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Patients battling the often crippling effects of bipolar disorder now may have another ally in their fight to control the disease – their own family members. Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have completed a yearlong study showing that patients who received medication and an experimental family-focused treatment program had fewer episodes of the disease, and longer delays before relapses, than those receiving medication and standard community treatment.

The University of Colorado at Boulder on Nov. 1-2 will host a presentation exploring the merit and value of student honor codes and the differences they make in academic integrity on campuses. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Aspen Room 215 at the University Memorial Center, and again on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Regent Administrative Center room 302.

University of Colorado football fans will have the chance to help BoulderÂ’s needy families while they cheer on the Buffs against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday, Oct. 28. CU-Boulder and Community Food Share will host a food drive at Folsom Stadium that day to collect canned and other non-perishable food, as well as cash contributions, from fans as they enter the stadium.

Editors: A news conference with Jeff Bezos will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 following his address. To set up a private interview with Bezos from noon to 2 p.m. on Nov. 7 contact Susan Kelley at (303) 492-2823. Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, will give a free public address at the University of Colorado at Boulder at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The talk in Macky Auditorium is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The University of Colorado at BoulderÂ’s Wardenburg Health Center will offer meningitis and flu vaccinations to CU-Boulder students on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the Recreation Center. The immunizations will be available on a walk-in basis from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Twenty-five Buffalo Hug pillows will be delivered to Boulder Community Hospital's pediatrics ward and emergency room on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 1:30 p.m. by several CU athletes and coaches as part of a community outreach program of CU-BoulderÂ’s Office of Community Affairs.

An underwater breathing device created by two University of Colorado at Boulder researchers was named one of 18 semifinalists in Hammacher Schlemmer's 2000 Search for Invention Competition. The Pressurized Snorkel was invented by Igor Gamow, a professor of chemical engineering and well-known inventor of devices to enhance human performance, and by research associate Dana Ruehlman. Their patented device is as easy to use as a snorkel but enables divers to stay up to 12 feet underwater for several hours.

The University of Colorado at Boulder has received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, according to Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. The NSF grant is designed to enhance recruitment, retention and support for minority doctoral students in the fields of science, math and engineering.

The University of Colorado at Boulder and Denver's CBS television station, KCNC-TV, are collaborating on an educational program and contest for Colorado fourth, fifth and sixth grade students that will air Nov. 6-17 at 4 p.m. on Channel 4. The series, "Convection Connection," features News4 anchor Larry Green, CU-Boulder physics instructor Michael Dubson and Alex Weaver, K-12 outreach director at CU's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.

The Heritage Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder will host an art exhibition titled "Days of the Dead: Aztec Adventures of Cholo, Vato, and Pano" from Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 in the CU Heritage Center.