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The UR community can now get a greater glimpse into President Abraham Lincoln's life and policies through letters and other documents that were either written to Lincoln or written by the man himself. These documents were available online starting last Monday, Presidents' Day."The Lincoln Project was conceived by Richard Peek, Director of Rare Books, Special […]

UR's Laboratory for Laser Energetics has announced its 2008 High School Summer Research Program. The program will consist of 12 students picked from Rochester-area schools who have finished their junior year.Past projects have led to acknowledgment in national science competitions, including the Intel Science Talent Search. In 2007, two students from the program were among […]

Eastman School of Music graduate Maria Schneider, Master of Music '85, won a Grammy Award on Feb. 10 for Best Instrumental Composition. This is Schneider's second Grammy. In 2005, she won the award for Best Ensemble Album for "Concert in the Garden." Schneider also had Grammy nominations for her debut recording "Evanescence" and her recordings […]

Rochester-based company SiMPore, Inc. will facilitate the transition of cutting-edge molecular filter technology, developed last year by UR scientists, from laboratory research to practical application in the marketplace. The New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation granted UR $473,000, an amount SiMPore will match, to support the state's economic development through investments in […]

According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, on Sunday evening, a female student walking along the access drive to Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls reported that she saw a red-colored SUV-style vehicle, which was possibly a Jeep, being driven by someone she did not know. The vehicle pulled up close to her. The driver proceeded […]

Israeli-Arab Journalist Khaled Abu Toameh gave a speech on Tuesday in the Gowen Room in Wilson Commons about the issues concerning the conflict in the Middle East. Toameh, an Arab-Muslim living in Jerusalem, began his career as a translator, before becoming a correspondent and finally editor of a Palestinian Liberation Organization newspaper while he attended […]

There has been much discussion around campus lately pertaining to the D'Lion Organization. D'Lion Week took place from Feb. 9-16, culminating with a show on Friday night, called The Show, which took place in Strong Auditorium to celebrate the D'Lions 50th anniversary. Even after the week has ended, the topic of D'Lions is still one […]

UR President Joel Seligman's February Town Hall meeting was a charged discussion about the quality of life here at UR and beyond these University grounds.Seligman greeted a small group of students and various heads of campus services with an invitation to eat the free food and for the students to suggest preliminary discussion topics.He began […]

Roars and cheers reverberated throughout Strong Auditorium as students filed in eagerly, ready to watch The Show, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the D'Lion Organization at UR. The entire auditorium was buzzing with excitement as emcees sophomores Jarrod Bogue, Janaque Fernando, Timothy Lindsay, senior Shane Campbell-Stanton, and D'Lion Organization President and sophomore Benjamin […]

Friday, Feb. 15 proved to be a real blast from the past as No Jackets Required performed in the May Room of Wilson Commons and left the audience hopping and bopping to the hottest beats from the '90s at their raving pop show. The show lasted a whopping three hours with not a minute of […]