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University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Professor Gifford Miller will give a public talk March 7 on climate change in Australia about 50,000 years ago that likely caused the desertification of the continent's interior and the extinction of most large animals.

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week comes to the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Monday, Feb. 26, through Friday, March 2, featuring a variety of free lectures, discussions and therapy booths targeted to both men and women. The programs will highlight the importance of understanding the effects eating disorders have on people's lives.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Office of Community Affairs and Moe's Broadway Bagel are sponsoring a book drive at all four Moe's stores Feb. 26 through March 2 in connection with Read Across America Day on March 2. People who bring in new or slightly used children's books to any one of the three Â鶹ӰԺ stores or the Denver store, at 550 Grant St., will receive a free bagel and cream cheese. The offer is limited to one bagel per customer per visit.

Ron Stump, vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, has appointed Peter Simons to the position of director of the Office of Parent Relations. The appointment recently was approved by Chancellor Byyny and Simons assumed the position Feb. 19. Simons replaces former director Leasa Weimer, who became student programs director at the University Memorial Center last semester.

Finding the fundamental building blocks of life in outer space will be the topic of "Organic Molecules in Space," a live show at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's Fiske Planetarium on Friday, March 2, and Tuesday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. Astrophysical and planetary sciences Professor Theodore Snow will present evidence that large organic (carbon-based) molecules are common in space. "There is a lot of speculation as to what the molecules are, but precious little definitive identification," Snow said.

Disability studies scholar and author Douglas Baynton will lecture on "Disability Imagery in Citizenship Debates: Slavery, Suffrage and Immigration Restriction" at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ on Tuesday, March 6. The free event will begin at 7 p.m. in the University Memorial Center's Aspen Room.

The University Memorial Center and Libby Hall at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will host the 2001 Spring Â鶹ӰԺ Campus Blood Drive. Open to the public, the blood drive will be in the UMC Ballroom Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and March 1 in Libby Hall in the Pit room from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Those who want to reserve a specific time slot should call (303) 492-5473 to make a reservation, or visit the blood drive table outside the UMC Forum Room Feb. 19 through Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. People can also donate blood without an appointment.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has added 14 new programs to the choices undergraduate students have to study around the globe, including six in the increasingly popular destination of Australia. Other offerings include the first Study Abroad program in Norway and the first university-based program in India. The programs will start this summer and fall. The deadline to apply for any summer, fall or academic year program is March 1.

University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Assistant Professor Deborah Wuttke will perform several experiments and set off a minor explosion during her CU Wizards show "Biochemistry for Kids." The free hourlong show will be on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 9:30 a.m. in Cristol Chemistry room 140. CU Wizards is an annual series that introduces topics in astronomy, chemistry and physics and is intended primarily for students in grades five through nine.

"The Information Revolution: Silicon Valley and the American West" A lecture on "The Information Revolution: Silicon Valley and the American West" will be presented on March 1 by Douglas S. Robertson of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. The lecture will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's Old Main Chapel and is presented by the Center of the American West. The event is free and open to the public.