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Sky gazers will be better immersed in spectacular views at the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Fiske Planetarium since the dome鈥檚 nearly 40-year-old analog projector was replaced with a new digital 鈥渟tar ball鈥� in a project completed this week. The modernized Fiske, which now can show a wider range of media including ultra high-definition movies, will reopen to the public at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12.

When the conversation turns to global warming, many Americans are inclined to turn away. And why not? After all, it鈥檚 a vast and complicated subject. Truly understanding it seems to require specialized knowledge most people don鈥檛 possess. And perhaps most notably, it鈥檚 become such a hot-button political issue that it easily inflames passions. The trick is figuring out how to reach people without turning them off. Using the arts to inspire an emotional connection to and a deeper understanding of a difficult subject is the idea behind a series of events at CU-Boulder Oct. 1-6.

The University of Colorado Boulder will host a conference that explores the phenomenon of slavery from a global, historical perspective on Sept. 27-28. The event will include scholars specializing in the study of slavery in ancient, medieval and modern contexts and in global regions that include Western, pre-Columbian, African, Asian and Muslim. Titled 鈥淲hat is a Slave Society: an International Conference on the Nature of Slavery as a Global Historical Phenomenon,鈥� the event will be held in the British and Irish Studies room of Norlin Library.

University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the formation of a search committee to lead a national search for a new dean of the College of Music. John Stevenson, dean of the Graduate School, will chair the committee.

CU-Boulder music graduates Joel Schut and Allegra Boggess are helping bring music back to the war-torn central Asian nation.

Aspiring artists at CU-Boulder can learn some of what it takes to become a successful artist in the real world by rubbing shoulders with working professional artists through the Visiting Artist Program .

University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell Moore today announced the appointment of James Austin as interim dean of the College of Music effective July 1. Austin, a professor of music education, joined CU-Boulder鈥檚 College of Music in 1994. He has served as associate dean of undergraduate studies since 2006. He was the music education chair from 1997 to 2007. In 2004, the college awarded Austin the Richard Bern Trego faculty fellowship.

In fall 2012, Matthew Greenwald presented his "Paperless Pilot" idea to ENVD faculty, and now as he is set to graduate, his idea is gaining momentum.

CU System news release Three University of Colorado professors, including two at CU-Boulder, have been chosen as 2013 President鈥檚 Teaching Scholars, educators who have skillfully integrated teaching and research at a high level throughout their careers at CU.

After 20 years as dean of the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music, Daniel P. Sher will step away from the post in June 鈥� but he isn鈥檛 going quietly. First, student musicians at the college will dedicate their performance of Beethoven鈥檚 Ninth Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver on May 1 to the outgoing dean.