Archives - Sam Passanisi

A River Campus student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, prompting University Health Services (UHS) to initiate containment measures. In an email to the University community on Tuesday, Vice Provost and Director of UHS Ralph Manchester, M.D. said that the affected student has been placed in isolation in a single dorm room since Sept. 4 and […]

The UR administration’s push to strengthen the humanities and arts on campus continued this week, with the announcement of the Institute for the Performing Arts, a new office devoted to spreading interest and appreciation of dance, theatre and music among the student body and in the Rochester community at large. UR’s new Institute for the […]

For the first time since 2010, a pair of new greek organizations will be establishing chapters at the University of Rochester this year. Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority will both send representatives to campus this year to recruit founding members and to colonize the new chapters. No new greek organizations have […]

The students started to chant his name before he entered the room, before the lights had begun to dim in the auditorium. He bounded out onto the stage from the wings, with a loose, spry gait and the boundless energy of a much younger Science Guy. He looks older now—60 years this November—but to the […]

After almost a year of deliberation, Rochester was announced in July as the headquarters for the federal government’s new Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation. The photonics institute, which was first announced to the public in Oct. 2014, will encompass a coalition of state and private universities including UR, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and […]

The annual Senior Class Gift drive is underway, with the 2015 Class Council soliciting donations to the University from graudating seniors. A website for the drive encourages seniors to donate to any of a number of campus organizations and funds, which include individual academic departments, athletic teams, the River Campus Libraries, scholarships, and the Medical […]

On Sunday, May 17, education strategist and Posse Foundation founder Deborah Bial will give the commencement address for UR’s class of 2015. Bial is known for supporting diversity in higher education, and her nonprofit Posse Foundation has just concluded its first year of partnership with UR. The University’s commencement website describes the Posse Foundation as […]

Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor John Kessler recently returned from a two-week research expedition in the Gulf of Mexico, where he had been investigating the aftermath of the 2010 British Petroleum (BP) oil spill. Kessler’s research took him on board the E/V (Exploration Vessel) Nautilus, a scientific research vessel that operates two remotely-piloted submarines for […]

“I love you,” Susan B. Anthony said, staring into George Eastman’s eyes as he stood on the platform, ready to be lowered into the carbonite freezing chamber. “I know,” Eastman replied, as a slight suggestion of a smile appeared on his lips. The floor began to sink beneath him. This might be his last mistake, […]

UR Professor of biology Gloria Culver was chosen as the new Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences this week. As dean, Culver will preside over most academic departments, with the exception of engineering programs. The announcement was made in a press release from UR Communications on Tuesday, which stated that Culver had been […]