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Visitors to the Salida Public Library this summer will be treated to a fascinating look at the insect world courtesy of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. The library, at 405 E. St., Salida, is hosting an exhibition of photographs as part of the universityÂ’s CU This Summer cultural outreach program. The exhibition, "Small Wonders: Insect Photos by Fran Hall," opens on June 14 and will run through Aug. 25. Admission is free and library hours are 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Lianna Dreyfus, the University Memorial Center cultural liaison at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, has taken over events planning for the Dennis Small Cultural Center in the UMC, room 305. "The purpose of the center is to provide a place for students of color to come together and feel comfortable," said Dreyfus, a biracial and bilingual first-generation college graduate. "ItÂ’s also a place where students of color can talk about issues that impact them." The center also offers academic advising and counseling.

Note to Editors: Please see attachment for students in your town or region. Twelve juniors at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ and 24 incoming freshmen students have been selected as the first class of Norlin Scholars, according to Michael Grant, program director.

As we grow older we are supposed to grow wiser. That may or may not be true but itÂ’s a pretty safe bet that many of us we will grow fatter, heavier and less healthy. Researchers at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ have been looking at why we tend to put on more weight and fat with the years Â… and what we can do about it. The research highlights the importance of older people remaining physically active to ward off weight gain and keep at bay associated health risks such as heart problems, high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes.

Brangwyn Foote, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, is moving on. Foote has been appointed interim provost/vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maine, Farmington, beginning July 1. There she will be the second ranking university administrator and chief academic officer for the campus, responsible for academic leadership and with 10 academic departments reporting to her.

Kristina M. Johnson, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ since 1985, has been named dean of engineering at Duke University in Durham, N.C., effective August 1999. An internationally known expert in optics, signal processing and computing, Johnson co-founded the Center for Optoelectronic Computing Systems headquartered at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ. A joint effort with Colorado State University, the center is funded by the National Science Foundation and the Colorado Advanced Technology Institute.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ and the Â鶹ӰԺ County District AttorneyÂ’s Office have joined forces to offer assessment and family therapy for juvenile offenders and their families. Prosocial Family Therapy is being provided by the psychology department's Center for the Prevention of Adverse Life Outcomes, of which Joel Silverman is the clinical director. This therapy is part of an ongoing research project under the supervision of Elaine Blechman, professor of psychology at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ.

Two national communications awards were received for programs in the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Institutional Relations department this spring. Jim Scott, science writer for the Office of News Services at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, received a silver medal in the Research, Medicine and Science Writing category for the 1999 awards program sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, CASE.

The family of a long-time benefactor of the University of Colorado School of Law has pledged $3 million to launch a fund-raising campaign for a new law building at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ, according to an announcement by law Dean Hal Bruff. The gift is a joint commitment by law school benefactors Marvin E. and Judi Wolf of Denver, MarvinÂ’s brother and sister-in-law Erving and Joyce Wolf of Houston, and Elaine Wolf of Denver, widow of their late brother Melvin. Marvin Wolf, a 1954 graduate of the law school, is co-chair of the Steering Committee for the law building campaign.

The Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has selected five journalists as the 1999-2000 Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism. Starting next fall the fellows will study environmental science, policy, law and journalism for two semesters at the university. They also will work on individual research projects.