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The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's Takács Quartet and alumni Dave Grusin and Glenn Miller were among the winners Feb. 23 at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. The Takács Quartet won a Grammy Award in the "Best Chamber Music Performance" category. The quartet is in residence at the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ College of Music and performs internationally. The recording for which the group won is of Beethoven's "Rasumovsky" Quartets, Op.59 and "The Harp" Quartet, Op.74 on the Decca Records label.

The CU Parents Association has awarded 15 faculty and staff members at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ with the Marinus G. Smith Recognition Award. The purpose of the award is to identify and recognize CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty, instructors and staff who have made a significant impact on the lives of one or more CU-Â鶹ӰԺ undergraduates.

Colorado residents interested in creating safer schools are invited to attend a free two-day conference featuring Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar and other special speakers on May 1-2 in Broomfield.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ physics department will continue its new monthly Saturday Physics Series with a presentation on "The Road to the Neutrino" on Saturday, March 8. Physics Professor Allan Franklin will examine the history of how physicists came to propose the existence of the neutrino, now recognized as one of the fundamental particles that make up the universe, at 2 p.m. in the JILA Auditorium.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Office of Community Affairs and Moe's Broadway Bagel are sponsoring a book drive with free bagels at all three Moe's stores through Feb. 28 in connection with National Education Association's Read Across America Day, March 3. People who bring in new or gently used children's books to either of the Â鶹ӰԺ Moe's locations or the Denver store at 550 Grant St. will receive a free bagel with cream cheese. The offer is limited to one bagel per customer per visit.

"Abandoned Mines and Acid Mine Drainage: Dealing with the Legacy of Hit-and-Run Mining in the West" will be addressed by CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Associate Professor Joseph Ryan as part of the Chancellor's Community Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 5. The talk will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Chautauqua Community House at 900 Baseline Road in Â鶹ӰԺ and is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

National security concerns have drawn new attention to emergency planning at universities and colleges, but campus administrators at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ said today emergency response planning has long been a priority for the Â鶹ӰԺ campus. "Although we have no specific reason to think we would be a target, we have emergency plans in place and our campus administration is ready to implement a plan of action to respond in the event the university is faced with a major emergency," said Richard L. Byyny, chancellor of the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ campus.

Glenn Miller, one of the most popular bandleaders of the 1940s swing era and an alumnus of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, will be posthumously honored at the 2003 Grammy Awards with a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Miller joins Etta James, Johnny Mathis, Tito Puente and Simon and Garfunkel as this year's honorees for lifelong artistic contributions. All will be recognized at the 45th annual Grammy ceremonies in New York, to be aired Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. on Denver's KCNC Channel 4.

Freshman applications for fall 2003 at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will be closed Friday, Feb. 21, nearly six weeks earlier than last spring, after a record 20,780 applications was reached this week, according to Barb Schneider, executive director of enrollment management. This year's high point follows three years of record increases in the number of new students seeking to enroll at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ. "We are delighted with the continuing high level of interest and confidence in the quality of education offered by CU-Â鶹ӰԺ," Schneider said.

Navajo star and constellation myths, including the story of the creation of stars, will be explored during a live astronomy show at Fiske Planetarium in March on the campus of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. John Stocke, a CU-Â鶹ӰԺ professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, will present "Navajo Skies" at Fiske Planetarium on Friday, March 7, and Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m.