After several years of discussion, construction and fundraising, the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Bridge Rails-to-Trails Conversion is 80 percent complete. The project will transform the old railroad bed on Wilson Boulevard across from the Hill Court into a footbridge, connecting the UR campus to neighborhoods across the Genesee River and, by extension, to downtown Rochester. Construction is slated for completion by the end of May, with a ribbon cutting scheduled for June 29. The project is financed jointly by the... [More]
UR has seen a marked increase in the proportion of international students in its newly admitted classes, a proportion that is slanted toward some countries — in particular China — more than others.
This year's housing lottery revealed that competition for housing in the Riverview Apartments was lower than it has been in years past, in part because UR is encouraging students to move off-campus.
UR celebrated this year's communal principle — respect — and launched next year's communal principle — responsibility — at an event on Tuesday, April 17.
Organizers of Rochester's annual Lilac Festival believe this year's event will showcase the expansive lilac collection as in previous years, despite the mild winter and unseasonably warm spring that caused some concerns about the blooms.
U.S. poet laureate Philip Levine gave a well-attended reading at UR on Thursday, April 12.
URMC has successfully implanted the first artificial heart in the upstate New York region after 49-year-old Gaetano Orlando received a SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart on April 4.
The Eastman School of Music won a competitive bid to host this year's International Viola Congress from May 30 to June 3.
UR's literary translation service Three Percent has announced the recipients of the Best Translated Book Awards.
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