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GETTING READY TO RUMBLE. Twin "shake tables" weighing 19,500 pounds apiece arrived at Ketter Hall this week. When operational, the tables will provide real-time seismic testing of structures of up to 120 feet in length, giving UB researchers a better understanding of how even very large structures behave during earthquakes. The shake tables are the centerpiece of a $20 million expansion of the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory, to be completed in the fall. (Photo: Donna Budniewski)

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UB to mark International Education Week. UB has planned a full slate of events in celebration of International Education Week, being held Saturday through Nov. 21.

Law School to recognize Joyce. Kenneth F. Joyce, one of the most popular faculty members to teach in the Law School, will receive the 2003 Jaeckle Award from the school and the UB Law Alumni Association.

Collaborating on drug treatment model. A joint project between UB's Research Institute on Addictions and the Jellinek Clinic in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will examine how behavioral couples therapy works for cocaine-abusing patients across cultures.

"The Will to Live" to be screened. The director and one of the subjects of an awe-inspiring documentary will appear at a special screening of the film to be held on campus Nov. 20.

Korean woodcuts. An exhibition of prints by contemporary Korean artists working in traditional methods will open tomorrow in the UB Anderson Gallery.

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