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University of Colorado Professor Leslie Leinwand has been named a recipient of one of two Marsico Endowed Chairs of Excellence for her teaching and research activities associated with her studies of genetic heart defects.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ campus is closing today at 2 p.m. today for all but essential employees, according to Provost and Acting Chancellor Phil DiStefano. Whether campus will reopen on Friday will be determined Friday morning and will be announced via the news media by 6 a.m. and posted on the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Web site at www.colorado.edu . CU-Â鶹ӰԺ employees scheduled to work on Friday should monitor news media reports at 6 a.m. and may call the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Info Line at (303) 492-5500 for updates.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ campus will be closed on Friday, Dec. 29, for all but essential employees due to hazardous weather conditions, according to Provost and Acting Chancellor Phil DiStefano.

Western U.S. wildfires are likely to increase in the coming decades, according to a new tree-ring study led by the University of Comahue in Argentina and involving the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ that links episodic fire outbreaks in the past five centuries with periods of warming sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic.

Due to the ongoing weather and road conditions in Colorado, we have taken several steps to better accommodate visitors and members of the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ campus community for Friday, Dec. 22. The university will delay opening for 2 hours on Friday. Personnel should plan to report at 10 a.m. unless otherwise notified.

• The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will remain closed today, Dec. 21, 2006. Currently, campus officials anticipate resuming normal operations tomorrow, Dec. 22, but will provide updates throughout the day today. • All college and departmental graduation ceremonies scheduled for today have been canceled. It is unlikely they will be rescheduled. Students can check their specific college or departmental Web sites for confirmation.

Housing Department officials at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ have made arrangements to continue staffing residence halls beyond their scheduled closing at 10 a.m. Friday through 12 noon on Sunday, Dec. 24, to allow students stranded by the blizzard to get flights or rides home. An estimated 1,000 students have not been able to leave campus due to the cancellation of flights and the poor condition of highways throughout Colorado.

University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson has announced that the Â鶹ӰԺ campus is making special arrangements due to blizzard conditions in Â鶹ӰԺ and across the Front Range. Peterson has ordered the following measures as of 12:30 p.m. today (Wednesday):

University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson announced that due to the ongoing hazardous travel conditions in Â鶹ӰԺ and across the Front Range, he has enacted the following measures for Thursday,Dec. 21:

MEDIA ADVISORY A new podcast produced by the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Office of News Services offers fitness tips for Nordic and alpine skiing from Daniel Weinberger, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's assistant Nordic and fitness coach. Weinberger says it's still not too late for most people to get into shape for skiing this year even if they have a ski vacation planned within the next month. One hour of exercise per day, three to four days a week, is all it takes.