WILLIAM O'BRIEN
WILLIAM O'BRIEN
Class of 2016

Articles by WILLIAM

A Day for Change fights back against animal testing

Last Thursday, March 27 the Student Association of Vegan and Vegetarian Youth (SAVVY) hosted A Day for Change. The event was designed to raise awareness of animal testing, encourage people to try vegan and vegetarian foods, and consider how animal testing impacts individual dietary choices. Justin Goodman presented the keynote address at this year’s event. […]

Presidential award recognizes diversity

This past Friday, Jan. 24, President Seligman awarded the UR’s 2014 Presidential Diversity Award during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address to John Cullen, a  research associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the Medical Center, and the Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA). President Seligman instituted the Presidential Diversity award in […]

Vasilii receives fellowship for ice core research

Professor Vasilii Petrenko wins the David and Lucille Packard Foundation scholarship to extend his research studying ice cores. Read More

Students lead awareness campaign for rare genetic disease, YellowJackets contribute

Two UR students have organized a fundraising campaign to benefit the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance, which will culminate in a benefit concert featuring the Yellowjackets on Friday, April 5. Read More

NJR brings back one hit wonders to small crowd

No Jackets Required held a concert dedicated to classic, one-hit wonders. Read More

UR physics professor explores energy harvesting, recycles power for electronics

Professor Jordan's research explores the possibility of using heat waste from electronics to generate electricity for those same devices. Read More

Concert series at URMC commences

A concert series called "The Healing Power of Music" brings two performances a month to patients at URMC. Read More