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Kenneth Foote , professor of geography, studies how events of violence and tragedy are memorialized and remembered. He has visited hundreds of sites that have been scarred by incidents of violence or tragedy in the United States and abroad, and is the author of the book 鈥淪hadowed Ground: America鈥檚 Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy.鈥� He can be reached at kfoote@colorado.edu or 303-641-3346.

A variety of public health issues plague the refugees from Burma living on the Thai border, not the least of which is drinking water contaminated by bacteria and pesticides. Yet few low-cost, sustainable and appropriate treatment technologies are available to people in rural and developing communities to ensure water safety.

When a young caller for the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 annual giving program asked Roe Green a decade ago if she would consider increasing her $100 annual gift to $150, he was the first to get the hint that Green might become a key part of the theater program from which she鈥檇 graduated in 1970. 鈥淚 told the caller, 鈥極h, I think I鈥檇 like to give more,鈥� 鈥� recalled Green.

In a day and age when the arts are often overlooked by those seeking more 鈥渃areer-oriented鈥� pursuits, Green鈥攚ho is on numerous boards including the College of Arts and Sciences Dean鈥檚 Advisory Council and the honorary board of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival鈥攕tands up for the importance of theater. 鈥淭heater helps in all walks of life,鈥� Green says. 鈥淚t gives you an opportunity to speak in front of people. What makes us human are the arts.鈥�

University of Colorado Boulder researchers will be watching closely when South African bilateral leg amputee and sprinter Oscar Pistorius, dubbed 鈥淭he Blade Runner,鈥� makes his way to the starting block for the 400-meter sprint in the 2012 London Olympics.

An international team including University of Colorado Boulder researchers has found the first direct evidence for a new particle that likely is the long sought-after Higgs boson, believed to endow the universe with mass.

A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder indicates air pollution in the form of nitrogen compounds emanating from power plants, automobiles and agriculture is changing the alpine vegetation in Rocky Mountain National Park.

The Colorado economy continues to grow at a modest pace in 2012, positioning the state among the healthier in growth nationally, according to economist Richard Wobbekind of the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Leeds School of Business. Midway through the year, Colorado鈥檚 job growth rate is up to about 1.6 percent -- a gain of about 35,000 jobs in 2012 if the pace holds steady.

An international research team involving the University of Colorado Boulder announced this morning it has found the first direct evidence for a new particle that likely is the long sought-after Higgs boson, believed to endow the universe with mass.