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University of Colorado at Boulder On Sunday, Nov. 20, several flyers with racist messages were distributed on the Boulder campus, apparently the work of a national organization called National Vanguard as noted on the flyers. CU-Boulder and other campuses around the country have been leafleted in the past by similar organizations with similar messages.

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Gerard Hauser has been named a National Communication Association Distinguished Scholar, making CU-Boulder one of a very small group of institutions with more than one such scholar on its faculty. Hauser was recognized Nov. 19 at the association's awards ceremony in Boston. The honor recognizes his career contributions to the understanding of communication. CU-Boulder Professor Stanley Deetz won the same award in 2004.

A free public event featuring the latest images and science results from instruments aboard the Cassini spacecraft now at Saturn will be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1.

Contact: Det. Jason Wade (303) 492-8168 or paged via dispatch at (303) 492-6666 On Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 10:35 a.m., a racist email message was sent from the center computer in a group of three computers (pictured in the attached photo) located on the first floor of the University Memorial Center atrium. The computers are located south of the entrance to the CU Credit Union office and face the atrium entrance.

Robert Gill has been appointed the new chair of the Leeds School of Business Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Advisory Board at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Ralph "Bud" Sorenson, general partner of the Sorenson Limited Partnership in Colorado, has been named a new member of the advisory board. " We are very pleased to have leadership from Robert Gill and the counsel of Bud Sorenson on our advisory board," said Paul Jerde, director of the Deming Center.

Hundreds of University of Colorado at Boulder undergraduates are pursuing research and creative projects with faculty in 2005, ranging from studies on the genetics of addiction to producing an educational video on child trafficking in Nepal. As part of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, or UROP, junior Priyanka Thummalapally is working with Assistant Professor Marissa Ehringer of the Institute for Behavioral Genetics on a study testing the effects of running on a strain of mice that prefers to drink alcohol more than water.

Note to Editors: contents embargoed until 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 17. A surprising new study by an international team of researchers has concluded Earth's continents most likely were in place soon after the planet was formed, overturning a long-held theory that the early planet was either moon-like or dominated by oceans.

Gifford Pinchot, co-founder of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Washington state, leader of the Pinchot & Company consulting firm and author of three books including a business best seller, will serve as the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business scholar in residence for the 2005-06 academic year. Pinchot will focus his work in the school's Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship.

University of Colorado at Boulder I am extremely disturbed to learn of a racist message emailed recently to one of our student leaders at CU-Boulder. Such hate-filled words do not reflect the values of this campus community. When any member is attacked with such a vicious message, we all are attacked.

The University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business will present its annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook forum on Monday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. at the Denver Marriott City Center. The event at 1701 California St. in Denver is free and open to the public and is sponsored by CU-Boulder's Leeds School and Compass Bank. No reservations are required.