Campus
Administration
University appoints new provost: Nicole Sampson
Nicole Sampson, professor of chemistry, was named University Provost January, effective Feb. 1. Read More
federal policies
SA passes Resolution to Protect the University’s International and Immigrant Populations
The resolution says that all people have the right to “live, learn, and work at the University of Rochester, including our international students, DACA recipients, and undocumented students.” Read More
Safe Ride
“Safe Ride” expands service, adds new off-campus stops
The service dubbed the “personal campus Uber” by some made a comeback last month with the rollout of “Tripshot” – a new and convenient app. The University’s ‘Safe Ride’ program serves to help students travel between and around the University between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Read More
healthcare
UR Medicine homecare workers and the road to unionization
Workers have been put in “a really rotten spot” due to having to squeeze more work into the same time that they previously had. Read More
Administration
UR joins lawsuit against federal funding cap
Educational institutions like the University are facing new barriers under the Trump administration, including threats to research funding such as the halt of all federal grants. Though the move was subsequently blocked by federal district court judges, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced in February a 15% cap on indirect cost reimbursements — directly […]
economics
Banning sweatshops won’t fix poverty, says visiting professor
“Welfare of the workers is the goal,” Powell said. “... We [must] have a means-end discussion about what policies deliver on that." Read More
food
Laila El-Haddad discusses food as a means of resistance
“During the past 15 months, we have seen even in times of war and genocide […] Palestinians, like anyone else, must eat, must survive." Read More
cancellations
UHS introduces new cancellation and no-show policy
UHS recently introduced a $25 “no-show” fee for students that didn't cancel or reschedule at least 24 hours in advance of their appointments. Read More
Code of Conduct
Students’ Association condemns University’s handling of ‘wanted’ poster case
Three out of the four arrested students have been suspended from the University for two years and the other was expelled. Read More
Graduate Student Union
UR graduate students hold protest for unionization
Graduate student organizers are ready to do “whatever it takes” to form a union. “We feel like there's an extreme need here to get it done as quickly as possible,” said organizer Katie Gregory, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. “Up to and including a strike, everything's on the table.” Read More
