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The Law School at the University at Buffalo is rapidly earning a national reputation for its program in affordable-housing and community-development law. Since 1987, faculty and students, through the school's Affordable Housing Clinic, have been instrumental in partnering $75 million in public and private funds with agencies and developers who build or rehab housing for the elderly, the disabled and working poor families.

Suzanne E. Tomkins, clinical instructor in the University at Buffalo Law School, wanted to offer safe passage to those trying to escape violent homes and to those who aren't ready to leave, but want to minimize the effect of violence in their lives. So she created a Web site called Response to Violence that aids victims directly and helps service providers in Western New York coordinate services and communicate more effectively with one another.

Nationally regarded playwright, drama critic and translator Lionel Abel, emeritus professor in the UB Department of English, died April 19 in New York City. He was 90.

Four residence-hall students have been named recipients of the Nancy Welch Award for developing, implementing or supporting imaginative outstanding programs and projects to benefit UB's student community.

If you're into mud, the place to be on Saturday will be the 17th Annual Oozfest, North America's largest mud-volleyball tournament, to be held at the University at Buffalo.

A University at Buffalo administrator has recaptured the vibrancy and innovation of the Pan-Am Exposition in his book, "The Rainbow City: Celebrating Light, Color and Architecture at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo 1901."

Twenty-five students will be honored for being the outstanding graduating senior in departments within UB's College of Arts and Sciences in a ceremony and reception to be held at 2 p.m. May 1 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts. Each student will receive a medal to be worn at the university's 155th general commencement ceremony on May 13.

UB's Psychological Services Center in Park Hall will offer free screening and information sessions on May 2, which has been designated National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day.

The University at Buffalo is bolstering its ties with the community with the formation of an institute that will strengthen the planning and management skills of local not-for-profit agencies. Funded by a $190,000 grant from The John R. Oishei Foundation, the UB Institute for Non-Profit Agencies will work with the management of local health and human-service agencies to train and certify executives, managers and staff in program planning, development, management, supervision and evaluation.

UB's Psychological Services Center during May will offer to the community, as well as UB students, faculty and staff, a Relaxation Workshop, a Couples Communication Workshop and a workshop titled "Mind over Mood."