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A Roman emperor's most ambitious and personal building project will be uncovered and analyzed by a team of students and scholars from the University of Colorado at Boulder as part of a new five-year excavation and field school in Italy.

For the first time in 10 years, energy and water usage declined significantly last year at the University of Colorado at Boulder campus thanks to efforts by staff, students and projects implemented by facilities managers.

Just as medical students need to learn bedside manner to be better doctors, a new initiative at CU-Boulder's Leeds School of Business is striving to help tomorrow's business leaders grasp the overall impact business has on society. Leading the business and society initiative is Robert Kolb, who this fall was appointed assistant dean for business and society at CU-Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

Numbers of international students attending the University of Colorado at Boulder have dropped from 1,199 in fall 2002 to 1,107 this fall, primarily due to changes in visa requirements made by the U.S. Department of State, according to Larry Bell, interim director of International Education at CU-Boulder. Though the loss of 92 international students, or nearly 8 percent, is not welcome, Bell said CU-Boulder has been affected much less than some campuses across the country and is in better shape than other Colorado institutions.

The University of Colorado at Boulder will hold a fall Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Students and faculty who want general information about CU-Boulder's 150 study abroad programs, program costs, scholarship opportunities and financial aid are encouraged to attend.

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center will present three events this month, including a talk by a gay Muslim activist and a personal story of living with HIV. Monthly educational and social opportunities, centered around the theme "Empowering Multiple Dimensions of Our Identities," will run throughout the year. All events are free and open to the public.

Associate Professor Len Ackland of the University of Colorado at Boulder will discuss the Rocky Flats Internet museum Oct. 1 as part of the 2003-04 Chancellor's Community Lecture Series. "Lessons From a Tough History: An Internet Museum for Rocky Flats" will begin at 7 p.m. in the Chautauqua Community House at 900 Baseline Road in Boulder. The talk is free and open to the public. No reservations are required but seating is limited.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents approved a new three-year contract extension for Men's Basketball Coach Ricardo Patton during their regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 18, in Denver. Patton's current contract, scheduled to end June 30, 2004, was extended to June 30, 2007.

Freshman students entering the University of Colorado at Boulder this fall are better prepared for college than any previous entering class and their numbers are higher than ever before, according to fall 2003 census information. Improved preparation, as shown by higher entrance-exam scores and higher high school grade-point averages, is precisely the direction the campus wants to be heading, according to Chancellor Richard L. Byyny, who has championed CU-Boulder's Quality for Colorado proposal in recent years.

The ability of several of Colorado's prime ski areas to respond to winter drought is threatened by acidic runoff from abandoned mines, according to researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments. Contamination known as acid-rock drainage enters waterways, such as Summit County's Snake River, that are used for making artificial snow. When the snow melts, the water can run into streams not previously polluted, further spreading the contamination, said the research team.