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In mid-September, the School of Law at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will host visiting professor Joseph L. Sax, an expert in environmental and natural resources law. Sax, a professor at the University of California-Berkeley, will spend Sept. 13 to Sept. 18 with CU-Â鶹ӰԺ law faculty and students and with members of the local legal community. He will team-teach classes with several faculty members and will host a brown bag luncheon for students Thursday, Sept. 17, to discuss the topic "Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: What's (Not) Going On."

Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will present a series of live astronomy shows during the fall semester on topics ranging from black holes to star and constellation myths. CU astronomers will present visually stimulating glimpses of astronomy to adults and children age 12 and over through multimedia shows. Sommers-Bausch Observatory, adjacent to the planetarium, will be open for public observation following the program, weather permitting. Following is a list of star talks scheduled for this fall:

Under the old model of preparing future professors, a graduate student walked into the department chair's office, was handed a book and told to go teach. With today's emphasis on undergraduate teaching, college administrators realize that's not enough. They recognize teaching as an art that can be studied and improved.

The Department of Housing at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will hold its annual "Global Jam: A Celebration of Diversity" on Sept. 3 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Farrand Field. Global Jam is a diversity program held annually by the Housing Department and showcases ethnic foods from people and places around the world. This year's menu will include African, Native American, Polynesian and Middle Eastern food. Meals are planned and prepared by the department's dining services.

This fall, Chancellor Richard L. Byyny and the Â鶹ӰԺ Public Library will sponsor a series of Wednesday evening seminars that will bring cutting-edge ideas from the business world to the Â鶹ӰԺ community. The lectures will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, Oct. 7 and Nov. 4 at the Â鶹ӰԺ Public Library's main auditorium. Each program will be preceded by refreshments with Chancellor Byyny at 6:30 p.m. The Chancellor's Business Community Lecture Series will feature three timely topics and four energetic presenters from the College of Business and Administration.

This fall, Chancellor Richard L. Byyny and the Â鶹ӰԺ Public Library will sponsor a series of Wednesday evening seminars that will bring cutting-edge ideas from the business world to the Â鶹ӰԺ community. The lectures will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, Oct. 7 and Nov. 4 at the Â鶹ӰԺ Public Library's main auditorium. Each program will be preceded by refreshments with Chancellor Byyny at 6:30 p.m. The Chancellor's Business Community Lecture Series will feature three timely topics and four energetic presenters from the College of Business and Administration.

Professor Dan M. Frangopol of civil engineering at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has been selected to receive the 1998 State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

NEWS TIP SHEET The ads are poignant. One reads, "Before you get wasted tonight consider the tests you may have to take tomorrow." Listed below the text are phone numbers to the AIDS and pregnancy hotlines in Â鶹ӰԺ. This is only one of six responsible drinking ads created by CU-Â鶹ӰԺ students that will be seen and heard throughout Â鶹ӰԺ County over the next five weeks.

NEWS TIP SHEET Symposium on Earth Impacts and Extinctions Slated for CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Aug. 27 Colorado experts studying past Earth impacts by asteroids and comets as well as the potential environmental and societal consequences of future impacts will participate in a public symposium Aug. 27 at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ. Sponsored by the CU Graduate School, the event will be held in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at the University Memorial Center from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The potential amount of life that could have existed on Mars is tiny compared to the biomass early in Earth's history, say two experts from the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ and Washington University in St. Louis.