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December 4, 2008

CU Law School Receives $5 Million Gift from Trial Lawyer, Quiznos' Founders to Bolster Experiential Education For University of Colorado at Boulder Law School students, experiential education is about applied learning -- acquiring experience and skills by working as lawyers on actual, current cases for clients in need. Thanks to a new $5 million endowed chair donated to the law school by local philanthropists Richard F. and Rick E. Schaden, Colorado Law students will be better equipped to incorporate real-world practice into their schooling.

Renowned Author and Holocaust Survivor to Speak About Tolerance and Diversity Gerda Klein's understanding of tolerance didn't come easy. The author of several books, including "One Survivor Remembers," lost her entire family in the Holocaust, spent years in Nazi labor camps and was sent on a 350-mile death march by her captors at the end of the war.

CU-Boulder Spider Payload on Space Station Becomes a Media Hit, Internet Music Video A University of Colorado at Boulder payload of web-spinning spiders and wannabe butterflies delivered to the International Space Station by the space shuttle Endeavour Nov. 14 has generated a buzz among scientists, astronauts, the news media and has even spawned an Internet video set to the music of "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider."

CU-Boulder Student Inventions Range From Fun to Fantastic at Dec. 6 Engineering Design Expo Whether it's a penguin sliding down a 30-foot ice track, robots playing basketball or students walking on water using foam skis, there should be fun for everyone at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Engineering Design Expo on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Two CU-Boulder Faculty Selected for $40 Million Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Program Two University of Colorado at Boulder faculty members are among 33 researchers selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute of Chevy Chase, Md., to participate in a $40 million pilot program to pursue large, collaborative and potentially transformative biomedical research.

Economic Outlook Forum Presented Dec. 8 by CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business The University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business will present its 44th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook forum on Monday, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Denver Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1750 Welton St.

La Niña Anomaly Could Affect Winter Weather in Colorado A strong La Niña that developed early last winter, only to disappear this summer, is showing signs of life again and could affect our winter weather, said University of Colorado at Boulder and NOAA atmospheric scientist Klaus Wolter.

International Education Week at CU-Boulder Offers Insight into the Value of Learning in a Global Environment If you're thinking about traveling abroad this year, don't go straight to your travel agent. First, stop by the University of Colorado at Boulder's Office of International Education and see just how far your education can take you.

$1.2 Million Gift to CU-Boulder Will Launch Summer Program in China A $1.2 million gift from the Tang Fund of New York to the University of Colorado at Boulder, the largest endowed gift ever made to the Center for Asian Studies, will allow students to experience China through a new study abroad program.

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