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A University of Colorado at Boulder alumna who married a Muslim and converted to Islam before becoming a college professor and the mother of eight bicultural children will talk about balancing career, family and religion in an Islam Awareness Week keynote lecture next week.

Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb will meet with University of Colorado at Boulder students before discussing his new autobiography, which chronicles his life from his Chicago boyhood to his rise as one of Colorado's most influential politicians and policy-makers. The CU-Boulder Black Student Alliance will host a reception for Webb before he gives a free public talk at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, in auditorium A2B70 of the MCD Biology Building. Webb also will sign copies of his new memoir, "Wellington Webb: The Man, the Mayor and the Making of Modern Denver."

Award-winning mathematics Professor Richard Tapia will speak at the University of Colorado at Boulder March 5 on the challenges of recruiting and retaining Hispanics and African Americans in science, engineering and mathematics at American universities.

A four-day public event dubbed "Ice Fest" at the University of Colorado at Boulder March 8-11 in celebration of the launch of the International Polar Year will feature talks, slideshows, films, science demonstrations and other family activities.

A National Park Service historian who played a key role in prompting Congress to boost funding for natural resource management and scientific research in the national parks will speak at the University of Colorado at Boulder on March 12. Richard Sellars of Santa Fe, N.M., will speak on "Past Perfect?: Historic Preservation in the National Park System" at 4 p.m. in the Wolf Law Building, room 207. The inaugural event in the Randy Jones Memorial Lecture Series is free and open to the public. The lecture is sponsored by the CU-Boulder Center of the American West.

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Office of International Education has named two new program directors who will promote ongoing efforts to expand study abroad opportunities for students and forge partnerships with faculty, staff and scholars who can share their global experiences with others.

University of Colorado at Boulder Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson will visit Grand Junction on Wednesday, Feb. 28, as part of his annual outreach tours to Colorado communities. Chancellor Peterson will meet with CU-Boulder alumni, community leaders and stakeholders and will discuss CU's presence on the Western Slope and how the university can be a greater resource to the region.

A team of researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder has developed a new technique to generate laser-like X-ray beams, removing a major obstacle in the decades-long quest to build a tabletop X-ray laser that could be used for biological and medical imaging.

University of Colorado at Boulder Statement by spokesman Bronson Hilliard on behalf of the combined CU-Boulder campus leadership regarding the Feb. 21 hate crime incident in Boulder: "On behalf of the entire University of Colorado at Boulder community, we condemn the hate crime that occurred in Boulder early Wednesday morning. Homophobia and violence have no place in our community -- or any community -- and run counter to the human values represented by both CU-Boulder and Naropa University.

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Konrad Steffen will participate in the United States kickoff event for the International Polar Year at the National Academy of Sciences Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26.