Articles by Elise

1. On Sept. 9, 2014 at 1:59pm, the bookstore staff alerted Public Safety to a suspicious male in the building. The workers recognized this male from a flier distributed from other college campuses alleging he had stolen items from their stores. The male was seen looking at new textbooks at which point the staff contacted […]

Relating to the ongoing search for Fight 370, the Malaysian Airlines flight that disappeared on March 8. Optical Engineering Professor Dr. Duncan Moore released a video explaining the reasons for the difficulty in locating the plane. Following an National Public Radio (NPR) interview on Tuesday, April 17, Dr. Moore expressed concerns that listeners would have […]

Three panelists came together at UR to discuss the future of finance in the U.S. on Tuesday, April 8. The program was organized by Politics and Markets and moderated by Associate Professor of Political Science and Business Administration David Primo. Members of the panel included senior fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University […]

A recent study by Assistant Professor of Political Science Maya Sen suggests that minorities and women are consistently given lower ratings by the American Bar Association (ABA) than their white male counterparts.   The inspiration for this study resulted from current events occurring during judicial vetting processes.   “I read with great interest several articles […]

Mary Ann Mavrinac, Vice Provost and Dean of the River Campus Libraries, received the Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. OCULA is a branch of the Ontario College Association and represents higher education library faculty and staff. The Lifetime Achievement honors those that made exceptional contributions to academic library development, […]

An event to celebrate women’s health and body image, Confidence U, was held Monday, Feb 17.  The event explored a wide range of women’s health issues, from breast cancer to confidence building.  Confidence U was held in the Hirst Lounge and involved a wide range of interactive learning with fun giveaways.   UHS Health Educator […]

As human beings, we have an insatiable urge to one-up each other. At a school where being ever better is our theme, we take it farther than intended to include being ever better than one another. This is most predominately seen in the division or inherent rankings between majors. This is not to bash or […]

This past Friday, Jan. 31, Dining Services held their annual Iron Chef Challenge in Danforth Dining Center. The Iron Chef Challenge developed out of the University Chef Challenge that was started by former District Chef Mary Locke and the staff of Hoeing and Crosby Halls in 2003. In an effort to “keep evolving,” Marketing Manager […]

UR hosted an educational symposium regarding the Rochester City School District (RCSD) in the Interfaith Chapel on Tuesday morning, Feb. 4. The symposium was well-attended and encouraged conversation between educational leaders and current teachers. Many staff members and donors of UR were also in attendance. The catch phrase of the three and a half hour […]