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HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? Jennifer Colloton attempts to answer that age-old question about the limbo between games at Oozfest, the mud volleyball tournament held on Saturday. Assisting Colloton in her quest are Tara Waddell (left) and Mike Haas. (Photo: Nancy J. Parisi)

Greiner to receive Norton Medal

UB's retiring president will receive the university's highest award for his contributions to UB and the community. » Full Story

The joint will be jumping this summer

In an effort to make better use of campus resources during the traditionally slow summer season, the university will present "UB This Summer," a series of workshops, lectures, summer camps and programs designed to showcase UB faculty and facilities to the wider community. » Full Story

Future of SARS unpredictable. Though there is much still to learn about the cause and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a UB virologist says the behavior of other respiratory viruses suggests that SARS could either "collapse" within the next two months or continue into the winter as a flu-like illness of moderate severity.

UB to hold 157th commencement. SUNY Chancellor Robert L. King will speak and John Walsh, UB alumnus and creator and host of "America's Most Wanted," will receive an honorary degree from SUNY during UB's 157th general commencement ceremony on May 11.

Medical residency programs reaccredited. The Buffalo Graduate Medical/Dental Education Consortium, responsible for all the medical specialty training in Western New York, has received a "favorable" rating from the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

UB to offer scholarships to international students. The new program aims to increase UB's pool of highly qualified freshmen applicants from overseas, which the university hopes will lead to a more diversified international enrollment.

Spiritual pilgrimage. A second Fulbright Fellowship to Sri Lanka and India will be, in part, a spiritual pilgrimage for UB faculty member David Schirm, who plans to travel to the countries this coming winter.

Mental illness found to contribute to diabetes. Two UB studies examining the incidence of diabetes and related conditions among patients suffering from schizophrenia or bipolar disorder indicate that it is the illness, not the atypical antipsychotic medications used to treat the disorders, that contributes to the increased incidence of diabetes in these patients.

Harvey Field. UB's softball field, currently called the UB Softball Stadium, will be renamed Nan Harvey Field on Saturday during a special ceremony being held in recognition of a monetary gift from Harvey, associate athletic director and senior woman administrator.

Bradley speaks at UB. Former Sen. Bill Bradley kept his Distinguished Speaker Series audience entertained with stories of overzealous basketball fans and dim-witted politicians before getting down to the business of the economy, globalization and technological change.

24 faculty members named on patents. Patents obtained by UB faculty members in 2002 represent more than one-third of the total patents awarded to all SUNY campuses that year.

UB won't lower eligibility requirements. Although the NCAA is lowering its minimum eligibility requirements for athletic participation, UB won't follow suit, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee was told yesterday.