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Presidential award recognizes diversity
This past Friday, Jan. 24, President Seligman awarded the UR’s 2014 Presidential Diversity Award during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address to John Cullen, a research associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the Medical Center, and the Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA). President Seligman instituted the Presidential Diversity award in […]
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Rush Rhees lays out 10 year renovation plan
The Rush Rhees Library Revitalization project is currently in the planning phase as library staff, students and architects collaborate to create a road map. The project is a 10-year master plan to modernize Rush Rhees Library. An open forum for the project was held on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The architectural firm Perkins+ Will presented […]
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Royal Institute of Philosophy awards UR professor
At the beginning of this month, the Royal Institute of Philosophy in London awarded Chair of the Department of Philosophy at UR, Professor Randall Curren, an honorary professorship. This award is the first the Royal Institute has given since it was founded 87 years ago with the purpose of advancing philosophy through discussion, education and […]
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URMC study shows importance of sleep
The New York Times published an article on Saturday, January 11 about UR Medical Center’s new findings on how sleep clears away toxins in the brain. This research was funded by the National Institute of Health. The principal investigator of the research and senior author of the resulting paper, Dr. Maiken Nedergaard, explained the study […]
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Dining announces new food options
The University Dining Staff has made many changes to the food being served around campus for the spring semester. These changes have either already been put into effect or will be implemented over the next few weeks. Most of these changes were brought to the attention of Dining by the 5K Challenge hosted by SA […]
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Drunk man gets bummed by lack of money
Man forces student to give him money outside Eastman 1. On Wednesday, Jan.15th, at 11:28 a.m., a patrolling Public Safety Officer observed a man soliciting a student for money in an aggressive tone outside of the Eastman School of Music. The student gave the man some money just as an officer walked up. The man tried to […]
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New government budget supports data science
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released his $137.2 billion dollar budget proposal for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, and the implications are significant for the University of Rochester. As a significant health care provider in the community, as well as a key educational facility in the City of Rochester, it is important for the University to […]
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UR is top school for veterans
UR was named one of 2014’s top military-friendly universities in the Military Education Guide. Commanding Officer of UR’s NROTC unit, Captain Jeffrey Bartkoski, outlined some programs in place that may have led to this recognition. One Team, One Fight (1T1F) is an organization that joins various institutions in the Rochester area in their efforts to […]
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Brian F. Prince announces funding for renovation of athletics facilities
President and Chief Executive Officer of ORIX USA Corporation and UR alumnus Brian F. Prince has donated a large sum of money to go toward renovating and expanding Fauver Stadium and other outdoor athletics facilities. President Joel Seligman announced the gift during half-time for the basketball game against Case Western Reserve this past Friday, Jan. […]
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UR’s ROTC places first at Cornell Invitational
The University’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) placed first in the Cornell University Invitational Drill Competition last Saturday. The competition consisted of two categories: Drill and Military Excellence Competition (MEC.) “It did not come easy,” battalion drill officer Joshua Nysenaum said. “The drill and MEC teams put in a lot of work to make […]
