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Editors: The first of four "Vision Forums" to guide the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ GLBT Center meets today from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the University Memorial Center, room 305. Bruce Smail has been appointed director of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, according to Elease Robbins, associate vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students. The appointment has been approved by Chancellor Byyny and became effective Oct. 1.

A cooperative new research project studying oscillations in the Indian Ocean and rainfall in the major river basins pouring into Bangladesh should help researchers better forecast floods and the associated spread of cholera in the low-lying nation.

Alisha Madeira, a tourism management student at the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Leeds School of Business, was selected as one of 10 national recipients -- and one of four undergraduates -- of the Travel Industry Association (TIA) Foundation scholarship. The scholarship, awarded to the top students in the country, supports individuals pursuing careers in the tourism field. Upon graduation in May 2002, Madeira will pursue a career in the hotel industry. Her long-term goal is to open a bed-and-breakfast in Florida.

Computer science students at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will face off with students across the Rocky Mountain region this weekend in an all-out "battle of the brains" contest of logic, strategy and mental endurance. Â鶹ӰԺ 150 students will participate on 50 teams in the Rocky Mountain Regional competition of the Association for Computing Machinery's International Collegiate Programming Contest. The competition, sponsored by IBM, is the oldest and largest programming contest in the world with 2,800 teams competing worldwide this fall.

Feeling stressed-out before exams? Need a break? At CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's Wardenburg Health Center students can schedule a "Haven" and renew their energy. The Student Wellness Program will come to students to set up a de-stress room, with aromatherapy and chair massages free of charge.

Feeling stressed-out before exams? Need a break? At CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's Wardenburg Health Center students can schedule a "Haven" and renew their energy. The Student Wellness Program will come to students to set up a de-stress room, with aromatherapy and chair massages free of charge.

Professor James Hynes of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ chemistry and biochemistry department will explain what happens when something burns during his CU Wizards show "The Chemical History of a Candle," on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 9:30 a.m. in the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building, room 140.

Diane Dimeff has been appointed assistant dean and director of MBA programs at the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Leeds School of Business, Dean Steven Manaster announced. "Diane's experience will help advance the college's goals of recruiting talented students to the MBA program," Manaster said. "Her comprehensive background leading graduate programs will help position our school among the top universities in the nation."

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act was passed in 1976, giving the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management a mandate to manage public lands and natural resources for the benefit of all Americans. In a day-long symposium on Nov. 16, the University of Colorado's Natural Resources Law Center and the Center of the American West in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management will examine the impact that the ambitious law, referred to as FLPMA, has had on the West of today.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents today accepted a conceptual land use assessment study for the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ South campus, concluding a three-month process of seeking feedback and input from university constituents, including the public, on the general concepts for land use on the 308-acre site.