Tim Curran's lab at the CU-Boulder department of psychology is looking for participants for multiple experiments about human learning, memory, perception and language. Participants will be paid for their participation. You must be 18 to 29 years old and right handed to participate. If you are eligible to participate and interested, please visit our website for more information and to sign up for our experiments. Signup Information

Join the Center for Asian Studies for an informal meet and greet. Enjoy coffee and scones while meeting other students and CU affiliates from across campus who are interested in Asia. Also find out more about the Asian Studies major and minor as well as the many Asia-related activities we have going on this year. Drip coffee and scones will be provided by the Center for Asian Studies. Participants can purchase additional food or drinks. Thursday, Sept. 18, 4:30 p.m., Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Café on the Hill, 1203 13th St.

Join Susan Schmidt of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) to find out more about the Japanese Language Placement Test (JLPT) and the Bridging Project Scholarship program. The Bridging Project is a program that offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. The JLPT is an internationally-recognized test for Japanese language proficiency, and this year, CU-Boulder is a host site for the JLPT. Monday, Sept. 15, 2 p.m., CAS Conference Room, 1424 Broadway, CU-Boulder.

A discussion of the current state of the Korean peninsula, including South Korean economic development, its relationship with North Korea and the United States, and finally, the popularity of Korean culture worldwide. This talk features Consul General Dong Man Han, of the Consulate of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco, a post he has held since May 2013. He has written four books, including The Next 10 Years of Korea. Thursday, Sept. 4, 5 p.m., Humanities 250, CU-Boulder.

Independent Learning offers the following new online term-based courses for fall: ANTH3000: Primate Behavior (natural science core); ANTH4020: Digital Anthropology; DNCE1017: Dance and Popular Culture (literature and the arts core); IPHY3700: Scientific Writing in Integrative Physiology (written communication); PSCI4002: Western European Politics (contemporary societies); SOCY4016: Sex, Gender, and Society 2, SOCY4017: Animals and Society; SOCY4117: Food and Society. Register now on MyCUInfo. For more information e-mail cewww@colorado.edu

Monteverdi’s drama about sex, crime and realpolitik during the debauched reign of the Roman emperor Nero, turning conventional morality on its head—virtue is punished and greed rewarded. The score soars but the sensual duet between Nero and his lover—eventually wife—Poppea, Pur ti miro, pur ti godo—meaning, “I gaze at you, I possess you”—is the pièce de résistance. April 23 - 26, Music Theatre, Imig Music Building http://www.cupresents.org/events/lincoronazione-di-poppea

Join the CU Concert Jazz Ensemble and guest artists for a swinging return to the Big Band era. The program will feature music from the ensemble’s new recording, a tribute to the greatest bands and composers of the era, including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more. A special guest will join the band as well. April 12, Macky Auditorium http://www.cupresents.org/events/spring-swing#sthash.VHPENcBb.dpuf

Over her stellar 30-year career, Natalie Merchant has been the driving force behind alt-pop sensation 10,000 Maniacs and embarked on a multi-platinum solo career, always delving deep into the human condition with her lyrical storytelling. Now she brings that same searching literary sensibility and her distinctive vocal style to new heights in a performance of her music, old and new, arranged for an orchestra. April 2, Macky Auditorium http://www.cupresents.org/events/natalie-merchant-university-symphony-o…

Mozart’s witty opera buffa follows 24 hours in the lives of two beautiful sisters whose scandalous infidelities make for a comic romp that was considered too hot for audiences even in the early 20th century. Featuring some of the composer’s most sumptuous arias, duets and ensemble pieces make for a decadent and enchanting evening of opera. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. March 13-15, Macky Auditorium http://www.cupresents.org/events/cos%C3%AC-fan-tutte

An exotic Latin flair takes the stage when the Assad Brothers, Brazil’s most celebrated classical guitarists, join with jazz guitar virtuoso Romero Lubambo for Samba Exótico, an exploration of Samba and Choros, a popular 19th-century genre that blossomed in Rio de Janeiro. With its roots in Africa and unique fermentation in the coastal city of Bahia, Samba vibrates with the essence of Brazil. Feb. 19, Macky Auditorium http://www.cupresents.org/events/assad-brothers-romero-lubambo