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<body bgcolor="#ffffff" alink="#dddddd" vlink="#000000" link="#006699"> <base href=""> <table width="475" border="0"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/images/blank.gif" alt=" " width="2" height="2" border="0"> </td> <td> <table width=99%> <tr><td> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"><b>VOLUME 31, NUMBER 32</b></font> </td><td align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"><b>THURSDAY, June 22, 2000</b></font> </td></tr> </table> <img src="http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/images/Flag.gif" alt="Reporter" width="450" height="77"> <table border="0"> <tr> <td><img src="Graphics/cover.gif" alt="" width="300" height="197"><br> <font size=1 face="arial">photo by: Frank Miller</font></td> <td valign="middle"> <p> <font color="#006699" face="Arial, Helvetica" size="5">UB in Bloom</font> <P> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Thanks to the efforts of grounds workers, campus landscapes this summer are punctuated by clumps of bright flowers, like these flourishing near Alumni Arena and the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. </font> </td></tr></table> <br><br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="4"><f1mark><b>Social Work receives NIAAA grant<br> </b> <i>$2.9 million grant to fund program to help families break cycle of substance abuse</i></font><br> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Researchers at UB have received a five-year, $2.9 million grant to conduct an international project aimed at helping children of alcohol-dependent parents avoid becoming substance abusers themselves.</font> <div align="right"><a href="f1.html"><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="1">FULL STORY</font></a></div> <p><br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="4"><f2mark><b>State funding bolsters institute's work</b> </font><br> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Prospects for an emerging laser and photonics industry in Western New York have brightened, thanks to a $500,000 allocation from New York State, sponsored by Sen. Mary Lou Rath, to the UB Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics. </font> <div align="right"><a href="f2.html"><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="1">FULL STORY</font></a></div> <p><br> <a name="Top_Stories"></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="3"><b>Top Stories...</b></font><br> <center> <table width="90%" border="0"> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <p> · <a href="n1.html"> RIA to study child development: <i>Agency receives $3.5 million grant to fund research on factors affecting parenting skills</i></a><br> · <a href="n2.html"> Cocaine withdrawal called not as traumatic: <i>Still not pleasant, but study shows symptoms diminish steadily over time</i></a><br> · <a href="n3.html"> NIH grant to fund RIA postdocs</a><br> · <a href="n4.html"> "Administrative Update" on state budget</a><br> · <a href="n5.html"> Poets academy taps Howe: <i>English professor's work recognized by eminent group</i></a><br> · <a href="n6.html"> Computing program approved</a><br> · <a href="n7.html"> UB groups "step up" with SEFA events</a><br> · <a href="n8.html"> 12 are Chancellor's Awards recipients: <i>Honors given for superb teaching, performance excellence and librarianship</i></a><br> · <a href="n9.html"> Tarantula venom examined: <i>Chemical could aid treatment of heart attack, UB study finds</i></a><br> · <a href="n10.html"> Exercise benefits aging muscles</a><br> · <a href="n11.html"> Collections tell Love Canal story: <i>Patricia BrownÕs efforts document important chapter in environmental movement</i></a><br> · <a href="n12.html"> $600,000 gift supports mini-medical school: <i>Cumulative gifts to UB reach $1 million for Donald L. and Esther Davis</i></a><br> </p></font> </td></tr> </table> </center> <p> <center> <p><br> <br> <br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"> <a href="front.html" target="Right">Front Page</a> | <a href="front.html#Top_Stories" target="Right">Top Stories</a> | <a href="briefly.html" target="Right">Briefly</a> | <a href="kudos.html" target="Right">Kudos</a> | <a href="researchdigest.html" target="Right">Research Digest</a> | <a href="transitions.html" target="Right">Transitions</a><br> <a href="obit.html" target="Right">Obituaries</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/calendar" target="_top">Events</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/" target="_parent">Current Issue</a> | <a href="mailto:reporter@ubnews.buffalo.edu" target="Right">Comments?</a><br> <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/Archives.html" target="Right">Archives</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/search" target="_parent">Search</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/index.html" target="_parent">UB Home</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/news/index.html" target="_parent">UB News Services</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/UBT/index.html" target="_parent"><i>UB Today</i></a> </font> </p> </center> <br> <hr noshade width="90%" size="1"> <font size="2"> <i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Reporter</font></i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> is a campus community newspaper published by the Division of University Services, State University of New York at Buffalo. Editorial offices are located at <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/news/" target="_parent"><b>UB News Services</b></a>, 336 Crofts Hall, Amherst, NY, 14260, 716-645-2626. <br> <br> <i>The Reporter</i> publishes in print and online every Thursday during the academic year.<br> <br> <b>Associate Vice President for University Services:</b> Carole Smith Petro<br> <b>Director of News Services:</b> Arthur Page<br> <b>Associate Director of News Services and Editor:</b> Sue Wuetcher<br> <b>Assistant Editor:</b> Mara McGinnis<br> <b>Art Director:</b> Rebecca Farnham<br> <b>Design Assistant:</b> Kristen Kowalski<br> <b>News Services Editors:</b> Lois Baker, Patricia Donovan, Ellen Goldbaum, Mary Beth Spina, Christine Vidal<br> <b>Online Publisher:</b> Atul Jain </font></font> </td> </tr></table>