Archive: Feb 2008
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Campus Brief: Innovative ultrasound technology leased out
Ted Christopher, Ph.D. began his research on ultrasound technology as a graduate student, working with his advisor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Kevin Parker. The new technology creates a clearer image than other ultrasonic imagers.Director of the Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound Diane Dalecki commented on Christopher's ultrasound research, developed at the Rochester Center for […]
URMC logo launched
The University is continuing to promote unity in its image by announcing the UR Medical Center's new logo and new motto, "Medicine of the Highest Order," in a multimedia campaign. The campaign is included on local Rochester television, billboards, radio and print and will continue through June. The main concept that the Medical Center is […]
Dining presents renovation ideas
Students and faculty ran through some potential dining changes at Tuesday night's Dining Committee meeting that took place in Wilson Commons Room 122. This month's meeting covered an array of dining issues, but it primarily focused on possible renovation ideas for Danforth Dining Hall and The Pit for over the summer. The committee meets regularly […]
Security Update
A female student walking in Intercampus Drive Lot reported that she had been approached by a driver of a dark-colored sedan on Saturday, Feb. 2 at approximately 7:15 p.m., according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. The driver drove up to her. He proceeded to ask her if she knew where the ice skating rink […]
Students debate on elections
Red and blue clashed Tuesday night as students from various political organizations let sparks fly over a number of current issues. With the results of the "Potomac Primary" of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia looming over the night, the UR Debate Union, along with Delta Upsilon Fraternity, played host to members of the […]
Events promote healthy hearts
If you happened to notice a lot of people wearing red on Wednesday, it was all thanks to UR's Wear Red Day. The American Heart Association has its own Wear Red Day that occurs annually on Feb. 1, when it promotes heart health. "We wanted to have our own UR Wear Red Day," Co-chair of […]
DeFrank talks elections
The Washington Bureau Chief of the New York Daily News Thomas DeFrank shared his insight into the 2008 presidential election last Thursday with an attentive crowd of UR students, faculty and alumni.DeFrank drew on personal stories from his 37 years as a Washington reporter to entice the overflowing Welles-Brown room in Rush Rhees Library. He […]
County policy affects MERT
A new protocol outlined by Monroe-Livingston Regional Emergency Medical Services Council requires that intoxicated persons treated by Emergency Medical Technicians be transported to the hospital for further care, effective Jan. 1.Director of UR Security Walter Mauldin was notified of the policy late last week.Mauldin speculated that the Council's decision was meant to be precautionary."It's likely […]
Women drop two on UAA roadtrip
This weekend proved to be a challenge for the UR women's basketball team, as it lost both of its away games to the University of Chicago Maroons and the Washington University in St. Louis Golden Bears. A loss to the Maroons on Friday night gave the Yellowjackets their first University Athletic Association defeat this season […]