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Led by Professor of Biology John H. Werren, a team of UR scientists persuaded the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to undertake the genome sequencing of a parasitoid wasp called Nasonia vitripennis."People generally associate wasps with bees and stinging, but there are minute wasps called parasitoid wasps that […]

A recent New York Times in-depth investigation of the dissemination of government-produced news reports into mass media revealed an alarming trend. Mass media outlets, namely local television newscasts, have taken government-produced reports and passed them off as unbiased news reports. Even more disturbing is that many newsroom editors, confused by the vast network of satellite […]

While most students left Rochester for last week's spring recess, more students stayed on campus for at least some part of the week than in past years. During this academic year, ARAMARK and Dining Services have made several improvements to their school break operations, especially in regard to notifying students about differing hours. However, the […]

Sophomore Steven Michael Shparber was arrested on the charge of first-degree rape by the Rochester Police Department on March 13. "We were first notified by an officer on patrol at Strong [Memorial Hospital]," Director of UR Security Walter Mauldin said. "We talked to the female student and she filed a report with us. We then […]

Amid the ornately carved wooden paneling and gilded moldings that adorn the ceiling of Kilbourn Hall, the baroque sounds of the Aulos Ensemble and the soprano Julianne Baird resonated clearly and freely, re-creating an atmosphere of the past. From the onset, the entire performance on March 16 was permeated with a feeling of antiquity, most […]

"Tradition, tradition, tradition!" You can almost hear those words resounding strongly when David Krakauer wails Yiddish modal licks on his clarinet. The "tradition" that the character Tevye speaks of in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" gets infused with popularity by world-famous klezmer clarinetist Krakauer. While keeping the history of the Jewish dance music, he […]

Imagine you are an early-childhood classroom teacher responsible for molding the minds of a room full of four to six-year-olds. Now imagine you have just been told you are to teach these children music in the classroom. Your knowledge of music is limited to the few songs you were taught back in elementary school. Do […]

A challenging season came to a close on Saturday for the UR women's basketball team. Though their 16-11 season ended earlier than they had hoped, the team has a lot to be proud of with their incredibly competitive schedule. UR finished the season in the semifinals of the Eastern Collegiate Athletics Conference Upstate New York […]

It has been a busy and exciting offseason in Major League Baseball. Big name players such as Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and Sammy Sosa departed from their former beloved teams to seek success elsewhere. As the season opener approaches, let's examine some of the big winners and losers in offseason trading. First, the winners.St. Louis […]

'Tis the season for sabermetrics, where crazed-sports fans like me mull over the history books of baseball's finest players. More importantly, it is a time to scrutinize past performances and build your fantasy baseball team.I think a little history to help set the scene is in order. Fantasy sports date back to the early 1980s, […]