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The University of Colorado at Boulder Center for Asian Studies will hold the third annual Asia Day cultural event on Sunday, Feb. 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fleming Law Building. The event is free and open to the public and is funded by a grant from the Freeman Foundation. Activities for children will be held throughout the day. Cultural activities for the day include calligraphy workshops, flower arranging, tai chi demonstrations, language classes and origami. Other festivities include music and dance from Asia, documentaries and informative talks.

A talk on "Glenn Miller's Music and the Swing Era" by one of the foremost authorities on music of the swing era will be presented by CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Center for British and Irish Studies on the fifth floor of Norlin Library on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. The program is free and open to the public and a reception will follow. Entrance to the library will be through the west door.

Kevin Lane Keller, an academic pioneer in the study of brands, branding and brand equity, will speak to CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business MBA students on Feb. 27 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in room 218. Keller has served as brand adviser to marketers for some of the world's most successful brands, including Accenture, Disney, Ford, Intel, Levi-Strauss, Procter & Gamble and Starbucks. He also has served as a marketing consultant for the Bank of America.

Desmond Tutu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and former Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, will discuss his new book March 29 in a public event at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Tutu will talk about "God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Times," the book he calls a "cumulative expression" of his life's work, at 7 p.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center. Tickets are $17.50 for the public, $5.50 for CU students and are available through TicketsWest.com or at King Soopers stores. Premium floor seats will be available for $52.

The physics behind time travel and antimatter and the impact light and radio waves have had on the modern world will be discussed in February during two separate presentations at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The CU Wizards show "Waves That Changed the World" will take place Saturday, Feb. 21, at 9:30 a.m. in Duane Physics room G1B30. At 2 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B30, the CU-Boulder physics department will present "Time Traveling With Physics" as part of its Saturday Physics Series. Both shows are free and open to the public.

Editors: To schedule an interview with Erik Weihenmayer please contact Ben Witherell at (303) 903-8824. Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to climb Mount Everest and author of "Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See," will speak to CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business students on Feb. 17 at 3:30 p.m. Weihenmayer will discuss his experiences and provide advice on leadership and how to achieve one's goals.

University of Colorado Head Football Coach Gary Barnett today announced that he has sanctioned four players for team rules violations related to recruiting activities. On Friday, Feb. 6, Barnett learned of one team violation in which player Chris Hollis took a recruit to an 18-and-over strip club in Boulder. There was no indication of under-age drinking, illegal activity or any violations of the Student Code of Conduct. The recruit was returned to the hotel at 12:30 a.m. in time for curfew.

The CU-Boulder Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the 74th Annual Alumni Association Awards, which honor faculty, staff and alumni from the Boulder campus. The alumni awards are among the most prestigious honors presented at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

An international research team including a University of Colorado at Boulder professor has mounted a deep-water search off the northern coast of Greece in search of a fleet of Persian warships presumed lost in a massive ocean storm in 492 B.C. The armada of warships is believed to have been sent by Persian King Darius to invade Greece, according to ancient historical accounts. The research team included more than a dozen Greek, Canadian, American and Finnish scholars.

Adam Hochschild, an author, editor and co-founder of Mother Jones magazine, will give a public talk at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Hochschild will present the lecture "12 Men in a Printing Shop, 1787: the First Great Human Rights Movement is Born," at 4 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. The talk is free and open to the public. He will be on campus as a guest of the World Affairs Athenaeum.