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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.

A. Richard Seebass, former dean of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ’s College of Engineering and Applied Science and past chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Â鶹ӰԺ Community Hospital after a short illness. He was 64.

Gilbert F.White, distinguished professor emeritus of geography at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, has won the prestigious National Medal of Science for 2000, President Clinton announced on Monday, Nov. 13.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ ranks 10th among all U.S. institutions that send students abroad, according to statistics released Monday by the Institute of International Education.

Two University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ researchers are part of an international team that has discovered enormously powerful stellar flares in the X-ray portion of the light spectrum emanating from infant stars in the throes of birth.

Jedediah Purdy, the 25-year-old author who gained international notoriety with his book "For Common Things: Irony, Trust and Commitment in America Today," will visit the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ campus Nov. 14–17 as a guest of the World Affairs Athenaeum program. Purdy will host a public forum Thursday, Nov. 16, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Eaton Humanities Building room 250 to discuss some of the issues raised in his book.

For centuries people have marveled over the seven wonders of the ancient world. On Friday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m., Burt Lancaster will guide a Fiske Planetarium audience at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ in a pre-recorded program in search of the seven wonders of the universe. "Seven Wonders" includes a simulated flight through the vast Milky Way galaxy and will impress viewers with discoveries of black holes and other new wonders on a trip to the center of the Milky Way.