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The University of Colorado at Boulder received nearly $260 million in sponsored research awards during the 2004 fiscal year -- nearly 80 percent of it from federal agencies -- setting yet another campus record.

The Scripps Howard Foundation has awarded a three-year grant of $903,863 to the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder for renewal of the Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism. "The generous support from the foundation and Cindy Scripps, Ted's daughter, has put CU-Boulder on the map as a place where journalists from around the country can deepen their knowledge of environmental issues," said Len Ackland, the center's co-director.

Although the fall 2004 freshman class at the University of Colorado at Boulder is expected to be smaller than last year, as planned, overall enrollment is projected to be slightly higher with about 29,450 degree-seeking students. Last year, a total of 29,151 degree-seeking students enrolled at CU-Boulder. °µÍø½ûÇø 5,170 new freshmen will attend this fall, a decrease of about 400 or 7 percent from the previous year's total of 5,571.

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Editors: In some cases these business leaders will be available for interviews prior to or following their lectures. Please contact Kristen Hislop for more information at (303) 492-0292. CEOs and executives of Kraft Foods Inc., McDATA Corp., Intrawest Colorado and other leading companies will visit the University of Colorado at Boulder campus to talk with students about their career experiences.

The University of Colorado at Boulder and the city have developed several programs -- on campus and off -- over the last two decades to help ensure the safety of university students, and campus officials urge students to learn about them in their first few weeks of school. Emergency phone kiosks, improved campus lighting and a variety of programs have been put in place to help keep the CU-Boulder campus safe.

University of Colorado at Boulder faculty, staff and students now have access to one more tool in their fight against a daily deluge of computer viruses and worms. The campus has purchased and is making available antivirus software at no cost to all faculty, staff and students. Antivirus software is one of the most important security tools for warding off computer viruses and worms and the campus now has access to a leading software product for work and home use, said Dennis Maloney, Information Technology Services executive director.

Donald Lichtenstein, professor of marketing at the CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business, will receive the 2004 Fordham Lifetime Achievement Award in Behavioral Pricing Research in October. The award is presented annually to an individual that has made significant research contributions related to understanding how consumers respond to aspects of pricing.

Historically significant 100-year-old architectural drawings of landmark buildings in Yellowstone National Park were preserved this summer by four University of Colorado at Boulder undergraduates. Ashleigh Mayer, Rachel Newton, Anne Getts and Elizabeth Campbell returned from their 10-week assignment in Yellowstone earlier this month. The students worked in close coordination with officials to catalog and archive drawings and documents related to historic concessionaire buildings in America's first national park.

University of Colorado at Boulder officials are continuing with their precautions to reduce the risk of exposure to West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes for students, including those returning this week for the fall 2004 semester. Recent precipitation in the Boulder area followed by hot and dry conditions has been followed by a rise in the number of Culex mosquitoes -- the type that most commonly carries West Nile Virus, or WNV, according to the Boulder County Health Department.