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Dining
Wegmans stays on the menu – UR dining continues local partnership
What began as a pilot program last academic year has expanded to hold a permanent place in campus dining, offering students the chance to enjoy Wegmans-prepared meals from the comfort of campus. Read More
building
Construction significantly underway on campus Catholic center
The Joseph P. Mack Catholic Center began construction earlier this year after a groundbreaking ceremony in February and is set to be completed spring 2026. Read More
emails
Alumni set to lose access to their UR emails, graduates displeased
All alumni University of Rochester Google Gmail accounts will be deactivated effective Nov. 4 2025, as announced in an email sent out to alumni Oct. 8. Read More
Federal Government
Impacts of Government Shutdown on UR
Highly funded universities such as UR can use their own resources to manage a shorter shutdown, but as the shutdown continues, the University will have to prioritize about what to fund. Read More
Boundless Possibility 2030 Strategic Plan
‘A brand is not just a logo’: University leadership explain new marketing strategy
The University announced a new set of logos and other branding elements as part of an overhaul of their branding and marketing strategies Oct. 2. Since 2023, the University has been planning a new marketing campaign as part of the “Boundless Possibility” strategic plan, aimed at elevating and building the University’s profile on a national […]
medical center
URMC provides training for National Emergency Preparedness Month
The four weeks of September were organized into four separate modules, with subjects including fire safety, power loss, medical emergency response, and MedSled training for patient evacuations. Read More
celebrities
An introduction to Meliora Weekend’s headliners
Meliora Weekend has attracted many notable speakers, performers, and other public figures to the University over the years, including musician Tony Bennett, author Ann Patchett, and lawyer Jeffrey Toobin. This year, three more speakers headlined the annual festival. Read More
Board of Trustees
New University branding campaign launches, logo to be released
While the overall campaign initiative was public knowledge since the start of the year, questions arose as to how much was being changed when an anonymous user on the social media platform Fizz posted what appeared to be logos and brand elements from a Board of Trustees slideshow presentation. Read More
academics
New engineering honor society joins campus
As of now, in order to join you must be an undergraduate, graduate student, or faculty at the University, have a minimum GPA of 3.7 (for students), and be involved in a qualifying major. The chapter’s founding president, senior Kyle Perlman, wants to change that. Read More
Barnes and Noble
Opinions split on UR Essentials, UR’s new textbook program
So far, the pilot semester has produced clear benefits for many: students who would otherwise struggle to afford materials instead received them without added cost, and the program reduced guesswork about editions and access codes. But the rollout also exposed operational weaknesses. Read More