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University of Colorado President Hank Brown today announced a settlement in the case of Lisa Simpson, who sued the university in a Title IX-related lawsuit involving the Boulder campus Athletics Department. Details of the Title IX Settlement will be posted on the CU system Web site at www.cu.edu/news .

Alternative energy cars and bicycles, a wireless iPod charger and assistive technology devices for people with disabilities are among 65 student inventions that will be demonstrated at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Engineering Design Expo on Saturday, Dec. 8. The Expo is free and open to the public from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, located at Regent Drive and Colorado Avenue.

Molecular technology developed by a University of Colorado at Boulder professor to probe extreme life forms in undersea hydrothermal vents has been used to identify unexpected bacteria strains in the lung fluid of Denver children suffering from cystic fibrosis, findings that may lead to more effective therapies.

University of Colorado at Boulder Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson today named Ron Stump, vice chancellor for student affairs at CU-Boulder, as interim executive director of the University of Colorado Alumni Association, effective Feb. 4.

MEDIA ADVISORY At approximately 11:50 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, emergency personnel responded to a fire alarm pull at the Kittredge Commons building on the CU-Boulder campus. Emergency responders included City of Boulder firefighters, University of Colorado Police and officials from CU-BoulderÂ’s department of Environmental Health and Safety. Housing and Dining Hall employees in the Commons building reported being exposed to fumes from an unknown origin that caused irritation to their eyes, throats and noses.

Four new Professors of Distinction named by the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Arts and Sciences will discuss their research in public lectures on Monday, Dec. 3, on the CU-Boulder campus. The lectures will be in Wolf Law Building rooms 205 and 207 with two lectures beginning at 5:30 p.m. and two lectures starting at 6 p.m. in each of the rooms. A reception will follow in the Student Commons on the second floor.

When the next history of the University of Colorado at Boulder is written, Nov. 29, 2007 will mark a strategic turning point. The University of Colorado Board of Regents Thursday unanimously approved a new strategic plan for the University of Colorado at Boulder that was more than a year in the making, but which will transform the university for decades to come.

The University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business will present its annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook forum on Monday, Dec. 10, at 1 p.m. at the Denver Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1750 Welton St. Sponsored by the Leeds SchoolÂ’s Business Research Division and Compass Bank, the event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

A team of University of Colorado at Boulder MBA students beat 80 other teams to win an international competition that required participants to develop a business plan to distribute solar energy technology in Africa. The winning team included CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business graduate students Kristin Apple, David Crater. The trio competed in the Business Masters 2007 International Case Studies Competition finals in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Nov. 21 through Nov. 23.

Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter will speak to undergraduate business students during a visit to the University of Colorado at Boulder on Thursday, Nov. 29. Tschetter will speak to students in the "Business Applications for Social Responsibility" class beginning at 3 p.m. in room 102 of the Koelbel Building. During his visit he also will meet with top university officials and have lunch with potential and soon-to-depart Peace Corps volunteers and Peace Corps alumni.