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"Oh Give Me a Home! Homeless Resistance in Three Western Cities," a lecture by University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ sociology Professor Dan Cress, will be presented from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, in room 235 of the University Memorial Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by the Center of the American West.

Local children will have the opportunity to learn about music during spring break at the next CU Wizards show on Saturday, March 27, at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. Jim Faller, who is a JILA fellow, chief of the Quantum Physics division of NIST and CU-Â鶹ӰԺ physics professor, will present "The Physics of Music" at 9:30 a.m. in the Duane Physics building, room G1B30. NIST is the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The event is free and open to the public.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has added seven new programs to current choices undergraduate students have for studying abroad. "The new programs offer the students more study abroad options to choose from," said Sylvie Burnet-Jones, director of the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ study abroad office. Several programs are unique in that they are directed by CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty or are the only programs of their kind to be offered to undergraduates.

Eight graduate programs at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ were cited for excellence in 1999 in selected disciplines ranked by U.S. News and World Report. CU-Â鶹ӰԺ’s Ph.D. program in atomic and molecular physics was ranked fourth in the nation. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was ranked first, followed by Harvard and Stanford. Overall, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's doctoral program in physics tied for 25th best in the nation along with the Ohio State University and Rice University.

Two rising stars in the field of physics have been hired to teach and conduct research at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. The appointments of Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn as tenured professors of physics were approved March 18 by the CU Board of Regents. The husband and wife team will join the physics department in mid-August. They also will be fellows of JILA, a joint institute of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The Study Abroad Program at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships and four exchange positions to students enrolled in study abroad programs this spring. Students were awarded scholarships and exchange positions based on financial need, academic standing and the student's ability to write and be a good ambassador for the university and the United States.

A cornerstone ceremony for the new Humanities building at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will be held on Friday, March 19, at 4 p.m. At the ceremony, which will be held at the building construction site on Norlin Quadrangle, the cornerstone will be set and a time capsule placed behind the cornerstone.

WHO: University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Ski & Snowboard Club members together with students from Â鶹ӰԺ’s Family Learning Center (FLC) after-school program. WHAT: Ski Club members will host the FLC students to a free morning of skiing lessons, a pizza lunch and then an afternoon of skiing and mentoring with club members. WHEN: Friday, March 19

Blatant thievery among colonies of tiny tropical ants may allow them to proposer in part because the species is more peaceful than the vast majority of its closely related relatives, according to a University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ study. The odd practice of food theft among neighboring colonies of the ant species Ectatomma ruidum is fostered by "chemical camouflage" used by larcenous ants to enter nearby nests, said CU-Â鶹ӰԺ biology Professor Michael Breed. Success also depends on the vigilance of guard ants posted at nest entrances to eject intruders.

A plan to address a pigeon problem at the University of Colorado's Family Housing Newton Court complex will get underway this week. The Family Housing Tenant Council, an elected body of representatives living in family housing, recently reviewed a list of pigeon prevention methods and approved the option of trapping and relocating the pigeons. The Tenant Council also approved a strict policy to address and hold accountable residents who may harbor, feed or attract pigeons to their balconies or patios.