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Editor's Note: Rep. Mark Udall will speak to workshop participants Oct. 21 at a noon luncheon at the Boulder Marriott Hotel. Udall will talk about the Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act, which he is sponsoring. This event is not open to the public but media are invited to attend. Pollution caused by abandoned hard rock mines and laws that hinder efforts to clean them will be addressed in two public events at the University of Colorado at Boulder Oct. 21 and Oct. 22.

University of Colorado at Boulder researchers will scientifically analyze a meteorite that fell outside Berthoud, Colo., last week, only the fifth to ever have been seen falling and subsequently recovered in Colorado, experts say. The meteorite weighs more than 2 pounds and is about as large as a baseball, although it is irregular in shape. It appears to be made of igneous rock and is melted on its surface from the heat of entering the atmosphere. The meteorite probably broke off an asteroid or planetary body.

The University of Colorado at BoulderÂ’s Wardenburg Health Center has altered plans to offer flu shots to the campus community in light of U.S. health officials' announcement Tuesday of a flu vaccine shortage.

University of Colorado at Boulder student Eugene Pearson has received the David Brower Youth Award for his work to help make CU-Boulder's building standards some of the most environmentally sound in the country.

A panel discussion on "How I Covered the War: Reporters on the Front and Editors Back Home" will be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder Oct. 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Eaton Humanities Building room 150. The event is free and open to the public. The panel will feature journalists who have covered war and conflict, including one who participated in embedded journalism, a program that allows reporters to travel with soldiers to report on the war.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ 4,000 parents and family members of University of Colorado at Boulder students will gather on campus Oct. 15-17 to participate in Family Weekend activities. The annual fall event draws people from across the United States and several foreign countries. In order to help the visitors get around town, the university and Go Boulder are providing free Hop bus service.

CU-Boulder students are being reminded to arrive early for this week's homecoming game against Oklahoma State University, to avoid overcrowding at student gates. A last-minute rush at the CU-CSU game resulted in delayed access to the stadium and some jostled and disgruntled ticket holders. Game time is 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct 9.

Screaming water, rising cakes and cooking without heat are some of the topics to be explored during the CU Wizards show "Chemistry of Cooking" on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 9:30 a.m. in the Cristol Chemistry building, room 140. University of Colorado at Boulder chemistry and biochemistry Professor David Nesbitt will present the free hour-long show that will explore the science lurking in the refrigerator and on the kitchen stove.

Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have found that the extent of Arctic sea ice, the floating mass of ice that covers the Arctic Ocean, is continuing its rapid decline.

The coroner's report concerning the death of Lynn Gordon Bailey Jr., as well as recent events at several other universities, tragically underscores the dangers associated with the misuse and abuse of alcohol. We are committed to doing everything we can to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.