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Editors: Digital photos of Manuel Lujan Jr. are available by e-mailing caughey@colorado.edu or calling (303) 492-4007. Manuel Lujan Jr., the former secretary of the interior under President George H. W. Bush who faced one of the nation's worst environmental disasters, the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, will speak at the University of Colorado at Boulder on March 17.

University of Colorado at Boulder Geography Professor Roger Barry was named distinguished professor by the CU Board of Regents at its March 4 meeting. Barry, who is director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology, headquartered at CU-Boulder, joins only 19 other CU-Boulder faculty members who currently hold the title of distinguished professor. He also is a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, which oversees NSIDC.

Ethnic studies Professor Natsu Taylor Saito will address the effects of U.S. foreign policy on international human rights protection March 12 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Saito's talk, "We Have Met the Enemy Â… American Exceptionalism Confronts the Rule of Law," will be held from 2:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. in University Memorial Center room 384. Her book on the topic is forthcoming from New York University Press.

Jean Kilbourne, known internationally for her pioneering work to improve the image of women in media and advertising, will present a free public lecture March 12 as part of Body Acceptance Month at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "The Obsession with Thinness" will take place in room 235 of the University Memorial Center at 7:30 p.m. CU-Boulder has double the national campus average rate of anorexia, according to university health officials.

How lizards, turtles and people run and the story behind liquid crystals will be highlights of two separate March 13 presentations at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The CU Wizards show "How Animals Move" will take place at 9:30 a.m. in Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building room 140. At 2 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B30, the CU-Boulder physics department will present "Liquid Crystals" as part of its Saturday Physics Series. Both shows are free and open to the public.

The University of Colorado at Boulder has named three recipients of the 2004 Dorothy Martin Faculty and Doctoral Student Awards, presented by Counseling and Psychological Services: A Multicultural Center. The awards honor women who exemplify the ideals of Professor Emerita Dorothy Martin, a faculty member of the CU-Boulder psychology department for 46 years who was instrumental in establishing the first CU Women's Center in 1964.

In recognition of their creative research and potential contributions to society, 11 professors at the University of Colorado at Boulder have received faculty fellowships for the 2004-05 academic year. "We are pleased to grant these fellowships to 11 deserving members of the Boulder faculty," said Fred Pampel, associate vice chancellor for research in the CU-Boulder Graduate School. Pampel is a member of the campus' Council on Research and Creative Work, a nearly 70-year-old CU-Boulder organization that provides funding to outstanding faculty.

The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder has selected five recipients of the 2003-04 Diversity Service Recognition Awards. The awards are given to campus units to recognize continuing efforts to create a diverse, supportive, learning, working and living environment for the multicultural campus community.

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded a research grant of $1.4 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation for the study of two new areas of ribonucleic acid, or RNA, science. The grant will be split equally between the chemistry and biochemistry department and the molecular, cellular and developmental biology department, said Mike Yarus, principal investigator for the grant.

Note to Editors: Photographers are welcome to take pictures during the master class in Grusin Music Hall, inside the Imig Music Building. Internationally renowned flutist Sir James Galway will demonstrate his masterful technique and work with flute students during a free public presentation March 15 at the University of Colorado at Boulder.