$22.93b budget awaits action by governor
As Acting Gov. Jane Swift ponders how to trim state spending by as much as $400 million, the House voted Tuesday to override her veto of a $1.14 billion tax package approved last week in tandem with a $22.93 billion budget for fiscal 2003.

Senators ask Swift to spare UMass, colleges
The following letter, signed by 38 of the 40 members of the State Senate, was sent July 19 to Acting Gov. Jane Swift.

Lovley lands $8.9m grant for microbial studies
Microbiologist Derek Lovley has received an $8.9 million, three-year grant to study a family of microbes with the potential for uranium bioremediation of soil, as well as the production of electricity.

McCaw named director of Athletics
Alumnus Ian McCaw was named the campus's fifth permanent director of Athletics July 15.

Rifkin tapped to serve as interim dean of SBS
Janet M. Rifkin, chair of the Department of Legal Studies, has been named interim dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (CSBS), effective Sept. 1.

Library changing Reserve services
Reserve reading services of the Biological Sciences Library and the Physical Sciences and Engineering Library will move to the Du Bois Library this fall.

State grant supports campus study of fuel-cell technology applications
The campus was recently awarded a $150,000 grant by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to study the feasibility of developing a fuel cell-driven premium power supply for its facilities.