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A University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ professor says the powerful earthquake that knocked down buildings and killed at least 130 people in and around the medieval city of L'Aquila in Italy April 6 is a continuation of violent seismic events that have periodically rocked the region dating back to Roman times.

Jack Goldsmith, a Harvard law professor and author of "The Terror Presidency," an insider's look at legal issues the Bush administration faced in the war on terror, will deliver the University of Colorado Law School's 52nd Annual John R. Coen Lecture on April 9.

The latest data from NASA and the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's National Snow and Ice Data Center show the continuation of a decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice extent in the Arctic, including new evidence for thinning ice as well.

The 61st Annual Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will commence with its annual participant march through the historic Norlin Quadrangle and into Macky Auditorium at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 6.

Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory will celebrate National Astronomy Day on the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ campus on Saturday, April 11, with an array of hands-on and family-oriented activities.

"While I am disappointed by the jury's decision, I am still confident that the process we used to review allegations of research misconduct was appropriately applied in this case. The university attorneys will evaluate the next steps in the legal process. It is too early to comment on how the judge's final decision might impact the campus, as that decision has not yet been rendered."

High school seniors from as far away as Hawaii and Vermont and as close as Â鶹ӰԺ and Denver will be on the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ campus for the inaugural Admitted Student Day on Saturday, April 4.

Professor Mark Ablowitz of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ applied mathematics department will deliver the 101st annual Distinguished Research Lecture on Friday, April 3, at 3:30 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel.

Williams College mathematics Professor Edward Burger, a national award-winning lecturer and a former stand-up comedian, will give a talk at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ April 1 titled "Is There a Fourth Dimension? Can We See It?"

The global market for rocket launches may require more stringent regulation in order to prevent significant damage to Earth's stratospheric ozone layer in the decades to come, according to a new study by researchers in California and Colorado.