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The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will offer streamlined admission to qualifying college students who have been displaced by the effects of Hurricane Katrina, which has temporarily closed several universities in the Gulf Coast region leaving college students stranded without a campus.

The Sept. 3 matchup between the University of Colorado and Colorado State University football teams will mark the third year of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's "Compete with Class" program seeking to advance good sportsmanship. Initiated by the Big 12, the program addresses on-field, on-court and in-game behavior, as well as fan behavior through a Big 12 Spectator Code of Sportsmanship. The code addresses such issues as negative comments to officials, interference with fans' ability to enjoy the game, bench decorum and the entrance and exit of opponents before and after the games.

University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ officials expect parking on campus to be at a premium for the Sept. 3 CU-CSU football game at Folsom Field and suggest that fans consider alternative transportation and parking for the 1:30 p.m. game. Public parking lots on campus will open at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Parking also will be allowed on designated recreation fields, weather permitting. Costs for parking on campus is $20 per vehicle.

University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ officials are sending students celebrating tips to help them avoid the potentially serious risks of hosting irresponsible parties. Suspensions, legal charges, fines and injuries are some of the possible consequences of hosting or attending a party that violates city of Â鶹ӰԺ ordinances and campus rules.

CU Police are taking a "zero tolerance" approach to violations of rules regarding substances and materials banned from football games at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ this fall, and fans may also be ejected from games for unruly behavior directed at stadium officials and other fans.

Two "Quick Response" studies dealing with the impacts of Hurricane Katrina will be funded by the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ and more are expected in the coming days. The studies will examine emergency management coordination and the response to the disaster in the close-knit community of Grand Bayou, La. The Quick Response studies were funded by the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Natural Hazards Center in cooperation with the National Science Foundation.

A new global study involving long-term data from satellites and ground stations indicates Earth's ozone layer, while still severely depleted following decades of thinning from industrial chemicals in the atmosphere, is no longer in decline.

Researchers at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ believe they have an answer as to why some people can quickly bounce back from a terrible event, while some seem to never recover. They discovered that an area in the brain called the ventral medial prefrontal cortex computes whether or not stress-inducing events are under behavioral control, and if they are, it sends an "all clear" message.

University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ students started the fall semester this week with three new buildings under construction and the completion of a $3.3 million campus improvement project. Since last October, work crews have refurbished 43 entryways to campus buildings, installed new carpet in 93 classrooms and Norlin Library study areas, applied new asphalt on many campus streets and replaced sidewalks, university officials said. A number of classrooms also were upgraded with new projectors, chalkboards, chairs, tables, ceiling fans, fixed seating and wall finishings.

Two University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ faculty members have been appointed to new leadership positions by Interim Provost Susan Avery. Professor John Stevenson of English has been named associate vice chancellor for graduate education and associate dean of the graduate school replacing Adrian Del Caro. Professor Jeff Cox, of the departments of English and Comparative Literature and Humanities, is the new associate vice chancellor for faculty affairs replacing Susan Kent.