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The last CU Wizards show this year sends the millenium out not with a bang but a boom. "BOOM! The Physics of Sound and Air Pressure" will be on Friday, Dec. 31. The show is at 10 a.m. in CU-Boulder's Duane Physics building, room G1B30.

A multi-pronged analysis of global water resources indicates the supply of clean freshwater for use by humans and natural ecosystems is shrinking by the year, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher.

Roger Barry, an Arctic climatologist and director of the University of Colorado at Boulder-based National Snow and Ice Data Center, has received a prestigious 1999 Fellowship award from the American Geophysical Union. AGU is an organization of international geophysical scientists that annually recognizes members who have made outstanding science and community contributions. The award -- made to no more than 0.1 percent of AGU’s 35,000 members – was presented to Barry Dec. 15 at the organization’s annual fall meeting held in San Francisco Dec. 13 to Dec. 17.

FACT SHEET CU-Boulder, Colorado, the U.S.A. 1899-1999 Following are facts about CU-Boulder and Colorado at the turn of the century, including an overview of the role of women in Colorado society in 1899, Colorado labor issues, changes in the structure of the American family and changes in American music since 1899. For more information, contact Greg Swenson in CU-Boulder's Office of News Services, at (303) 492-3113. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER 1899

A 13-member search committee has been named to fill the position of vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ron Stump, former dean of students and associate vice chancellor for student affairs at CU-Boulder, was appointed interim vice chancellor last May, following the resignation of Jean Kim.

A new $1 million initiative called Safe Communities-Safe Schools was announced Dec. 14 by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado at Boulder, The Colorado Trust and Attorney General Ken Salazar. The statewide initiative, unique in the nation, was developed by the Violence Center under the direction of nationally renowned violence-prevention expert Professor Delbert Elliott, and is funded by The Colorado Trust and a consortium of educational associations. It is designed to assist schools and communities in safe school planning.

A rare space weather event May 11 marked by a sharp decrease in solar wind helped cause Earth's magnetosphere to balloon to more than 100 times its normal volume, reaching nearly to the moon in the process, according to a new study.

Chemical engineering undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Boulder won awards in all five categories of the student poster competition at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual meeting in November in Dallas. Three students received first-place awards and two won second-place awards for their research projects. The winning students and their projects are:

Special recognition ceremonies will be hosted by most University of Colorado at Boulder schools and colleges in addition to the main University Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 9:30 a.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center. Following are the events to be held by CU-Boulder schools and colleges: * Architecture and Planning -- Graduation gathering, Dec. 17, 4 p.m. in the Muenzinger Psychology Auditorium. A reception will follow in the Environmental Design building, room 134.

The business plan for Wally.com, a pre-paid Internet purchasing card for teens, swept the CU-Boulder $45,000 Business Plan Competition Dec. 8. The team from the College of Business and Administration's Business Plan Preparation course won the first-place $3,000 prize from Bank One, the Cornerstone Equities’ Seed Capital Award valued at $20,000 and the Integer Group’s Excellence in Marketing Award worth $10,000 — netting the team $33,000 in prize money.