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Eastman professor wins second Grammy Award
Eastman Professor Paul O’Dette was awarded his second Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. The awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 8, in Los Angeles. O’Dette won his first Grammy in 1996 for his work with classical singer Sylvia McNair on a series of song by composer Henry Purcell. But O’Dette calls this award especially rewarding. […]
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Libraries expand data purchase program
The River Campus Libraries recently created a website for its data purchase program, making data more accessible to faculty and students. Faculty, academic professionals and students wishing to request or recommend purchases of datasets can do so by email. The price, budget, accessibility and likely usefulness to other researchers are considered before data are purchased, […]
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Triathlete addresses diabetes, determination
Ironman triathlete Gretchen O’Dea, who has Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), held an interactive presentation and discussion on life as a diabetic athlete on Saturday afternoon in Sloan Auditorium. The event was hosted by the College Diabetes Network, and it attracted a crowd of about 30 students, teens and adults. O’Dea, a 36-year-old resident of Canandaigua, […]
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Danforth employee falls on top of elevator
1. On Feb. 9 at 11:26 a.m., Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers responded to the report of an employee injury at Danforth Dining Hall. Upon arrival, officers found that a staff member had fallen approximately four feet onto the top of the elevator. The elevator had malfunctioned and the doors opened without the elevator […]
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Students venture onto Genesee River
1. On Jan. 31 at 11:21 p.m. and Feb. 1 at 11:39 p.m., Public Safety officers encountered two different groups of students walking on the frozen Genesee River. One group stated that they saw footprints on the ice so they believed that it was safe. The second group was sitting on the frozen river and […]
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SA Senate to work with Facilities, ResLife for all-gender restrooms
In a resolution passed on Monday, Feb. 2, Students’ Association (SA) Senate advocated for the development of all-gender restrooms on the River Campus. The resolution was written by SA Senator and Chair of the Academics Committee Stephen Wegman, a sophomore, and senior David Markakis. All-gender restrooms are usually single-user facilities that can be used by […]
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Education strategist Deborah Bial to speak at Commencement
The University has selected educational strategist Deborah Bial as the Commencement Speaker at the 165th College Commencement, which will take place on Sunday, May 17. Bial is the founder and president of the Posse Foundation, a New York City-based organization that sends outstanding high school graduates to top universities on scholarship. The University of Rochester […]
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UR astronomers discover exoplanet
A team of astronomers at the University of Rochester has discovered a strange object in the sky. By observing an unusually long eclipse of a star in the southern constellation Centaurus, they have found a planet with a ring system 200 times as large as Saturn’s. The star, J1407 (a shortened of the much longer […]
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Doctor to get Susan B. Anthony Award
Dr. Linda Chaudron, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, will be honored at UR’s annual Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner. Chaudron has been chosen to receive the Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor bestowed on those members of the University community who inspire other […]
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Memorial Art Gallery closes due to nearby Carnegie Building fire
An early morning fire at Rochester’s Carnegie Building on Tuesday, Jan. 27th, prompted the closure on Wednesday of UR’s Memorial Art Gallery (MAG). During its closure, the MAG ran air scrubbers to protect artwork from potential soot and smoke damage. “The closing was purely precautionary,” MAG Public Relations Specialist Meg Colombo said, “and it […]
