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Amid national scrutiny, UR assesses cheating

As the cheating scandal unfolds at Harvard, UR faculty and administrators assess the prevalence of academic dishonesty at UR and methods that might be used to make UR's policies on it more visible. Read More

UR to launch new peer advising pilot program in October

UR plans to launch a pilot peer advising program this October to foster support for students and provide enhanced resources for academics, research, internship opportunities and study abroad programs. Read More

SATs, ACTs now optional with UR applications

Applicants to UR are no longer required to submit exam results from the SATs or ACTs as of this fall. Read More

UR researchers demonstrate emerging role of Big Data

A team of three UR collaborators is using Twitter in the name of science, which is part of a recent trend in Big Data research. Read More

URMC treats, researches record 19 bacterial tattoo infections

Scientists at URMC had a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine about a record number of tattoo infections caused by bacteria. Read More

UR joins world’s largest international scholarship program

UR has joined the Davis United World College Scholars Program, which is the largest privately funded scholarship program in the world. Read More

Package raises alarm, situation defused

Your weekly dose of theft, injury and mishap. Read More

UR under construction: Rush Rhees floods as repair efforts block IT Center

Construction on the River Campus has become an ever-present reality and an inconvenience to some, in addition to possibly being the cause of flooding in Rush Rhees Library on Tuesday. Read More

Computing at the speed of sound: UR’s new supercomputer

UR's new Blue Gene/Q supercomputer can perform 209 trillion calculations per second and will be used to further research in a wide-array of disciplines. UR is the first University nationwide to acquire one. Read More

Campus Club Connection undergoes summer overhaul

The CCC now boasts a wide-array of new features, including an events board, and pages that student organizations can customize. Read More