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Faculty in the University of Colorado School of Law are among the best in the nation, according to two law experts in articles recently written for legal journals. The CU law faculty are ranked 22nd best in the country, according to an upcoming article in the Journal of Legal Studies by Brian Leiter, professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Colorado at Boulder will present its 35th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6. The 2000 economic forecast, held in the grand ballroom of DenverÂ’s Brown Palace Hotel, is free and open to the public. The forum is presented by the CU-Boulder College of Business and Administration and addresses the state of Colorado's economy.

Roger Kennedy, former director of the National Park Service, will give a public lecture on "Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: Character, Reputation and Personalities" at 5 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Boulder Public Library Auditorium. Kennedy, director emeritus of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, will bring 40 years of insider knowledge of the American political process to the examination of three giants of the early republic: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson.

NEWS TIP SHEET Leslie Irvine, professor of sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and author of a new book, "Codependent Forevermore: The Invention of Self in a Twelve Step Group," will speak at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Rocky Mountain Book Festival. The festival is being held at the Denver Merchandize Mart.

MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: Faculty from the CU-Boulder department of theatre and dance will host students from Heritage High School in Littleton and Sierra High School in Colorado Springs.

MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) is hosting an open house for more than 350 middle school students from BoulderÂ’s Southern Hills, Monarch and Baseline schools. WHERE: The INSTAAR building is located in RL1, 1560 30th St., on the east campus of CU-Boulder. The building is located one building south of the intersection of Arapahoe and 30th streets.) WHEN: Friday, Nov. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 9:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

The third and final installment of a three-part series on youth violence, "Containing Crisis: Managing School and Community Emergencies," will be offered free to the public Nov. 30 by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

A public symposium titled "Mars, Science, and Society" will be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Thursday, Dec. 2, the evening before NASAÂ’s unmanned Mars Polar Lander is slated to land near the southern pole of the Red Planet.

Irene Miller Wolfe, sister of Glenn Miller, the famous big band leader of the 1930s and 1940s, died Nov. 15, 1999 in Longmont, Colo. Mrs. Wolfe had been in poor health for the past year. She was born Emma Irene Miller on Feb. 21, 1916, in North Platte, Neb., to parents Lewis Elmer and Mattie Lou Cavender Miller. She lived with her parents and brothers a short time in North Platte before moving to Fort Morgan, Colo., where she spent her school years, graduating from Fort Morgan High School in 1933.

Nicole Cavarra, a marketing student at the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Business and Administration, was selected as one of 10 national recipients—and one of four undergraduates—for the prestigious Travel Industry Association (TIA) Foundation scholarship. The scholarship, awarded to the top students in the country, supports individuals pursuing careers in the tourism field. Cavarra is from Coal Creek, Colo., and has consistently been on the Dean’s List at CU-Boulder, with more than 20 honors accumulated so far in her undergraduate career.