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CU-Boulder Professor Larry Weisberg gave his advertising campaigns class a tough assignment this semester: Create a campaign aimed at college students which promotes responsible decision-making in regard to alcohol. Two teams of students conducted focus groups, studied similar ad campaigns and thought long and hard about what could keep students from binge drinking.

With about 20,000 people expected to attend University of Colorado at Boulder commencement exercises May 15 at 9:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium, carpooling and alternative transportation are recommended for anyone planning to be on campus. The Hop and Skip shuttles and RTD buses will be on regular schedules that day. Visitors are advised to arrive early because many parking spaces will be occupied by staff and faculty during regular working hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the first day of summer hours.

About 3,700 students will receive diplomas from the University of Colorado at Boulder on Friday, May 15, in outdoor commencement exercises at Folsom Stadium. Of the 3,733 degrees to be awarded, 2,722 will be bachelorÂ’s degrees, 686 will be masterÂ’s degrees, 168 will be doctoral degrees and 157 will be law degrees.

Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder has been elected a fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, becoming the 11th CU faculty member to receive the honor. Wieman, an internationally renowned physicist, was the only new member to be elected from Colorado this year. He is a fellow of JILA, a joint institute of CU-Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The University of Colorado at Boulder Graduate School will honor a number of outstanding graduate students May 5 for their research and creative work, graduate teaching excellence and scholarly activity. The event, which will be held at Fiske Planetarium from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., also will recognize CU-BoulderÂ’s top graduate students receiving various fellowships and scholarships. The event is open to the public.

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Allan Collins has received a prestigious MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health to continue his research analyzing genetic links between alcohol and nicotine addiction.

It’s a good time to be graduating with a degree in business – especially in Colorado. "As the job market goes, this is as good as it gets," said Ann Stringfellow, director of career development and employer relations at the College of Business and Administration at CU-Boulder. Stringfellow says local and national job prospects are plentiful for both graduate and undergraduate business students.

The University of Colorado at Boulder WomenÂ’s Center awarded four scholarships to dedicated female students who showed high academic merit. Applications for the Center for Education and Career Transition Scholarships were evaluated on the basis of financial need and academic performance. Recipients for the fall 1998 semester are: Graduate Award

Professor J. Dennis Hynes has received the 1997-98 University of Colorado School of Law Excellence in Teaching Award. Hynes was selected by the law student body "in appreciation of the outstanding and exceptional effort to enhance studentsÂ’ educational experience." Hynes has been a law instructor at CU-Boulder since 1970 and specializes in agency and partnership law, contract law and legal history. This year he taught the basic courses in the law of contracts to entering students and the advanced course in agency and partnership law.

The University of Colorado at Boulder will offer art and museum exhibits as well as dance and musical performances this summer in communities from ColoradoÂ’s western slope to its eastern plains. Now in its 10th year, CU-BoulderÂ’s popular outreach program, "CU This Summer," will provide cultural and artistic presentations in 14 Colorado cities and towns.