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“Heartbleed” ails web security
Earlier this month, UR’s network, along with millions of other websites that use the same software package, were been exposed to have a major security susceptibility in its Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) program called Heartbleed. An SSL is an encryption scheme used to make web sources secure for services such as banking and login services. […]
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Visiting nurses praised for quality care
Program Director of Development at Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester and Monroe County (VNS) Brenda Bartock, along with the Telehealth team, recently received the 2014 Quality Team of the Year Award at the Visiting Nurse Associations of America’s 32nd Annual Meeting. The award was given for the program’s involvement in a two-year project to expand […]
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Carlson Library houses new visualization center
The construction of a new visualization technology center in the lower level of Carlson Library called the VISTA Collaboratory began April 1. VISTA stands for Visualization-Innovation-Science-Technology-Application. According to Vice Provost and Executive Director of the Health Sciences Center for Computational Innovation (HSCCI) David Topham, who has been leading the development of the VISTA Collaboratory, the […]
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NROTC places first overall at drill competition
UR’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) placed first overall in a Drill and Athletics competition at Villanova University on Saturday, April 5. Each year, the University’s NROTC unit competes in a Cornell University invitational and a Villanova University competition. Last semester, UR came in first place overall at Cornell as well. This is the […]
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Seligman addresses state of UR
Akin to Barack Obama’s State of the Union address describing his plan for the nation, University President Joel Seligman recently delivered his State of the University Address detailing events of the past academic year and what the administration will be focusing on for the future. The President’s address covered a range of topics, from the […]
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Endowment advances future fundraising
UR alumnus and Trustee Laurence “Larry” Bloch and his wife, Cindy, announced a gift to the University’s fundraising program and an endowment for the position of Chief Fundraising Officer, creating the “James D. Thompson Chief Advancement Officer: Endowed by Larry and Cindy Bloch” fund and the “Larry and Cindy Bloch Endowment for University Advancement.” […]
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Routine blood transfusions may decrease infection rates
Restrictive criteria for the use of routine blood transfusions in hospitals may help decrease infection rates in patients, according to a meta-analysis in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The study was led by Mary Rogers, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan and co-authored by Director of the Transfusion Medicine Unit at UR Medical […]
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Experts discuss future of finance in the U.S.
Three panelists came together at UR to discuss the future of finance in the U.S. on Tuesday, April 8. The program was organized by Politics and Markets and moderated by Associate Professor of Political Science and Business Administration David Primo. Members of the panel included senior fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University […]
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Seligman addresses heroin allegations
UR President Joel Seligman sent out an email announcement to all students last Friday, addressing the use of heroin on the UR campus. He later held a press conference on campus at on Friday afternoon at 3:30 for the local Rochester news stations, publicly begging students to get the help they need. Seligman began his […]
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URMC begins next phase in study on Parkinson’s disease
The next phase of an ongoing study on Parkinson’s disease will take place at UR Medical Center (URMC) later this year. A press release from URMC on April 2 said that the study, which is being conducted in tandem with Northwestern University, could have exciting new implications for the treatment of the disease. First-phase testing […]
