administrators at the University of Colorado at Boulder said today emergency response planning has long been a priority for the Boulder campus. "Although we have no specific reason to think we would be a target, we have emergency plans in place and our campus administration is ready to implement a plan of action to respond in the event the university is faced with a major emergency," said Richard L. Byyny, chancellor of the CU-Boulder campus.

Glenn Miller, one of the most popular bandleaders of the 1940s swing era and an alumnus of the University of Colorado at Boulder, will be posthumously honored at the 2003 Grammy Awards with a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Miller joins Etta James, Johnny Mathis, Tito Puente and Simon and Garfunkel as this year's honorees for lifelong artistic contributions. All will be recognized at the 45th annual Grammy ceremonies in New York, to be aired Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. on Denver's KCNC Channel 4.