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The Colorado Geographic Alliance, based in the geography department at the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, is giving every Colorado school a packet of teaching materials in observance of Geography Awareness Week Nov. 16 through Nov. 22. The teaching materials were produced by the Alliance and the National Geographic Society. This yearÂ’s theme for the week is “Explore the World: Geography Takes You Places.”

What may be the worldÂ’s “smartest” house, a dwelling whose environment is controlled by a computer system that learns the occupantÂ’s daily habits and preferences, is unknown to most residents of ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, Colo., where itÂ’s located.

Two well-known faculty members at the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ were named Distinguished Professors Thursday, Nov. 13, by the CU Board of Regents. Richard McCray, professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, and Charles Wilkinson, professor of law, received the prestigious designation in Denver during a monthly meeting of the Board of Regents.

Searching for a job can be difficult for anyone, but when you're gay there are some additional questions. •Should you reveal your sexual orientation during a job interview? •If you don't say you’re gay during the interview but decide to bring it up later, what might the consequences be? •How can you find out if a company is gay-friendly?

CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ will host the Second Annual Communities of Color and Allies Symposium on Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Coors Events/Conference Center in room 4. The symposium will feature a variety of diversity issues concerning the campus and other communities, and will include a video teleconference at 11 a.m. titled, “Race Relations in Higher Education: A Prescription for Empowerment and Progress.”

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a recent assault on an 18-year-old male student at the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ near the Williams Village residence hall complex. LaMarcus Jenkins, 20, of Denver turned himself in to Denver police following the issuance of an arrest warrant by the CU Police Department Thursday, Nov. 6. CU detectives executed a search warrant for JenkinsÂ’ residence at about 6 p.m. The suspect was not at home when officers appeared at the residence, but came to Denver police headquarters at about 10 p.m.

ItÂ’s airborne, itÂ’s mutating and it could keep you sick in bed for days. ItÂ’s the flu, and Wardenberg Health Center physician Jim Schlegel of the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ advises people to get immunized against it. “Someone may be in bed for three days, flat out, having to be nearly fed by someone willing enough to do that,” Schlegel says of the severity of the flu.

A new endowed chair in petroleum geology has been established at the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, funded by a gift of $3 million from Bruce and Marcy Benson, according to Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. Byyny made the surprise announcement during the dedication ceremony for the Benson Earth Sciences Building Oct. 30 on the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ campus.

A unique CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ engineering facility that provides real-world experience to more than 1,200 undergraduates and hundreds of K-12 students and teachers each year will be the site of two public open houses on consecutive Saturdays beginning Nov. 8.

Editors: Hank Brown will speak on “Reflections on My Years in Public Service,” at a private luncheon at 12:30 p.m. preceding the public ceremony. BrownÂ’s talk starts about 1 p.m. in the Aspen Room, 215-216, at the University Memorial Center. Reporters and photographers may attend, but should defer questions until the 2 p.m. ceremony. Former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown (R-Colo.) will attend a ceremony Nov. 10 at the University of Colorado at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ in recognition of the donation of his congressional papers to the Archives of the University of Colorado Libraries.