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Editors: Photographers are welcome to photograph the computer delivery at the Family Learning Center at 9: 30 a.m. Wedneday, Nov. 22. CU-Â鶹ӰԺ staff and students will be on hand Wednesday, Nov. 22, at 9:30 a.m. to donate more than a dozen computers to the Family Learning Center at 3164 34th St. in Â鶹ӰԺ. FLC children and adult learners use the on-site computer lab for homework and continuing adult education. Used computers are being donated as part of an ongoing program between the university and the Family Learning Center.

University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ faculty have devised a new method to study how language develops in Spanish-speaking populations as part of a larger effort to identify and help deaf and hard-of-hearing U.S. infants using family intervention techniques.

More than 100 fifth- through eighth-graders and their teachers will gather at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ on Monday, Nov. 20, to solve the mystery of "Who Stole the Bones?" and learn new ways of making science fun. The Science Explorers event, a part of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ’s Science Discovery outreach program, will meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center. The hands-on science workshops are sponsored by the Howard Hughes Initiative.

More than 500 of ColoradoÂ’s top high school seniors will visit the Â鶹ӰԺ campus of the University of Colorado on Saturday, Nov. 18, for a daylong series of presentations on the universityÂ’s top programs. The program, called "Talented Scholars Visit Day," is a new initiative "to attract ColoradoÂ’s best students," said Kevin MacLennan, associate director of admissions at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ.

Australia, India and Malaysia could benefit significantly from the development of a multi-million dollar observing system in the Indian Ocean that could identify climate signals similar to El Niño climate signals in the southern Pacific Ocean, say researchers. University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Professor Peter Webster, one of several scientists worldwide who is spearheading studies of the Indian monsoon system, said the network could indicate changes in regional rainfall months in advance and positively impact the lives of almost two-thirds of the worldÂ’s population.

Calendar Item African Dance and Music Nov. 17 The Women's Resource Center at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will host a night of African Dance and Music on Friday, Nov. 17, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Bantaba Dance Studio, 691 S. Broadway, in Â鶹ӰԺ. Maputo Mensah of Ghana will lead the Ghanaian dance and music by Logo Legi. The event, in partnership with Bantaba World Dance, will help to buy and update resources for the WomenÂ’s Resource Center and its student peer groups.

When senior Ted Bertele graduates in December with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, he won't be stuck wondering how to apply his engineering knowledge in an industrial environment. While a student at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ, Bertele got experience in real-world manufacturing, including responding to customer needs and working with machine shops, purchasing requirements, time-and-cost constraints and other issues.

Most people can't escape the holidays without feeling a little stressed out. The stress comes from all the things people commonly do during the holidays: over eating, drinking too much, holiday travel or dealing with family expectations, according to University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ psychiatrist Roianne Ahn. "Whenever people get stuck in the glitziness of the holidays, or the excessiveness, they can kind of get ramped up and lose their impulse control," said Ahn. "They overspend, overeat and go into an excess behavioral mode. That can be a problem."

Colorado high school seniors can display their writing skills and win some extra cash and a scholarship by entering the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ’s annual University Writing Program essay contest.

Ice cream, cotton candy and slime are just some of the items that will be prepared from scratch during the next CU Wizards show "Chemistry in the Kitchen" on Saturday, Nov. 25, at 9:30 a.m. in Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry room 140. University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ faculty members Janet deGrazia and Gordon Yee will explore kitchens and their connection to chemistry, including how common foods can be used as universal indicators for acids and bases, and what happens when popcorn pops.