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For months, University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder student Eli Spear spent much of his time asking people to donate pennies. He eventually gathered close to 30,000 of them, totaling about $300. Next week, two unique pieces of art made from the coins Spear collected will go on public display. The first piece was created by 11 ethnic artists ranging in age from six to 14 from the Clare Gardens lower-income housing development just west of downtown Denver during a seven-week class Spear used to teach the children fundamental design principles.

"Student Neighborhoods: Breaking the Cycles of Violence and Destruction," a community speakout for University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder students and city residents, will be held at the Pi Beta Phi sorority house, 890 11th St., from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

The National Science Foundation announced today its first grants under the agencyÂ’s new $90 million Information Technology Research initiative, which included more than $6 million to the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder. The awards are designed to spur fundamental research and innovative applications in information technology. A total of 210 projects were selected from more than 1,400 proposals. The selected proposals will promote information technology driven science and engineering, of growing importance to the economy.

Editors: In most cases, reporters can arrange meetings with these business leaders by calling Professor John Hess at (303) 492-7800. Top executives from Hertz Corp., Seagate Technologies, Estee Lauder and 10 other leading companies will discuss lessons learned from their successful business careers with University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder students at lectures throughout the fall semester. John Hess, a professor of marketing at the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder College of Business, invites highly successful CEOs and entrepreneurs to speak as part of his Profiles in American Enterprise course.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School Alumnus James E. Scarboro of Boulder, class of 1970, has been named the 2000 recipient of The William Lee Knous Award, which is presented annually to a distinguished graduate of the law school. The award will be presented to Scarboro on Saturday, Sept. 16, during the annual ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder School of Law fall festivities. The award was established in memory of former governor, federal judge, statesman and alumnus William Lee Knous.

A powerful X-ray telescope successfully tested by University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder and NASA scientists is expected to exceed the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope by 300,000 times, allowing astrophysicists to peer down the mouths of voracious black holes.

Richard Kraft, a University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder professor of education and director of the ChancellorÂ’s Leadership Residential Academic Program in Williams Village was recently honored with an international educator award. Professor Kraft received the International Council on Education for TeachingÂ’s "Outstanding International Teacher Educator Frank H. Klassen Award" at the groupÂ’s annual meeting of 500 delegates in Windhoek, Republic of Namibia, in July.

Editors: Werner Herzog will speak in a public forum in Benson Earth Sciences Building, Thursday, Sept. 21, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., in room 180. He also will speak at a public showing of two of his films, Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in Muenzinger Auditorium. World-renowned German film director Werner Herzog will visit the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder campus Sept. 19-21 as a guest of the "World Affairs Athenaeum" program.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School Alumnus James E. Scarboro of Boulder, class of 1970, has been named the 2000 recipient of The William Lee Knous Award, which is presented annually to a distinguished graduate of the law school. The award will be presented to Scarboro on Saturday, Sept. 16, during the annual ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder School of Law fall festivities. The award was established in memory of former governor, federal judge, statesman and alumnus William Lee Knous.

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded $743,000 to the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication for a research project on media, religion and culture. Acting Dean Stewart Hoover and Research Associate Lynn Schofield Clark are the co-principal investigators of the project, which is one of the largest interview-based efforts to study media use in the family in the country. The grant will allow the two faculty members to continue their research.