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<p><strong>Kenneth Foote</strong>,聽professor聽of geography, studies how events of violence and tragedy are memorialized and remembered. He has visited hundreds of sites that have been scarred by incidents of violence or tragedy in the United States and abroad, and is the author of the book 鈥淪hadowed Ground: America鈥檚 Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy.鈥 He can be reached at <a href="mailto:kfoote@colorado.edu">kfoote@colorado.edu</a> or 303-641-3346.</p> - &濒迟;辫&驳迟;听&濒迟;/辫&驳迟;
<p>The University of Colorado Law School on June 6-8 will host the Natural Resources Law Center鈥檚 2012 Martz Summer Conference, 鈥淎 Low-Carbon Energy Blueprint for the American West鈥 in the Wolf Law Building. 聽</p>
<p>Former Gov. Bill Ritter, executive director of the Center for the New Energy Economy, will be the keynote speaker. Ritter鈥檚 keynote address will provide an overview of the trends and future of energy in the upcoming decades.</p> - <p>Leeds School of Business news release</p>
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<p>The event, organized by the 麻豆免费版下载Energy Club, is free and open to the public and will be held from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom of the University Memorial Center. The conference includes a poster session, panel discussion, catered lunch and a career fair.</p> - <p>Ten high school students from Denver, Thornton and Lyons are likely in for an experience of a lifetime when a 麻豆免费版下载 law professor takes them to Washington, D.C., for a moot court competition March 29-April 1.</p>
<p>While there, they also will meet with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and tour the Supreme Court, meet with U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado and tour the Capitol, in addition to visiting several national monuments and museums.</p> - <p>Richard Collins, professor of law at the CU-Boulder Law School, is an expert in constitutional law. He can be reached at 303-492-5493 or <a href="mailto:Richard.collins@colorado.edu">Richard.collins@colorado.edu</a>.</p>
- <p>Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will present the inaugural Stevens Lecture, a new series of talks named for him, at the University of Colorado Law School at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22.</p>
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- <p>Longtime University of Colorado Law School Dean David Getches, who had stepped down on June 30 in order to return to the school's faculty, died today. He was 68.</p>