IN THE SPOTLIGHT




In late June, a LASP team obtained the best view ever of Saturn's rings in the ultraviolet using a CU instrument on NASA's Cassini mission. The A ring, above, becomes more turquoise — indicating more ice — as it spreads outward. (Image courtesy CU-Boulder/ NASA/JPL).

Student Athletes Benefit from Enrichment Program
The Athletic Department's Student Development/Enrichment Program extends an additional opportunity to student athletes - the chance to further develop their personal and professional skills.

University Sets Guidelines at Freshman Orientation
While orientation is a time for new freshmen and transfer students to register for classes and take placement exams, it is also an opportunity for CU-Boulder's administration to outline university expectations and behavioral policies.

CU-Boulder Professor Assists in Remediation of Abandoned Mines
Joe Ryan, professor of environmental engineering, and a team of CU-Boulder students are contributing research to support the cleanup of several abandond mines in Colorado that may pose a threat to public health and aquatic life.

		$8.7 Million CU-Boulder Instrument To Fly On High-tech Mercury Mission A small, powerful University of Colorado at Boulder instrument will fly on NASA's MESSENGER mission, slated for launch Aug. 2 from Cape Kennedy, Fla., to probe Mercury's searing surface, oddball atmosphere and bizarre magnetic field.
		Pet Intelligence Can Be Proven Using Data On Human Infants, Says CU-Boulder Sociologist University of Colorado at Boulder sociologist and author Leslie Irvine is using what is known about human infants to prove a point many scientists won't formally examine - that domesticated dogs and cats each have unique personalities and are smarter than we think. Irvine explores animals' sense of self and their interactions with humans in her new book, "If You Tame Me: Human Identity and the Value of Animals' Lives."
		CU Genome Teaching Center Event July 29 to Feature Nobel Laureate Thomas Cech University of Colorado Nobel laureate Thomas Cech will speak at the July 29-30 public grand opening of a teaching laboratory on the Boulder campus to train CU students, faculty and K-12 students and teachers on the latest genetic research techniques. Cech, president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Md., and a CU Distinguished Professor, will kick off the ceremonies for The Genomics Teaching Place July 29 with a 7 p.m. keynote address in the Muenzinger Psychology Auditorium.
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