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Professor calls for radical education reform
Professor of Education Joanne Larson recently published a new book, titled “Radical Equality in Education: Starting Over in U.S. Schooling”, detailing her dismay over the current education system in the United States. From Larson’s perspective, the current system starts from a fundamentally incorrect position. “The way it currently works, we start with assumptions of inequality […]
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Man refusing to buy textbooks, returns them
1. On Thursday, Feb. 27 at 2:17 pm, staff in the Frederick Douglass Bookstore reported the theft of two books. Staff stated that a man walked into the bookstore and asked for two textbooks. A staff member gave the man the books as he believed the man was a student. The man walked around the […]
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Newman Community hosts talk on Pope Francis
Catholic priest and CEO of Canada’s Salt and Light Television Network Father Thomas Rosica visited UR last Thursday night, presenting a lecture at the Interfaith Chapel. Over one hundred people were in attendance, mostly adults from the surrounding community. His talk, titled “Resignation and Revolution”, focused on the transition of the papacy from Pope Benedict […]
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Chris Matthews to speak at Commencement
UR Communications announced that Chris Matthews, news commentator and historian, will be the 2014 UR Commencement speaker. The ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, May 18. Matthews will be awarded an honorary doctor of letters from the University once approved by the Board of Trustees. Matthews has a diverse background in history, politics, and journalism. He […]
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MMC transitions to digital humanities center
The renovation and repurposing of the Multimedia Center (MMC) into a digital humanities center is underway. According to Director of Digital Humanities for Rush Rhees Library and head of the MMC Nora Dimmock, who is leading the transition, the project does not involve any extensive construction. The main changes include new paint, new comfortable and […]
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Man tries to enter library
1. On Monday, Feb. 24, at 1:41 am, officers responded to Rush Rhees Library after receiving reports of a suspicious man. Officers learned that two students working in the Periodical Reading Room observed a man try to enter through a window from the exterior fire escape. The students stated that when the male saw them […]
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Dean earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Mary Ann Mavrinac, Vice Provost and Dean of the River Campus Libraries, received the Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. OCULA is a branch of the Ontario College Association and represents higher education library faculty and staff. The Lifetime Achievement honors those that made exceptional contributions to academic library development, […]
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Ending Eating Disorder Stigmas
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW), a week-long series of events dedicated to educating communities about eating disorders, is taking place this week as groups across UR work together to organize a multitude of events and programs. The mission of NEDAW, which is a campaign not only on college campuses but in communities across every […]
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Antidepressant may offer new Alzheimer’s relief
A new study conducted at eight university medical centers, including the UR Medical Center (URMC), has indicated that the antidepressant drug Citalopram may have a calming effect on victims of Alzheimer’s disease. According to Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Research, and Education Program at URMC Anton Porsteinsson M.D., Alzheimer’s patients […]
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Library plans to digitally archive historic documents
With the help of a $360,000 grant from the Fred L. Emerson foundation, UR will be able to digitize the Seward Family Archive. The archive, which is one of the most extensive firsthand accounts of 19th-century American political and social life, comes from the family of William Henry Sward (1801-1872) who was the secretary […]
