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Members of the extended campus community are invited to join Fall Convocation , an annual event celebrating faculty achievements. Presentations including "A New College for a New Century: The College of Media, Communication, and Information" and "Explore Mars or Explore the Earth? CU Does Both!" begin Oct. 2 at 10 a.m., and the tenure and promotion awards ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. All events are in the Center for British and Irish Studies, 5th floor, Norlin Library.

The Â鶹ӰԺ is the lead institution on a $1.9 million federal grant to develop autonomous aerial robotic systems that will enable new atmospheric science applications, including observing and better understanding the behavior of severe storms.

Oct. 1, 2015 Richard Wobbekind For the second quarter in a row the confidence of Colorado business leaders has dipped slightly, but remains in positive territory heading into the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index released today by CU-Â鶹ӰԺ’s Leeds School of Business. Economist Richard Wobbekind says concerns about market volatility are behind this downward trend.

By this point in the semester, if you're a first-year student, you’ve probably written papers and taken the first tests of your college experience at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ. Are you getting the grades you expected or were hoping for? If not, the good news is it’s not just you—a lot of fellow students are facing the same challenges. The better news is that improving your classroom experience and your grade is possible, and the first steps are only a few clicks away.

Faculty and staff members at the Â鶹ӰԺ seeking funding for projects involving entrepreneurship or a problem-solving mindset are invited to submit proposals for the new CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Campus Entrepreneurship Seed Awards .

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected researchers at the Â鶹ӰԺ to take part in a landmark longitudinal study about the effects of substances including alcohol, tobacco and marijuana on developing adolescent brains.

Football season is ramping up this time of year, and I like it. Don't miss the Buffs vs. Ducks on Saturday and the Broncos vs. Vikings on Sunday. And remember: Tuesdays are Taco Tuesday at most Mexican restaurants in downtown Â鶹ӰԺ.

"Round and Round Up and Down: A 31st Century Child's Guide to Spirals or The Time Traveler's Bathroom Reader" is a kid-friendly and adult-friendlier performance that winds through the imagination by way of science, mathematics, storytelling and dance. The show runs Saturday Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 11, at Fiske Planetarium. Both performances start at 7 p.m.

CU Theatre & Dance continues its 2015-16 season with "The Otherland," an MFA dance concert created by Bailey Anderson and Rosely Conz. Their show—which runs Oct. 16-18 at the Charlotte York Irey Dance Theatre on the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ campus—explores through contemporary dance what it means to be a stranger in one’s everyday world.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Career Services is bringing more than 160 organizations to campus to meet students during the fall career fair Sept. 29-30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UMC.