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Apple debuts Parkinson’s study app in collaboration with URMC
An app co-developed by URMC researchers was unveiled on March 9 at an Apple keynote event. The app, dubbed mPower, is designed to collect real-time data from those suffering from Parkinson’s disease. The study is expected to gather data from tens of thousands of users and illuminate otherwise unexplored facets of Parkinson’s disease, unobtainable through […]
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Fast-food workers’ speaking tour begins
Fast-food workers and UR students launched Metro Justice’s city-wide Fast Food Worker Speaking Tour at the University last Thursday, March 19. Former fast-food worker and current Metro Justice union organizer Kim Ramos, fast-food worker Emily Sullivan, Metro Justice organizing director Colin O’Malley and educational and political chair of Douglass Leadership House Charlise Goodlet led the […]
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Vandalism continues in Burton bathrooms
Ongoing vandalism in the bathrooms of Burton Hall has prompted an investigation by Public Safety and Residential Life. Since the beginning of this semester, vomit, feces and used tampons have been left in the second-floor Burton bathrooms on a near daily basis. Burton is an upperclassmen living hall, with 15 to 20 residents sharing four […]
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SA adopts new bylaws
On March 19, SA Senate passed new bylaws governing the entire Student Association. The bylaws, which dictate everything from committee duties to election procedures, were the product of weeks of discussion, debate, and compromise. The SA President, SA Vice President, heads of All Campus Judicial Council and several senators drafted and revised the 16- page […]
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UR raises tuition rates for 2015-16
This past weekend, UR administration announced the tuition, room and board rates for the upcoming 2015-2016 year. Tuition for undergraduates will increase approximately 2.8 percent to $47,450, room and board will rise by 4.8 percent to $14, 294, and the overall cost of attendance will rise by approximately 3.3 percent. Tuition rates for the Eastman […]
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Security Update: Students found dancing in Gilbert attic
1. On Feb. 28 at 5:12 p.m., a student reported hearing what sounded like footsteps above her room in Gilbert Hall. The area in question was the attic area in Gilbert. Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers responded to check the area. Upon arrival, officers found a group of students in the attic. The group […]
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Repairs in store for Hutchison, Hylan, Dewey entrances
UR Facilities & Operations will be replacing entrance doors on several River Campus buildings during UR’s spring break. The repairs are slated for the external entrance to the tunnels in Dewey Hall, the main entrance doors of Hylan Hall on the Science Quad, and the first-floor entrance to Hutchison Hall that faces Wallis Hall. Construction […]
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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 […]
