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<p>In 1977, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president, Elvis died, Virginia park ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning a record seventh time and two NASA space probes destined to turn planetary science on its head launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.</p>

<p>°µÍø½ûÇø Distinguished Professor Margaret Murnane has been awarded Ireland's top science award, the RDS Irish Times Boyle Medal for Scientific Excellence, for her pioneering work that has transformed the field of ultrafast laser and X-ray science.</p>

<p>Cindy Regal, a °µÍø½ûÇø assistant professor of physics and associate fellow of JILA, has been awarded a prestigious David and Lucile Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.</p>

<p>A group of planetary scientists have released a new Spanish-language teaching resource featuring colorful graphics and explanatory text to get the word out on the latest space discoveries both in and outside of Earth's solar system.</p>

<p>The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant to a team led by the °µÍø½ûÇø to better understand the electrical processes that connect the Earth with the atmosphere and with space.</p>

<p>The °µÍø½ûÇø was selected today to host the headquarters for the National Solar Observatory, the nation's leading scientific research program in ground-based solar astronomy.</p>

<p>The °µÍø½ûÇø and NASA will host public talks exploring space science and life aboard the International Space Station on Sept. 20 and 21. These campus events are being held in conjunction with NASA's traveling multimedia exhibit "Destination: Station," which immerses visitors in the story of the space station and includes hands-on activities, imagery and audio and visual technology. The exhibit runs from Sept. 17 through Oct. 28 at the Wings Over the Rockies museum in Denver.</p>

<p>NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which is carrying a suite of instruments including a $32 million °µÍø½ûÇø package, has provided scientists with new information that energy from some solar flares is stronger and lasts longer than previously thought.</p>

<p>The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has named Douglas Duncan as the 2011 recipient of the Richard H. Emmons Award for excellence in college astronomy teaching.</p>

<p>The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm °µÍø½ûÇø Distinguished Professor Carl Lineberger as a member of the National Science Board. He was nominated for the position by President Barack Obama in April.</p>