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Special recognition ceremonies will be hosted by most University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ schools and colleges in addition to the university commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 20, at 9:30 a.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center. Following is a schedule of special events in the schools and colleges to honor the graduates and their families and guests. College of Architecture and Planning recognition ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 19, at 3 p.m. in Muenzinger E050. Leeds School of Business recognition ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 19, at 5 p.m. in Macky Auditorium.

A memorial service for Zachary Tyler Martin, a University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ student who died in a car accident on Nov. 28 in Arizona, is being held Thursday, Dec. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Main chapel on campus. Martin, 25, was a senior at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ majoring in the journalism news editorial sequence through the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He was the son of Kathy and David Martin of Snellville, Ga.

The CU Heritage Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary of the University of Colorado's at Â鶹ӰԺ's contribution to the national space program in December, including information on space instruments, missions and alumni-astronauts. "The Heritage Center could not pass up the opportunity to celebrate our space pioneers of yesterday and today," said Heritage Center Assistant Director Nancy Miller. "CU-Â鶹ӰԺ has a long story of accomplishments to share."

The Council on Research and Creative Work at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has awarded 14 faculty fellowships for the 2003-04 academic year. "We are pleased to provide these fellowships to faculty who have demonstrated clear research objectives, who have distinguished track records and whose research shows significant potential impact," said Jerry Peterson, associate vice chancellor for research in the Graduate School, who recently announced the fellows.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help increase interest in technology careers among middle-school girls in Denver and nationwide. The effort will be led by the Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society, a campuswide initiative aimed at preparing all students for lives in the information age.

Salvage logging after rare, hurricane-force winds blow down western coniferous forests can cause more damage than the original wind disturbance, according to a new University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ study. Researchers from the CU-based Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, have been studying the ecological effects of salvage logging following an astounding tree "blow-down" in Routt National Forest in northwestern Colorado during October 1997, said doctoral student Cristina Rumbaitis-del Rio and Professor Carol Wessman.

Note to Editors: Clark will make his presentation at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The Press Room number is (415) 905-1007. University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ researcher Martyn P. Clark and colleagues have developed improved methods of forecasting water availability in streams and rivers designed to help water managers make better decisions about how to use water resources.

The total area of surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet for 2002 broke all known records for the island and the extent of Arctic sea ice reached the lowest level in the satellite record, according to scientists at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. Researchers from the CU-based Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, say the accelerated melting appears to be linked to shifts in Northern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation patterns.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will confer 1,981 degrees on Friday, Dec. 20, during the winter commencement ceremony in the Coors Events/Conference Center. The commencement ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. and last about an hour. Guests are expected to be in their seats by 9:10 a.m. and early arrival is strongly suggested due to possible traffic delays. The university ceremony is free and open to the public and no tickets are required.

Two University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ researchers have received prestigious 2002 Fellowship awards from the American Geophysical Union. Roger Bilham, a CU-Â鶹ӰԺ geography professor at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, and David Fahey, a CIRES research associate, both were named fellows. CIRES is a joint center of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.