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Gilbert F. White, distinguished professor emeritus of geography at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, has won 2002 Lifetime Achievement Honors from the Association of American Geographers. The association's highest award was presented at the annual AAG meeting in Los Angeles last month for White's "half-century plus of pioneering research on human-environmental resource issues and his commitment to improving our understanding of the earth and all life."

Yuki Ojika, a junior dance major in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, has been invited to perform a solo of her own choreography at the National American College Dance Festival to be held May 13-15 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Ojika's dance is the sixth to be invited to the prestigious biennial festival from CU-Â鶹ӰԺ since 1981.

On April 23, Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will present "Colorado Skies," a live show featuring some of the stellar sights seen in Coolrado's night sky. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Visitors will see images of the night sky over Colorado as it appears to the unaided eye, through telescopes and in wavelengths of light that human eyes can't see. They also will learn about upcoming events in the night sky, and will track the movement of planets through the skies of this month and beyond.

A nationally known comedian and a Navajo code-talker are among the featured guests for the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's celebration of Native American Awareness Week, April 15-19. Comedian Charlie Hill, a veteran of six NBC Tonight Show appearances, will present a 7 p.m. show in the University Memorial Center's multipurpose room April 15. Recognized as one of America's best American Indian comics, Hill doesn't shy away from discussing issues and stereotypes in his sets.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ School of Law will hold its 21st Annual Alumni Awards Banquet on April 13 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. The ceremony, which will honor alumni for "distinguished achievement," begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and the presentation of awards an hour later. Dean Hal Bruff will open the program and Larry C. Smith ('96), chair of the Law Alumni Board, will be the master of ceremonies. Following are this year's recipients:

A photography exhibition, "Hanoi and its Painters," featuring the work of Ronald Bernier, professor of art history at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, will be on display at the Â鶹ӰԺ Public Library April 14 through May 8. The exhibit will be held in conjunction with a public symposium on South and Southeast Asian Art highlighting the research and work of nationally and internationally renowned scholars on April 17-18 at the Fiske Planetarium and the University Memorial Center.

Lewis M. Branscomb, professor emeritus of Harvard University, will lecture on "Government-University Partnership in the Era of Catastrophic Terrorism" on Thursday, April 18, at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. The talk will begin at 3:30 p.m. in room 140 of the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is part of the 40th anniversary celebration of JILA, a joint institute of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which Branscomb co-founded.

The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, informed the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's chancellor last week that CU's athletic department has satisfactorily met the Corrective Action Agreement provision on recruitment expenditures for men's and women's teams and no further reporting is required.

Editors: Reporters may attend the workshops free of charge. For more information call Jeannie Patton at (303) 492-1288. The Natural Resources Law Center at the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ School of Law will host a series of five workshops beginning in April and running through mid-September designed to help individuals and state and federal officials understand the complexities of the Endangered Species Act. Called "Living with the Endangered Species Act in Colorado," the series will explore the ecological challenges facing Colorado as it continues to grow.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Leeds School of Business will host an accounting conference featuring speakers from the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business April 12-14. The conference, at Cross Creek Resort in Frisco, Colo., will examine the importance of accounting and tax information in decisions made by investors and managers.