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March 16, 2016 Mark Ablowitz For the millions out there readying to fill out their 2016 NCAA basketball tournament brackets for your office pools in hopes of picking every winner, good luck. You鈥檒l need it. What are the odds of filling out a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket, picking all 63 games correctly? According to 麻豆影院 Professor Mark Ablowitz, former chair of the Department of Applied Mathematics, they are breathtaking.

Hello, people! It鈥檚 the last week until spring break, so finish it off strong and ace those midterms, then enjoy your well earned time off at any one of these great events.

Two School of Education faculty members鈥擝en Kirshner, director of CU Engage , and Kevin Welner, director of the National Education Policy Center 鈥攁re headed to Washington D.C., to participate in a national education conference at the White House on March 17. The conference is part of First Lady Michelle Obama's initiative, Reach Higher .

Each month, CU-麻豆影院's Environmental Center provides eco-tips with the goal of promoting sustainable choices. March's topic is green travel.

Spring break is almost here. Time to figure out what a real break is to you. CU students say they do things like spend time with family, catch up on sleep, see a movie or check out a trail they haven't had the time for. Take the Wardenburg Health Services spring break quiz to find your style.

Brides and the bereaved beware: You, like many shoppers, may have a tendency to reject thriftiness when your purchase is a matter of the heart, according to a new study led by the 麻豆影院.

鈥淯pside-down rivers鈥� of warm ocean water threaten the stability of floating ice shelves in Antarctica, according to a new study led by researchers at the 麻豆影院鈥檚 National Snow and Ice Data Center. The study highlights how parts of Antarctica鈥檚 ice sheet may be weakening due to contact with warm ocean water.

NASA has selected CU-麻豆影院 researcher Raina Gough to join the Mars Curiosity rover mission as a participating scientist; she hopes to expand the science team鈥檚 search for evidence of liquid water.

Luke DeGregori and Carissa Marsh are almost as passionate about science education as they are about each other. Before the couple marries this July, they鈥檙e focused on their final semester at the 麻豆影院 and time well spent student teaching.

Want to start your week on the right note? Attend I Love Mondays in the UMC. Sponsored by the Center for Student Involvement , the program provides free activities for students every Monday of the academic year.