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Beyond Rochester
UR researcher receives NASA grant to study brain health in space
Dr. Michael O’Banion, a researcher at URMC, was recently awarded a $1.8 million grant to study the effect deep space travel on the development of neuro-degenerative diseases in astronauts. Using high-energy beams of heavy ions, researchers will mimic space radiation to study the accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain, which can cause neuro-aggressive diseases, […]
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Ten tips for getting your grades up
Capitalize on your last few assignments to make good of a semester of struggle. Read More
Ed Observers
What’s in a name?
In 1972, women accounted for only about 38 percent of the labor force. Today, they make up closer to 47 percent. During the 1969-70 school year, only 92,481 master’s degrees were awarded to women, compared to 143,083 awarded to men. Those numbers have risen monumentally since, with the 2009-10 year seeing 417,828 master’s degrees awarded […]
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What to do during Fall break
Fall break is coming up, and there’s an air of excitement around campus as we all count down to our days off. Lots of students are planning to use the time to travel back home and spend time with their family, but lots more are opting to stay on campus. If you’re one of them, […]
Foreign Focus
Learning to dance in New Delhi
The motivation to study abroad is a simple one: visit another country, experience another culture. The extent of how much a student immerses themselves is up to them, but no one goes abroad to live like a Rochesterian. One popular location to study abroad is India. The drastically different—yet gorgeous—culture attracts many a student to […]
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Seeing Charlie Hebdo through the eyes of students
On Jan. 7, two gunmen shook the world when they marched into the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France, and attacked employees. Their attack left 12 dead and 11 wounded and shook the world. The now iconic “Je suis Charlie,” translating to “I am Charlie,” spread worldwide and was used in […]
