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Faculty and staff members at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder seeking funding for projects involving entrepreneurship or a problem-solving mindset are invited to submit proposals for the new ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Campus Entrepreneurship Seed Awards .

In recognition of national Constitution Day today, students and alumni of the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School will teach constitutional lessons in high school classrooms across ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ through Sept. 25.

University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced that Dean Philip J. Weiser will step down as dean and return to the faculty of the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School on July 1, 2016.

For the fourth year, the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder's Mini Law School, which is open to the campus community and the public, will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. over eight Tuesdays Sept. 8 to Nov. 3. Designed for non-lawyers wanting to grasp and navigate the basics of the legal system, the course will cover everything from constitutional law to intellectual property, environmental, estate planning, family, criminal and business law, as well as litigation.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck announced a $500,000 gift to be divided between the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School (ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥) and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (DU). Each school will use its $250,000 gift to create an endowed fellowship program. This gift is the single largest gift from a law firm in the history of both universities.

The University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder’s Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship this fall will pilot a new Entrepreneurs In Residence (EIR) program to bring mentorship to students and allow entrepreneurs domestically and from around the world to be part of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s vibrant startup community.

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 University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder campus.

The University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School is now accepting applications for the newly established, one-year, 28-credit Master of Studies in Law degree. This program will enable students who hold at least an undergraduate degree to obtain legal training short of a full Juris Doctor. "There are a range of opportunities for professionals interested in legal-related fields who are not practicing lawyers," said Dean Phil Weiser. "The MSL degree is a targeted program that will prepare students to obtain and excel in such positions."

The University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School will host two conferences, beginning with the Gathering of the Bench and Bar at the Wolf Law Building and the St. Julien Hotel in Boulder. The Bench and Bar Conference Oct. 1-3 will bring lawyers and jurists from across the nation to discuss some of the most important issues facing the legal profession today including the future of privacy law in the era of big data. On Oct. 2, the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law will host the 22nd Annual Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Conference at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder’s Wolf Law Building.

In recognition of national Constitution Day, nearly 100 students, faculty and alumni of the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder Law School will teach a lesson on the First Amendment and online bullying in high school classrooms throughout ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Sept. 15-26.