VOLUME 31, NUMBER 6 THURSDAY, September 30, 1999
Reporter

photo by: Nancy J. Parisi

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Rafts bearing the images of Amelia Earhardt and the Dalai Lama float on Lake LaSalle, "returned to their rightful place in our collective mind" by the artist "Swimming Horse" as part of the "Persuasions" exhibit in the UB Art Gallery.



University exceeds enrollment targets
 First-time freshmen 296 over target; graduate enrollment exceeds goal by 152
For the first time in four years, UB has exceeded its enrollment targets for full-time students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has increased its number of graduate students by more than 15 percent since last fall, according to UB's official enrollment-status report.
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Drug tracking marks scientific "first"
Scientists at UB and Tulane University have, for the first time, optically tracked in real-time the pathway of one of the most widely used cancer drugs linked to a peptide hormone carrier as it is being taken up by a human breast-cancer cell.

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Top Stories...

· SIS to develop new degree programs: School of Information Studies to focus on human aspect of information transfer
· SIS receives $50,000 grant from AT&T
· "Sisters in Law" to be cited: Conference to celebrate 100 years of women at UB Law School
· Music box tops Ciancio's collectibles: Chair of Department of Periodontology cuts CD featuring music of "Regina" music box
· Family and Homecoming Weekend set: Comedian Brian Regan, Bulls football game, bonfire and carnival highlight events
· UB opens SEFA campaign: "UB Involved" chosen as theme of 1999 fund-raising effort
· Program to focus on innovation
· Annual Safety Report




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