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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 […]
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Students attempt to evade Public Safety
1. On Wednesday, March 18 at 12:51 a.m., DPS officers responded to a loud noise complaint outside Lovejoy Hall facing the Residential Quadrangle. As officers approached, they observed six people talking loudly outside of Lovejoy. When the group observed the officers, they quieted down and two left and entered the building. As officers came closer […]
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North Korean refugee speaks at LiNK event on campus
Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) hosted LiNK alumnus and North Korean refugee Justin Kim at an event on March 24, where he addressed LiNK members and other UR students. Kim spoke about his experience growing up in oppressive North Korea, his attempts to flee the country and his resettlement in Rochester. Justin’s presentation was followed […]
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UR seeks legal action against Yik Yak users following racist posts
UR students rank among the most active users of Yik Yak, but in recent weeks the app’s reputation as a place for harmless puns and jokes was tarnished by posts containing derogatory slurs, personal threats and racist epitaphs. Sparked by ResLife’s assignments of Academic Living Centers to Drama House, Douglass Leadership House (DLH) and Sigma […]
