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U.S. Senator visits UR to discuss prevention of sexual violence
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the University of Rochester on Monday to participate in a roundtable discussion on ending sexual violence. In a meeting with UR staff and students, Rochester officials and visitors from neighboring colleges, Gillibrand discussed a new bill that would provide stricter sanctions against campus sexual violence. Representing the UR studentry were […]
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Construction plans move forward for Data Science Institute
UR recently selected Welliver, a provider of construction services based in the Finger Lakes region of New York, as the manager for preconstruction services for the new Institute for Data Science. In October 2013, UR’s Board of Trustees approved the Institute for Data Science as the signature project of the 2013-2018 University Strategic Plan. Data […]
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Frederick Douglass Building renovations will begin in May
The Frederick Douglass Building will undergo renovations throughout the coming year and will reopen in fall 2016 as the last step in the 10-year process of updating UR’s dining facilities. “This is the final and most important puzzle piece for our program,” Marketing Manager Kevin Aubrey said. Director of Dining Services and Auxiliary Operations Cameron […]
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SA launches IMPACT website for student petitions
SA officially launched and announced the beta version of IMPACT, a petition site “for students by students,” on Tuesday, Feb. 24. SA President’s Cabinet member and senior Ryan Puffer coded the site and Technology & Web Coordinator Sarah Hedrych designed it and will serve to guide future teams of students in maintaining the site. Once […]
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Security Update: Student takes unwitting visitor’s coat
1. On Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2:11 a.m., Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers were advised by a visitor that her coat and personal belongings had been taken while she attended an event in Douglass Dining Center. The visitor left her coat unattended while at the event. As the visitor described her coat, a DPS […]
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Scientific American editor and UR alumnus Fred Guterl gives lecture
In the latest installment of the River Campus Libraries’ Neilly Lecture Series, executive editor of Scientific American magazine Fred Guterl addressed students and community members on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the Hawkins-Carlson Room. Guterl discussed his book, “The Fate of the Species,” a speculative non-fiction work about potential human extinction events. Assistant Dean of River […]
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Sig Ep, Drama House and DLH staying on Frat Quad
This week, UR Residential Life finalized its selection process for the Academic Living Centers (ALCs) housed on the Fraternity Quadrangle. The ALC program was started in 2002 to, as Dean Feldman wrote, “provide unique facilities for groups to create integrated educational experiences in a residence-based community.” For the last three years, Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig […]
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Career Center names new director
Joe Testani, who is currently the director of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)’s Career Center, will be replacing the current Director of the Gwen M. Greene Career Center Burt Nadler, who recently announced his retirement after 16 years at UR. Testani will assume the role in June 2015. Testani led efforts to gather data for […]
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Editor of Scientific American gives library lecture
In the latest installment of the River Campus Libraries’ Neilly Lecture Series, executive editor of Scientific American magazine Fred Guterl addressed students and community members on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the Hawkins-Carlson Room. Guterl discussed his book, “The Fate of the Species,” a speculative non-fiction work about potential human extinction events. Assistant Dean of River […]
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Career Center names new director
Joe Testani, who is currently the director of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)’s Career Center, will be replacing the current Director of the Gwen M. Greene Career Center Burt Nadler, who recently announced his retirement after 16 years at UR. Testani will assume the role in June 2015. Testani led efforts to gather data for […]
