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Two University of Colorado at Boulder aerospace engineering undergraduate teams are now in Houston, readying to fly on NASAÂ’s KC-135 aircraft from Johnson Space Flight Center to test the effects of zero gravity on experiments they designed.

Rebecca R. French, associate professor of law at CU-Boulder, will give the 25th annual Austin W. Scott Jr. lecture titled "Law, Time and Identity" on March 8 at 4 p.m. in the Fleming Law Building. French will focus on how anthropological analysis, historical comparisons and legal system examples can provide new ways of examining time, identity and law. She will discuss how EinsteinÂ’s theory of relativity, George GamowÂ’s popularization of the expanding universe and our cultural "heroes" contribute to our new perspectives.

The results of a new study conducted in the rapidly expanding Denver metropolitan area indicates children living near heavily traveled streets or highways are at significantly greater risk of developing cancer, including childhood leukemia.

CU-Boulder Professor Emeritus Jack Kelso will present "Vocationalizing the Liberal Arts: Confessions of an Anthropologist," a March 8 lecture about the importance of introductory courses in anthropology and the impressions they leave on students. The lecture, co-sponsored by CU-Boulder Chancellor Richard L. Byyny and the CU-Boulder Office of Community Relations, is at 7:30 p.m in room 1B50 of the Humanities Building. KelsoÂ’s talk is part of the new "Campus Lecture Series" scheduled monthly through May in the new Humanities Building.

The Recreation Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder is instituting a new energy conservation project in partnership with Long and Associates, a private energy services contractor in Englewood. Upgrades, retrofits and modifications in lighting systems, ice rink and pool facilities, water meters, fan controls and utility tracking systems are expected to yield energy savings of more than $40,000 annually. Work is scheduled to begin right away and will take two months to complete.

A swing designed by CU-Boulder engineering students for use by people with disabilities will be on display at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., March 9-11, as part of an exhibit sponsored by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance.

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder announced the winners of its first annual Ally of the Year Awards, presented to campus activists and allies who advocate for the GLBT community. The four recipients are: ß Ally of the Year—Brenda J. Allen, associate chair and associate professor of the communication department, for integrating GLBT issues in teaching and research ß Department Ally of the Year—Student Academic Services Center, for anti-homophobia achievements in policies and courses

The Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder has received a $330,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to support the center's work tracking changes in the region. The grant is the largest in the center's 11-year history. "The Hewlett Grant is a wonderful vote of confidence in the center," said history Professor Patricia Limerick, co-founder and chair of the center. "The Hewlett Foundation shares our belief that the West urgently needs clear, productive conversation about its past, present and future."

Editors: A schedule of reading locations, times and volunteer readers is attached. The nation will celebrate what would have been the 96th birthday of famed children's author Dr. Seuss with Read Across America Day on Thursday, March 2. The University of Colorado at Boulder Office of Community Relations, along with the Boulder Valley Education Association and the Foundation for Boulder Valley Schools, is planning local events to celebrate the day.

The University of Colorado at Boulder Office of Community Relations and Moe's Broadway Bagel are sponsoring a book drive at Moe's Boulder stores, Feb. 28 through March 3, in connection with Read Across America Day on March 2. Anyone who brings in a new or slightly used children's book to any of the three Boulder stores will receive a free bagel and cream cheese. The offer is limited to one bagel per customer per day.