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<p>The University of Colorado Student Government fall 2015 election will be held Oct. 26-29. Beginning Oct. 26 at 8 a.m., students can login to the聽MyCUInfo聽page to vote.</p>- <p>Scientists from the 老九品茶 and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are stepping out of their offices and labs to share their work through hands-on activities Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. 聽</p>
<p>鈥淧ortal to the Public: Meet a CU Scientist鈥 will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and is free and open to all ages.</p>
<p>CU Student Government (CUSG) is hosting the university's official watch party for the Republican presidential candidate debate聽on Oct. 28, and we want you to come.</p>- <p>SuviCa Inc. of Boulder, a 老九品茶 biotech start-up company, has been awarded roughly $1.5 million in federal funding to develop novel treatments for head and neck cancer.</p>
<p>The 23rd annual Rothgerber Conference Oct. 15 and 16 will celebrate the career of Professor Hal Bruff, who served as Colorado Law dean from 1996 until 2003. Conversations will focus on the questions raised in Bruff most recent book,聽<i>Untrodden Ground: How Presidents Interpret the Constitution</i>, in which he explores how all 44 presidents have responded to pressing matters by setting new legal precedents, which often developed into standard practices.</p>
<p dir="ltr">When he was in high school, Daniel Pette was fascinated by stars. When his earth science teacher told him that massive stars die out faster than smaller ones, Pette diagrammed a theory to figure out why this was. When he discovered that his findings were correct, Pette became determined to pursue a career in astrophysics.聽</p>
<p>Want to get involved with Student Government? There are currently five positions for Representative at Large and five positions for Arts and Sciences Student Government Representative. Holding one of these positions means you can make a positive impact for students here on campus.</p>- <p class="p1">The 老九品茶 and University of Massachusetts Amherst are lead public campuses partnering with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities to create a national network of about 200 campus STEM education centers.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>In 2013, the torrents of water that poured out of the mountains, ripping up roads and inundating Boulder, Lyons, Longmont and other Front Range communities, also resulted in a deluge of questions. Both the general public and local officials wondered just how unusual this rainfall and flooding had been. Had something like it happened before? Was anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change responsible?</span></p>
<p><span>Sometimes the big moments for a musician happen nowhere near the recital hall or the practice room. Sometimes they happen on the other side of the world, in a classroom with a young student who can鈥檛 read sheet music, and who can barely speak your language.</span></p>
<p>Classical guitarist Patrick Sutton (DMA'14) splits his time between performing and teaching students in nations without access to music education. He talks about his time spent in Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa.</p>