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Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor researches gulf oil spill
Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor John Kessler recently returned from a two-week research expedition in the Gulf of Mexico, where he had been investigating the aftermath of the 2010 British Petroleum (BP) oil spill. Kessler’s research took him on board the E/V (Exploration Vessel) Nautilus, a scientific research vessel that operates two remotely-piloted submarines for […]
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Marketplace Taxi has unclear future with UR
Rochester television station WHEC News10NBC released two videos on Wednesday, April 22 that showed Marketplace Taxi employees referring to UR students using expletives and racial slurs. The employees were recorded using derogatory language upon ending calls with students. The videos were recorded by former Marketplace Taxi driver Christine Van Orden. Marketplace Taxi is promoted by […]
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Student attempts to leave Hillside without paying
1. On Saturday, April 18 at 1:21 a.m., Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to the report of an attempted larceny at Hillside Market. Upon arrival, DPS was told by staff that an individual had taken a bottled drink and placed it into their sweatshirt pocket. The individual then went to exit the store without […]
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UR students create dining app
Two UR students have developed an iPhone app called URdining that offers daily, up-to-date information about dining halls and a ratings feature for giving feedback to UR Dining Services. The app, is owned and operated by URDining, LLC, a company freshman Jacob Niebloom and sophomore Xuefeng Peng founded for the purpose of marketing the app. […]
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SA Senators launch ‘Take Back Yik Yak’
The “Take Back Yik Yak” campaign, which aims to foster an inclusive community on campus and promote positivity on Yik Yak, officially launched this Wednesday, April 22, the same day as Communal Principles Day. An SA resolution endorsing the “Take Back Yik Yak” initiative was unanimously approved over two weeks ago on Monday, April 6. […]
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Culver appointed dean
UR Professor of biology Gloria Culver was chosen as the new Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences this week. As dean, Culver will preside over most academic departments, with the exception of engineering programs. The announcement was made in a press release from UR Communications on Tuesday, which stated that Culver had been […]
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Laser Lab avoids budget cuts
U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter of New York’s 25th congressional district recently prevented a $7.5 million funding cut to UR’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) for the 2016 fiscal year. The LLE is slated to receive $68 million in funding, the same amount appropriated for the 2015 fiscal year. According to an April 16 press release […]
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Visiting professor discusses implications of climate change
Dr. James Hansen, an adjunct professor from the Earth Institute at Columbia University, visited UR on Monday, April 20 to hold a seminar about the possible dangers of global warming in the upcoming years. The seminar was entitled, “Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise and Superstorms: Evidence from Paleoclimate Data, Climate Modeling, and Modern Observations that […]
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SigEp paints mural in 19th Ward
The following article contained an error in the print edition that has been corrected for the online version. The article originally stated that the mural was written in Hebrew and English. Rather, the mural was written in Yiddish and English (Updated: May 1, 2015) Working with local mural artist Shawn Dunwoody, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity […]
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Students and workers march from UR in ‘Fight for $15’
As part of the national “Fight for $15” campaign for a higher minimum wage and the right to unionize without repercussions, a large crowd of protesters organized near the steps of UR’s Eastman Quad at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15. Speakers addressed the protesters before they began their march toward College Town. Marchers included […]
