All student bus pass decals expire at the end of January and will be replaced by a new Smart Card. This new card will replace the previously used decal and sleeve. New bus pass cards have already been printed, are free, and are ready to be picked up outside of the Buff OneCard office in C4C. Without this new card students can't ride the bus for free. To use the new cards, simply tap it on the reader and then show the card to the bus driver to board. For more info visit http://ecenter.colorado.edu/transportation/bus/collegepass

Phaedra C. Pezzullo, Ph.D. lectures on “In Vivo”: Kids, Chemical Safety, and the Limits of the Posthuman

The Department of Communication presents the annual Josephine Jones Lecture by, Phaedra C. Pezzullo, Ph.D. Indiana University on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, 5-6:30 p.m. in the Humanities building Rm. 1B50, with a reception after, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Living Room (in the Humanities building).

For additional information, please see the contact information below. Free and open to the public.

The Colorado Family Project, a group of clinicians and researchers based out of the University of Colorado, is conducting a study of family-based therapy for youth with mood swings and a family history of bipolar disorder. Treatment focuses on helping youth and their families understand and cope with mood swings, develop plans for preventing moods from getting worse, communicate more effectively, and solve family problems. Treatment is free of charge, and families are compensated for participation in regular research interviews.

Come Meet, Greet, and Eat with the Dennis Small Cultural Center and get to know your fellow buffs! There will be free food from different parts of the world for you to enjoy! It is a great opportunity to meet new people on campus and try really good food!

Are you committed to pursuing a career related to the environment? Are you a sophomore or junior who could use $5,000 toward tuition and expenses?

The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, and also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and other policy issues affecting Native American communities.

Information meeting: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1 p.m., Norlin S-421.

The Top Scholarships office is looking for CU's exceptional students to compete for prestigious scholarships like the Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill, and Mitchell.

We rely on faculty referrals to ensure we're reaching our most talented students. Please consider referring students with excellent academic credentials, motivation, leadership potential, and a desire to make a difference in their fields or community, and encourage them to attend an information meeting: Jan. 31, 2 p.m., in NRLN S-421.

A lecture by Prof. Claudia Koonz of Duke University. Professor Koonz has written about the spread of racist beliefs and women’s participation in Nazi Germany, and is currently conducting research on gender and Islamophobia in contemporary Europe. The talk will take place Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 at 5 p.m. in Hellems 252 on the Boulder campus. The talk is free and open to the public.

The Piano Pedagogy Department offers supervised piano lessons for teens and adults who have at least 2-3 previous years of piano instruction. The instructors are piano majors in their junior or senior years. No university credit. Dr. Alejandro Cremaschi, in the piano faculty, supervises the interns. Information at: http://spot.colorado.edu/~cremasch/Piano_for_adult_beginners/Welcome.ht…

7 p.m., Wednesday, Mar. 6 The Achaemenid Persian empire (ca. 550-330 BCE) was enormous, incorporating thousands of miles and many cultures within its bounds. Thanks to textual, visual, and archaeological materials, we can reconstruct the sophisticated ways this empire governed its people before it was conquered by Alexander the Great. This talk considers archives, palaces, food and alcohol, gender relations, the original Pony Express, and the (literal!) use of smoke and mirrors in its analysis of Ancient Persia.

6:30 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 21 There are more described species of beetles than any other animal group. While many have remarked on their vast numbers, the origins of their diversity is still under investigation. This presentation will include a fossil-based approach to the history of beetles, presenting an overview of their fossil history, analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of the fossil record, and their patterns of origination and extinction. Specimens from the Museum's collection will be available for viewing.