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<p>CU Theatre & Dance continues its 2015-16 season with "The Otherland," an MFA dance concert created by Bailey Anderson and Rosely Conz. Their show—which runs Oct. 16-18 at the Charlotte York Irey Dance Theatre on the CU-�Ǹ�Թ� campus—explores through contemporary dance what it means to be a stranger in one’s everyday world. </p>

<p>Look. Up in the sky it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a "supermoon" and it’s disappearing. That’s because Sunday evening for the first time in 32 years a "supermoon," a moon that appears larger due to its close orbit to the Earth, and a total lunar eclipse are happening at the same time. But don’t worry about missing it, says Doug Duncan, a CU-�Ǹ�Թ� astrophysicist and director of the Fiske Planetarium on campus.</p>

<p>A Computing by Design symposium aimed at helping educators weave computer science principles throughout the K-12 curriculum will be held Monday, Sept. 28, at the STEM-focused <a href="http://tpk8.svvsd.org/"><span class="s2">Timberline PK-8</span></a>, 233 E. Mountain View Ave., in Longmont.</p>

<p>Toku Kawata, a third-year piano performance doctor of musical arts candidate, spent a month in Paris this summer to research "En Vers" by Japanese composer and sometime Paris resident Akira Miyoshi. He shared his experience with CU-�Ǹ�Թ�'s <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/music/">College of Music</a>. </p>

<p>CU-�Ǹ�Թ�'s <a href="http://ccar.colorado.edu/pages/axelrad.html">Penina Axelrad</a>, professor and chair of the Department of Aerospace Sciences, received the 2015 Aerospace Educator Award from the <a href="http://www.womeninaerospace.org/">Women in Aerospace</a> association.</p>

<p>As far as careers go, jazz pianist Stephen Thurston is hitting all the right notes. Since graduating from the CU-�Ǹ�Թ� College of Music with a bachelor’s degree in jazz piano in 2013, Thurston has been growing roots in the Denver jazz scene, playing an average of one show per day—often two.</p>

<p>One of the largest research studies of it kind in the state is now underway at the �Ǹ�Թ� to look at the effects of physical activity on the quality of life in older adults, including social, emotional, financial and cognitive function.</p>

<p>Kicking off the 2015-16 CU Theatre & Dance season, “[UN] W.R.A.P.: Undoing Writing, Research and Performance” explores the complexity and evolution of “Black Dance.” The three-day symposium, held Sept. 18-20 at the Irey Theatre, will look at the historical impact and ongoing contributions of African American choreographers.</p>

<p>Waleed Abdalati, professor of geography at the �Ǹ�Թ� and director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), will co-chair a <a href="http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/CurrentProjects/SSB_166359">prestigious national committee</a> charged with developing U.S. priorities for observing Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land surfaces by satellite.</p>

<p>The ecological complexity of many emerging disease threats—interactions among multiple hosts, multiple vectors and even multiple parasites—often complicates efforts aimed at controlling disease. Now, a new paper co-authored by a �Ǹ�Թ� professor is advancing a multidisciplinary framework that could provide a better mechanistic understanding of emerging outbreaks.</p>