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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…

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…

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.

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.

NJR brings back one hit wonders to small crowd

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

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.

Concert series at URMC commences

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