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Professor of Biology H. Allen Orr has been named a University professor. Orr is an evolutionary geneticist who received his professorship in part because of his work with multiple disciplines. He has made substantial contributions to experimental genetics and mathematical theory. He is also a well-established writer who co-authored the book "Speciation," a scholarly review […]

This morning, students in the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering received notice of the rising costs of their education. Tuition will rise from $34,380 to $36,410, and standard room and board expenses will grow from $10,600 to $10,810. The new numbers include a 5.9 percent increase in tuition and a two percent increase in […]

Over the past few weeks, many University offices, including UR Security, University Health Services and UR Medical Center Educational Resources met to discuss how to best implement the new Monroe-Livingston Regional Emergency Medical Services protocol, which requires intoxicated person treated by Emergency Medical Technicians to be transported to a hospital to receive further care."Essentially, the […]

Last weekend, 35 members of UR's Reserve Officers' Training Corps traveled to Villanova University for the 49th-annual Villanova Invitational Drill Meet and the 17th annual Villanova University Excellence Competition. The ROTC Units practiced for months for this competition, which is one of three regional bouts. Last semester, the team competed at another drill competition at […]

UR part- and full-time faculty and staff are eligible for $9,000 to purchase a new home in the city of Rochester through the University Home Ownership Incentive Program. The University teamed up with the city of Rochester, Advantage Federal Credit Union and Canandaigua National Bank & Trust to offer financial incentives for employees to live […]

The first ever Globalization and Society Conference was held on Monday and Tuesday at UR. The interdisciplinary conference featured panelists from Europe, local professors and other academics from around the country. The purpose of the conference was threefold: first, to foster dialogue between different parts of the University; second, to make connections between various fields […]

Candidates running for Students' Association president and vice president had a chance to respond to questions and participate in a debate yesterday in the Gowen Room in Wilson Commons. The three pairs of candidates running for president and vice president are sophomores Patrick Chase and Tal Cushmaro, juniors Mustafa Rehmani and Brett Young and juniors […]

Senior Mike Burgstrom has been a force for the UR men's track and field team, earning All-American honors last week and most recently being named the Atlantic Region's Top Field Athlete for the indoor season. This past weekend, however, when the men's and women's track teams traveled to Widener University - located just outside of […]

The UR women's tennis team traveled to the greater Boston area this past weekend for two matches against tough competition. On Saturday afternoon, the women fell to the Brandeis University Judges, 1-8. The 'Jackets quickly rebounded to defeat the Babson College Beavers, 6-3, on Sunday morning. At Brandeis's Gosman Athletic Center, the UR women were […]

The men's tennis team took a road trip to Massachusetts last weekend, hoping to continue the momentum of its upward swing from the end of its spring break trip to Florida. Unfortunately, the Yellowjackets were unable to follow through, and the team was defeated in its matches against both Brandeis University and Babson College.The 'Jackets […]