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<p>Johns Hopkins University Professor Adam Riess, who shared the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics for uncovering evidence that the universe is expanding, will give the 2012 George Gamow Memorial Lecture at the �鶹��Ѱ����� on Thursday, March 22.</p>
<p>Free and open to the public, the talk is titled “Supernovae and the Discovery of the Accelerating Universe.”  The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium and is intended for a general audience.</p>

<p>If you despise math and the sight of an equation makes you physically ill, Professor Edward Burger of Baylor University and Williams College may be able to heal you during a talk at the �鶹��Ѱ����� on Thursday, March 15.</p>

<p>The tragic school shooting that occurred Feb. 27 at a suburban Cleveland high school is another reminder that communities can and must take action to prevent school violence, according to Delbert Elliott, a nationally renowned authority on school safety and juvenile violence at the �鶹��Ѱ�����.</p>

<p>A small smile appeared on the young girl’s face as she listened to the high-pitched sound coming from the whiffle ball. The sound helped the elementary student locate the ball after her classmate hit it from a specially designed baseball tee.</p>
<p>Both of the students are blind. On a recent afternoon, they were in a classroom at the �鶹��Ѱ�����’s Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory testing toys designed by first-year engineering students. The students are enrolled in �鶹��Ѱ�����engineering instructor Seth Murray’s freshman projects class.</p>

<p>A �鶹��Ѱ����� symposium Feb. 27-29 will examine how the revolution in digital media is changing global politics, journalism and the way history is preserved.</p>
<p>Journalism and Mass Communication at CU-Boulder is sponsoring “The Content and Context of Digital Culture” symposium, which is free and open to the public. It will be held at various sites across campus and a complete schedule is available at <a href="http://www.icjmtsymposium.org/schedule/">http://www.icjmtsymposium.org/schedule/</a>.</p>

<p>The �鶹��Ѱ����� welcomed 19 students from Brazil this semester as part of the new Science Without Borders Program and Brazil’s initiative to place and fully fund outstanding students abroad to supplement their studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.</p>

<p>The �鶹��Ѱ����� exceeded its own researchers’ expectations with its iDREAMS Scalable Game Design Summer Institute, and that success has been rewarded with a new $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. CU-Boulder researchers are tracking how video game design engages students in computational thinking and STEM simulation design.</p>

<p>A five-year project to improve the lives of youth in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood will kick off Feb. 16-17 with public meetings on the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus.</p>
<p>Community members and key leaders will gather in the community room at 4800 Telluride St. in Denver to discuss efforts to reduce youth violence to be led by the �鶹��Ѱ�����’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. The public is invited to attend.</p>

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<p>For the second straight year, the �鶹��Ѱ����� is ranked No. 1 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers with 112 undergraduate alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today.</p>
<p>CU-Boulder is ranked the No. 5 all-time school for volunteers with 2,317 alumni who have served in the Peace Corps since it was established in 1961.</p>