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Three new businesses open in College Town
Saxbys Coffee, The Beer Market and Constantino’s Market opened their doors to College Town on April 6, 7 and 9, respectively, giving students easy access to a cafe, gastropub and full-service grocery store. Mayor Lovely Warren, NY State Senator Joseph Robach, Saxbys’ founder and CEO Nick Bayer, U.S. House of Representatives Economic Development Specialist John […]
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Student group achieves financial aid reform
The Students’ Association (SA) and the student organization Peaceful Protest of the Financial Aid System met with Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jonathan Burdick last week to lay out specific plans to improve the financial aid system. SA will add a new Executive Director of Student Life position Monday, April 13 to oversee the […]
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Dever and Holloway elected
Grant Dever and Melissa Holloway have been elected 2015-2016 Students’ Association (SA) president and vice president, according to unofficial results posted on the SA elections website late Wednesday evening. Dever and Holloway won by a margin of 546 votes over opponents Ethan Bidna and Erinmarie Byrnes. Out of the 1,318 votes cast in the presidential […]
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Seligman hosts town hall meeting
UR President Joel Seligman held a town hall meeting on Tuesday, March 31, to discuss past and current developments in University infrastructure. Seligman also discussed the recent announcement of a tuition increase for the coming year and the recent controversy surrounding offensive dialogue on Yik Yak. After his presentation, Seligman received audience questions; if he […]
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UR student diagnosed with meningitis
In an email sent to the University community on Tuesday, Vice Provost and Director of University Health Service (UHS) Dr. Ralph Manchester said that a River Campus student had been hospitalized with bacterial meningitis. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), meningitis involves an infection of the cerebrospinal fluid, which causes inflammation in the […]
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Eggsault on Riverview Building B
1. On March 29 at 10:59 a.m., a Department of Public Safety (DPS) officer on patrol in Riverview Building B found several doors and other areas that had had eggs smashed on them. The officer found the interior of the elevator, the 4th floor laundry room door, two other doors and carpeting on the 4th […]
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New research could improve cancer treatments
A UR research team led by Director of the UR Center for RNA Biology Dr. Lynne E. Maquat has found that blocking a certain cellular quality-control mechanism called nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) can make chemotherapy more effective to treat of cancer. NMD is a quality-control pathway responsible for protecting the cell from mistakes it might […]
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Tiernan Project will not renew special interest housing status
The Tiernan Project, which was established in 1974 as UR’s special interest housing for those interested in community service and is currently located on Burton 2, will not be a special interest housing group in 2015-16. It originally occupied all of Tiernan Hall with around 165 members before its relocation following the implementation of freshman […]
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Meliora Challenge meets $1.2 billion goal
The University announced this week that fundraising efforts had surpassed the Meliora Challenge campaign’s initial goal of $1.2 million. President Seligman and chair of the Board of Trustees Edmund A. Hajim made the announcement at the Board of Trustees’ annual retreat last week. The Meliora Challenge is the largest fundraising campaign in UR history and […]
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Artist installs Susan B. Anthony mural in Dewey tunnel
Rochester-based artist Sarah Rutherford, who was hired by the University to paint a mural on campus, is at work this week in the tunnel system under Dewey Hall. The mural, entitled “Her Voice Carries,” depicts a young and an old version of 19th- and 20th-century women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony. Rutherford is working in […]
