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Freshman applications for fall 2003 at the University of Colorado at Boulder will be closed Friday, Feb. 21, nearly six weeks earlier than last spring, after a record 20,780 applications was reached this week, according to Barb Schneider, executive director of enrollment management. This year's high point follows three years of record increases in the number of new students seeking to enroll at CU-Boulder. "We are delighted with the continuing high level of interest and confidence in the quality of education offered by CU-Boulder," Schneider said.

Navajo star and constellation myths, including the story of the creation of stars, will be explored during a live astronomy show at Fiske Planetarium in March on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder. John Stocke, a CU-Boulder professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, will present "Navajo Skies" at Fiske Planetarium on Friday, March 7, and Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m.

The Scripps Howard Foundation has awarded a three-year grant of $150,000 to the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder to continue hosting the Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment. The institute, established in 2000, is a weeklong educational program for journalists who cover environmental issues. The next institute is scheduled for May 12-17.

Chickens, dogs, cows and cats are all domesticated animals found in America today. While some sleep on personalized beds in our homes, others are packed by the hundreds under one roof awaiting a date with the dinner table. So why do we eat some and treat others as members of our families?

"Copenhagen," a Tony Award winning play about ethical, moral and personal dilemmas surrounding the creation of the first nuclear bomb, will provide the backdrop for a two-part symposium presented April 13 and April 14 by the University of Colorado at Boulder and The Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

As science is increasingly used as a tool of advocacy and argument, what will be the consequences? Roger A. Pielke, Jr., director of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder, directed a discussion of the role of science in its social contexts and utility in decision-making Feb. 16 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Denver.

Microsoft Corp. has donated $150,000 worth of technology support to the CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business to help enhance curriculum and technology systems. A software donation of $125,000 includes Visio 2002, a program for creating business diagrams; Office XP Developer Edition, which includes tools for programming and application development; and Publisher 2002, a desktop publishing suite. Other donated products include server software and maintenance tools.

Applications for new apartments at the University of Colorado at Boulder Williams Village housing community are now being accepted at the American Campus Communities office in room 227 at the University Memorial Center. The new facility, known as "Bear Creek Apartments at Williams Village," is specifically designed for upper-division students and is scheduled to be open for occupancy by fall semester 2003. It features a mix of private and shared bedroom accommodations with private and semiprivate bathrooms, academic support services and laundry and recreational facilities.

An internationally known religion expert from Australia will present "Varieties of Religious Aesthetic," a series of four lectures starting Feb. 24, as part of the University of Colorado at Boulder department of religious studies' annual Robert C. Lester Lectureship on the Study of Religion.

Infants who are deaf or hard of hearing go through critical sensitive periods for the development of vocabulary, grammar and the sounds of spoken English, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder professor. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, chair of the speech, language and hearing sciences department, presented "What the deaf child can't afford to miss: Language, Deafness and the Remarkable Infant" Feb. 17 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.