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CU-Â鶹ӰԺ students interested in learning about the AFL-CIO and who want to develop skills for union organization and campaign drives can sign up at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ for a four-week educational internship to be held this summer in various locations around the country. Program recruiter Fernando Bribiezca is at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ to talk to students and discuss workplace inequality. He will make presentations based on his own experiences and will be on campus until Feb. 3.

Editors: Joseph LeDoux will be available for press interviews before the lecture between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Contact Steven Maier at (303) 492-6275 to arrange an interview. Joseph LeDoux, groundbreaking researcher in the biology of emotions and author of the 1996 book "The Emotional Brain," will give a talk at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, in Old Main Chapel on the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ campus.

Note to Editors: Photographers are welcome to attend this event. The Minority Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will announce a new mentoring partnership with the Kalmia Dreamer Class of the I Have a Dream Foundation on Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. in the MCD Biology Building fourth floor interactive room. MASP, housed within the College of Arts and Sciences, is an academic excellence program emphasizing study leading to a bachelor's degree in selected science, mathematics, humanities and social science fields.

Several space shuttle experiments flown by the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ-based BioServe Space Technologies Center in October 1998 show promise for developing new biomedical products, according to recent research results.

Spring Parents Weekend, Feb. 25-27 at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, will give parents the opportunity to learn about CUÂ’s connection to space, attend a basketball game and learn about off-campus housing options. The reservation deadline for parents who want to participate is Friday, Feb. 4. Parents can view astronaut mementos during the reception in the CU Heritage Center and hear Professor Jim PalmerÂ’s film lecture on, "The Right Stuff," about the selection of the Mercury astronauts.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ psychology Professor Gary McClelland had long been frustrated by a lack of illustrations to help him teach statistics classes. Textbooks provided only limited numbers of pictures because of publishing costs. Overhead projectors and blackboards also had drawbacks. But advances in technology allowed him to try something new. "When the Internet and Java came along it struck me that this was the perfect way to provide all the pictures we have been missing in our statistics courses," he said.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ ChancellorÂ’s Community Lecture Series resumes in February with four distinguished women faculty from the Â鶹ӰԺ campus presenting topics from their fields of expertise. Completing its second year, the series brings CU faculty into the community for talks ranging from arts and humanities to business and the sciences.

Citing his strong leadership ability and dedication to the university, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ College of Business Dean Steven Manaster has named Professor Donald Lichtenstein associate dean of academic programs. "Donnie brings strong management skills and great commitment to this position," Manaster said. "He is well respected at the College of Business and throughout the university." LichtensteinÂ’s appointment runs through June 30, 2002. He will oversee the daily operation of the undergraduate and graduate business programs and also will spearhead faculty issues.

Editors: Sarah Weddington will be available for press interviews before the lecture between 12:15 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. in the Kelly Room of the CU law school. Contact Assistant Dean Anthony L. Bastone at (303) 492-5911 to arrange an interview. Sarah Weddington, the winning attorney in the landmark case Roe v. Wade, will give a lecture at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 28, in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom at the CU School of Law on the Â鶹ӰԺ campus.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has received $830,000 to launch a national summer school for talented graduate students pursuing advanced studies in condensed matter and materials physics. The institute will attract about 15 of the world's top scientists to teach about 50 of the best graduate students in the United States each year, said physics Professor Leo Radzihovsky, a co-founder of the new school. The institute is patterned after a similar summer school held in Â鶹ӰԺ since 1989 for top graduate students in high-energy physics.