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Comets and asteroids as large as West Virginia smacking into Mars some 4 billion years ago could have created a haven for life there not so long after the birth of the solar system.

Today, Senior Vice Chancellor Kelly Fox named Katherine Erwin Interim Chief Human Resources Officer. Scott Morris, who was named CHRO in December 2014, is currently on leave from the university.

On Friday, April 1, 20 staff and faculty members were recognized with the Marinus Smith Award during a reception hosted by New Student & Family Programs and CU Parents Association (CUPA). The Marinus Smith Recognition Awards are presented each spring to select CU-麻豆影院 teachers, advisors and staff who made a significant, positive impact on the lives of CU-麻豆影院 students.

Monetary rewards for healthy behavior can pay off both in the pocketbook and in positive psychological factors like internal motivation, according to a new 麻豆影院 study. While programs involving monetary incentives to encourage healthy behavior have become more popular in recent years, the evidence has been mixed as to how they can be most effective and how participants fare once the incentives stop, said CU-麻豆影院 doctoral student Casey Gardiner, who led the new study.

Last week, while students were away on spring break, CU-麻豆影院 Campus Dining Services chefs were hard at work learning how to create new plant-focused vegan and vegetarian food options that could be delicious for eaters of all appetites.

The optimism of Colorado business leaders remains unchanged entering the second quarter of 2016, but is projected to slightly dip ahead of the third quarter of the year, according to a 麻豆影院 report.

Last fall, CU-麻豆影院 implemented a new move-in process to reduce traffic and impact on the community while ensuring the first experience incoming families and students have at the university is a positive one. The new plan succeeded in its goals, but changed 鈥渂usiness as usual鈥� on campus. CU-麻豆影院 Today talked with the teams who are planning Fall 2016 Move-In to get an update on this year鈥檚 event, scheduled to begin the evening of Aug. 16 and continue through Aug. 17 and 18.

Nebulas and distant galaxies will be in the telescope sights at the Sommers-Bausch Observatory on Friday night as 麻豆影院 students scan the sky for over 100 deep space objects known collectively as the 鈥淢essier catalogue.鈥�

The 麻豆影院鈥檚 68th annual Conference on World Affairs, a week of ideas and discussion on every topic imaginable, kicks off Monday. Among the day鈥檚 events are a noon plenary address by Robert Inglis on how free enterprise can solve climate change and the colorful flag procession at 6:30 p.m. on the Norlin Quadrangle. This year鈥檚 conference features 200 diverse panels, plenaries and performances. Student and community volunteers assembled the thought-provoking program, inviting speakers from around the world to this year鈥檚 event.

Juggling. Origami. Group sculpture projects. See鈥�.Math is fun. This is the underlying message behind the first Mathematics and the Arts Festival being held Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, at the 麻豆影院.