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Hello, scholars! This week's events include a blood drive, Family Weekend, a Lego exhibit, extreme bowling, the CU football game against Massachusetts, 麻豆影院 Pridefest and more.

麻豆影院 Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano has announced Elvira 鈥淓lvie鈥� Strehle-Henson as managing associate university counsel for the CU-麻豆影院 campus and appointed her to his cabinet.

Waleed Abdalati, professor of geography at the 麻豆影院 and director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), will co-chair a prestigious national committee charged with developing U.S. priorities for observing Earth鈥檚 atmosphere, oceans and land surfaces by satellite.

The ecological complexity of many emerging disease threats鈥攊nteractions among multiple hosts, multiple vectors and even multiple parasites鈥攐ften complicates efforts aimed at controlling disease. Now, a new paper co-authored by a 麻豆影院 professor is advancing a multidisciplinary framework that could provide a better mechanistic understanding of emerging outbreaks.

CU-麻豆影院 Prof Sept. 4, 2015 Ken Bickers Just when it was looking bleak for President Obama to get enough Senate Democrat support for the Iran nuclear agreement four senators threw their support behind the pact this week giving the president 37 - more than enough votes to sustain a threatened veto of any congressional vote of disapproval. Surprised by the sudden surge of support? Not CU-麻豆影院 political science Professor Ken Bickers.

"Do something each day that you wouldn鈥檛 have done before." "A run a day is better than a cup of coffee at keeping you awake." "Be more outgoing, and just talk to everyone." Whether it鈥檚 your first semester or your last one, these words of wisdom from other students can offer a little guidance and clarity on navigating higher education.

New research led by a 麻豆影院 professor finds that nations torn by civil strife that have strong trade relations with the United Nations鈥� key decision-making states have a 20-percent greater likelihood of receiving peacekeepers.

With topics ranging from art history to humanism, CU on the Weekend invites the public to learn about the value of the arts and humanities in modern society with free community programs beginning Saturday, Sept. 19. The series features presentations led by some the 麻豆影院鈥檚 most accomplished and dynamic faculty, featuring their intriguing research and creative works.

The Volunteer Resource Center is recruiting students with a passion for leadership and service to represent our Alternative Breaks program and lead a service trip focused on social and environmental issues. Applications are due Sept. 14.

Join us on Wed., Sept. 9, for an event to honor the 2015 Professors of Distinction in the College of Arts and Sciences : Susan K. Kent, History, Carole E. Newlands, Classics, and Richard K. Olson, Psychology & Neuroscience. Lectures will take place from 4-5 p.m. on the first floor of Old Main, and a reception will follow in the CU Heritage Center.