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UR pushes ahead with fourth year of flu research

UR researchers are seeking subjects for a flu study that is part of a larger collaborative effort with other universities aimed at making the flu epidemic less prevalent. Read More

Campus Briefs

UR founds Institute of Popular Music In an effort to promote and support a broad range of popular music, UR founded the Institute of Popular Music on Saturday, Dec. 1, spearheaded by Music Professor John Covach. The Institute will have some physical office space after the music department moves into Dewey Hall at the end […]

College Town Barnes & Noble to house UR bookstore, design receives ‘fine tuning’

The College Town Barnes & Noble bookstore, slated to open in the summer of 2014, will house UR’s campus bookstore. In response to Mount Hope residents’ distaste, the design was recently modified to include a chamfered entryway. Read More

Relationship woes spur fence attack

Your weekly dose of crime, injury and malady. Read More

UR commissions Rochester Police Department to patrol footbridge area

A Rochester Police Department officer will patrol the Erie-Lackawanna footbridge for the remainder of this semester and will encourage students to use an alternate route after dark due to the bridge's lack of lighting. Read More

Student Code of Conduct under review

A committee has embarked on an endeavor to assess and update the language of the Principles of Student Conduct by the end of this academic year. Read More

Students rally to workers’ side as contract remains out of reach

UR students and other members of the University community attended a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, Nov. 14 in support of the workers’ side of contract negotiations with the University, which have been stalled since September but will resume on Thursday. Read More

UR extends early decision deadline in wake of Hurricane Sandy

UR extended its early decision application deadline to help accommodate those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Read More

‘Observations’ series aims to fuse scientific method with humanities

“Observations” —a series of lectures that explores the scientific process and the cultural significance of science — commenced on Thursday, Nov. 8. Read More

English professor earns high acclaim for poetry anthology

English professor Jennifer Grotz has received the prestigious Lillian Fairchild Award for her poetry anthology "The Needle." Read More