Features
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Why libraries still matter: New UR librarian Timothy McGeary on the future of academic libraries
When McGeary begins his tenure in March in the role of Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of URochester Libraries, he will bring with him his experience of a career shaped by the changing role of libraries in a digital world. At Duke University, where he currently works, McGeary has helped oversee the systems and services that support teaching, research, and scholarship, for example, by digitally preserving data and developing new software. Read More
Biology
Fay Lab makes a groundbreaking discovery on Saccharomyces yeasts’ heat resistance abilities
URochester Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Justin Fay conducted an investigation into how yeasts tolerate higher temperatures due to global warming in fall of 2025. The Fay Lab is a culmination of undergraduate and graduate students comparing the genomes of two different species of yeasts in the genus Saccharomyces — S. cerevisiae and S. uvarum. Saccharomyces is known […]
centennial
Celebrating a hundred years of URMC with Miner Library
Edward G. Miner Library, located on the first floor of URMC, serves as the medical center’s main academic health sciences library, with patrons including patients, staff, students, and faculty. Established in 1925 as part of URMC, Miner Library was built originally in the middle of the medical center to symbolize unity, bringing together the clinical […]
Community
Gandhi Institute shares nonviolence teachings of Gandhi and MLK in local Rochester community
The Gandhi Institute pays homage to the teachings of Gandhi and prominent Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. through community involvement, in the form of workshops, community dinners, volunteer work, and work with the Rochester City School District and several other local organizations. Read More
Club
A look into the Mexican Students’ Association, where students find ‘a home on campus’
The group gained approval midway through the Fall 2024 semester, and throughout last year, Martinez and Andrade-Gonzales tabled at the Activities Fair, held e-board elections, and were finally able to officially reserve on-campus spaces for the club to meet. Read More
from the archives
Change doesn’t have to be hard: An exploration of UR’s last logo design process
Backlash against a logo change isn’t new — students also grumbled in 2007, the last time the logo was reworked. But the process of selecting a new logo 18 years ago was very different than it was this most recent time around. Read More
culture
Meet the French Toast club (it’s not about the breakfast food)
UR’s French Toast club, officially recognized as an organization in fall 2024, aims to share the language and culture of the Francophone world without any expectations of prospective members understanding or speaking French. Read More
art
Creative Expo features campus creative life for second year in a row
Students, faculty, and alumni gathered late on Thursday Oct. 16 to celebrate the second annual University of Rochester Creative Expo (URC), a campus-wide showcase for current and aspiring creators to see the campus arts organizations and opportunities. Read More
Opinions
Survey led by UR Political Science’s James Druckman explores Americans’ views on higher education
The American public may still trust universities, but they also possess a sense of unease that universities are both valued and vulnerable in the eyes of students and educators. Read More
logos
Student opinions on the new logo
On a post on the r/Rochester subreddit on the rebrand, the top comment as of Oct. 19 reads: “It looks like one of those colleges you see advertised on tabloid websites that accept anyone with a pulse.” Read More
