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The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's Center of the American West and School of Law will host a panel discussion on "Public Lands, Private Ceremonies: Native American Religious Practices and Public Lands in the West" on Jan. 21.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ and the city of Â鶹ӰԺ will host a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the University Memorial Center on Monday, Jan. 19.

Does an unseen higher power control the mysteries of the universe or do reason and science alone explain the intricate patterns of life?

A renowned expert on the ancient Pueblo people of Chaco Canyon will give a free public lecture at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ on Jan. 24.

A New Congress. Scott Adler, associate professor of political science, can comment on the new Congress and how it differs from the 2006 Congress, as well as the new Obama administration. Adler is best reached by e-mail at e.scott.adler@colorado.edu . His office number is 303-492-6659.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ is beginning the spring semester with a new tradition called "Spirit Fridays," and is inviting all students, staff and faculty to show their school spirit by donning their favorite CU clothes, decorating their desks or otherwise showing their positive school spirit in any way they choose.

Managing invasive plant species on the Great Plains has become more challenging in recent years in the face of human-caused environmental change, including the positive responses of invaders to altered atmospheric chemistry and longer growing seasons, says a University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ professor.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has risen on the Peace Corps' top 25 list of large schools producing Peace Corps Volunteers. With 102 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps Volunteers, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ is No. 2 in the 2009 rankings. Since Peace Corps' inception, 2,157 alumni of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ have served in the Peace Corps, making it the No. 5 all-time producer of volunteers.

Coloradans who are concerned about the economy might want to listen to what Richard Wobbekind has to say at a panel discussion Jan. 13 at the Â鶹ӰԺ Public Library. The associate dean in the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business is a leading expert on the state's economy and what it will likely look like in the months and years to come.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has been awarded a $6 million grant from NASA to build a high-tech lunar dust detector for a 2011 mission to orbit the moon and conduct science investigations of the dusty lunar surface and its atmosphere.