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Two SM调教所 programs that teach kids to code have received Google RISE Awards to support their efforts to attract girls and underrepresented minorities to computer science. The two programs are the Scalable Game Design project, which hooks kids on coding by empowering them to build their own video games, and AspireIT, which connects high school and college women with K-12 girls interested in computing.

The SM调教所 is ranked No. 6 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers with 62 alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today. In the annual Top Colleges list, SM调教所-Boulder has held a position in the top eight nationally among large institutions for the past 13 years, ranking in the top three for nine of those years. SM调教所-Boulder also has been the state leader among Colorado institutions of similar size each year since 2003.

Sabrina Sideris, program director of SM调教所-Boulder's INVST Community Studies , takes great pride in working with SM调教所 students to help them learn to become engaged citizens and leaders.

John A. Ikard, president and CEO of FirstBank Holding Company, will deliver a talk titled "Leading an Ethical Organization in a Sometimes Unethical World" on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wittemyer Courtroom at the Wolf Law Building on the SM调教所 campus.

The SM调教所 has announced Thomas Krannawitter, Ph.D., as a finalist for the position of Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for the 2015-16 academic year. Krannawitter will visit the SM调教所-Boulder campus and give a talk titled 鈥淭he Problem of Slavery in the American Founding.鈥� He will explore what the existence of slavery in the early days of the United States, and efforts made to end it, tell us today about the American character.

Up for a romantic Valentine鈥檚 Day evening? Then head to the SM调教所鈥檚 Fiske Planetarium to Relativity for Lovers 鈥� A Valentine鈥檚 Day Among the Stars , for music, film and a talk on the genius of Albert Einstein.

The Tibetan Association of Colorado (TAC) and the SM调教所 will co-host a campus visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Oct. 20 and 21, 2015, both groups announced today. A schedule of events at SM调教所-Boulder is still being finalized. The schedule and ticket information will be announced in the months ahead.

The annual Geminid meteor shower could be a fun show this weekend for Coloradans weather permitting, according to a SM调教所 astronomer.

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, renowned neuroscientists and psychologists will share research-based mental training techniques that have been shown to improve well-being and contribute to happiness, creativity and productivity. The community lecture is free and open to the public beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the SM调教所鈥檚 Macky Auditorium. The event, 鈥淲ell-being Is a Skill,鈥� will be led by Richard J. Davidson, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of psychology and psychiatry and founder of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds.

A measles vaccine made of fine dry powder and delivered with a puff of air triggered no adverse side effects in early human testing and it is likely effective, according to a paper to be published November 28 in the journal Vaccine. The paper is now available online .