Administration
UR joins lawsuit against federal funding cap
Educational institutions like the University are facing new barriers under the Trump administration, including threats to research funding such as…
Safe Ride
“Safe Ride” expands service, adds new off-campus stops
The service dubbed the “personal campus Uber” by some made a comeback last month with the rollout of “Tripshot” – a new and convenient app. The University’s ‘Safe Ride’ program serves to help students travel between and around the University between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Israel-Palestine
The Mahmoud Khalil reckoning
Higher education's institutional mission is bedrock to American democracy. Safeguard the former and maybe we can salvage the latter.
healthcare
UR Medicine homecare workers and the road to unionization
Workers have been put in “a really rotten spot” due to having to squeeze more work into the same time that they previously had.
Athlete Profiles
Jackie Hsiao on competing at the Fencing Junior Olympics
Hsiao also revealed the life lessons fencing has taught her, saying, “Persistence is key and losing is one of the best ways to learn.” She watches back all of her bouts, which her mother and teammates record.
News
Community
Culture Fair highlights campus cultures for third year running
“The community as a whole kinda comes together for this one big event,” Andrade-Gonzales told the Campus Times. “It seems that everyone is very proud of their culture and their identity.”
donald trump
Ukrainian Students Association urges renewed support for Ukraine
Kariazov’s goal is consistency: while it may be a trend to support Ukraine now, URUSA’s efforts won’t end until the war does.
Administration
University appoints new provost: Nicole Sampson
Nicole Sampson, professor of chemistry, was named University Provost January, effective Feb. 1.
Features
brain
The University’s new Brain Exercise Intiative aims to help those with Alzheimer’s
Junior Atreyee Ghosh, biochemistry and psychology major, first heard about the Brain Exercise Initiative (BEI) through a friend who is…
federal policies
SA passes Resolution to Protect the University’s International and Immigrant Populations
The resolution says that all people have the right to “live, learn, and work at the University of Rochester, including our international students, DACA recipients, and undocumented students.”
advocacy
Research at Rochester: the Dye Lab: rooted in respect, grown through collaboration
Dye notes that “the science is kind of the easy part, in a way,” because the multidimensional nature of health renders the social and cultural determinants as the most difficult to encapsulate when designing policies and programs.
