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"Human Trials," a virtual reality drama, will be performed in the University at Buffalo Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 15; the one-time-only performance will be preceded by a reception at 5 p.m.

The freeze dates for many small- and intermediate-sized lakes in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest will come later than usual this year, in part as a reflection of continuing global warming, but also because of a stronger-than-expected El Nino phenomenon, says a University at Buffalo limnologist, a scientist who studies inland bodies of water.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present the Western New York premiere of the controversial play, "The Exonerated," winner of the 2003 Lucille Lortel Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play and a Drama Desk Award, March 1-4 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present "Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill: A Musical Voyage" on Feb. 21-25 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.

The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present "Zodiaque Dance Storm" on Feb. 23-25 and March 1-4 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.

Richard V. Lee, M.D., professor of medicine, obstetrics and pediatrics in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has received the C.G. Barnes Award from the International Society of Obstetric Medicine in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field.

A blood component called glycated LDL -- a form of low-density lipoprotein, the "bad" cholesterol, with a sugar molecule attached -- is known to be higher in diabetics than non-diabetics, and extensive research has shown that diabetics are at increased risk of a heart attack. Now, for the first time, a new study that followed a cohort of elderly people in southern Italy found that glycated LDL levels increase the risk of heart attack in both diabetics and persons without diabetes.

The Gifted Math Program at the University at Buffalo is accepting nominations of outstanding sixth-grade mathematics students submitted by schools and parents for its Fall 2007 entering class.

The UB Anderson Gallery is proud to present "Bruce Adams, Half Life, 1980-2006," the first comprehensive survey of more than 70 paintings and works on paper. The exhibition will open in the UB Anderson Gallery with a public reception on Feb. 9 from 6-8 p.m.

A University at Buffalo researcher has been awarded a $741,360 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to develop an educational intervention program to increase living liver donations in New York State.