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The Hubble Space Telescope's "greatest hits" will be highlighted at CU-Boulder's Fiske Planetarium on Friday, March 14, and Tuesday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. Doug Duncan, director of the Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory at the University of Colorado at Boulder will present his live show the "Hubble Space Telescope and Beyond." "During the show, we'll highlight some of the most remarkable images the Hubble has obtained during its 12-year lifetime," Duncan said.

The CU-Boulder Deming Center for Entrepreneurship has appointed three Colorado business leaders to its advisory board - Joyce Colson-Quinn, Jon Nordmark and Chris Wand. "The Leeds School relies heavily on advice and interaction with professional business people to ensure our curriculum, research and student services keep pace with current best business practices," said Steven Manaster, dean of the Leeds School of Business. The Deming Center is a joint program of the Leeds School of Business and the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

The W.M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles has donated $1.5 million to establish the W.M. Keck Center for Ultracold Molecular Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Chancellor Richard L. Byyny announced today. "This center will build on CU-Boulder's existing strength in atomic, molecular and optical physics," said Chancellor Byyny. "It will enhance the links between the programs of some of our most outstanding researchers and provide outstanding opportunities for training students and post-doctoral research associates in pioneering science."

Poudre High School of Fort Collins sailed to its second consecutive victory in the regional Ocean Sciences Bowl on Saturday, March 1, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The team edged out its nearest competitor, Boulder High School, for the regional championship.

The origin of light will be explained through a number of experiments during the Saturday, March 15, CU Wizards show "The Chemistry of Light." Kathy Rowlen, a chemistry and biochemistry professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will present the show at 9:30 a.m. in the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building, room 140. The show, aimed at students in grades five through nine, is free and open to the public.

Janet Wasko, professor of communication research at the University of Oregon, will present "Dazzled by Disney?" at the Crosman Memorial Lecture on Thursday, March 6, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The presentation at 5 p.m. in Eaton Humanities Building room 150 is sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and is free and open to the public. A reception will be held in the lobby following the lecture.

The University of Colorado Heritage Center will celebrate the opening of a new temporary exhibit "Institutionalized: Student Life Through Student Eyes" with a reception on Friday, March 14. The reception from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the third floor of Old Main is free and open to the public. The exhibit features 30 black-and-white photographs of CU-Boulder life taken by a group of undergraduate photojournalism students over a six-month period. They explore such topics as academia, social and political life, housing, sports and sexuality.

Spring break at the University of Colorado at Boulder will continue according to schedule in 2004 and 2005, as recommended by the CU-Boulder Council of Deans. This year's spring break for campus students and faculty will occur March 24-28 on a schedule set five years in advance.

Faculty from around the world will be on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus this summer for the Faculty-in-Residence Summer Term, or FIRST program. Offered for the first time last year, FIRST brings world-class faculty to the Boulder campus to teach and to forge relationships with their respective departments. Registration for summer session begins March 5.

Editors: Photographers are welcome to take pictures of the competition. The best photo opportunities will be from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Hellems Arts and Sciences Building rooms 191, 193 and 199. Morning competition is in Hellems, Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Ekley Sciences. Twenty-three student teams from 13 Colorado and Wyoming high schools will gather at the University of Colorado at Boulder Saturday, March 1, to compete in the fifth regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.