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cancellations
UHS introduces new cancellation and no-show policy
UHS recently introduced a $25 “no-show” fee for students that didn't cancel or reschedule at least 24 hours in advance of their appointments. Read More
Code of Conduct
Students’ Association condemns University’s handling of ‘wanted’ poster case
Three out of the four arrested students have been suspended from the University for two years and the other was expelled. Read More
Graduate Student Union
UR graduate students hold protest for unionization
Graduate student organizers are ready to do “whatever it takes” to form a union. “We feel like there's an extreme need here to get it done as quickly as possible,” said organizer Katie Gregory, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. “Up to and including a strike, everything's on the table.” Read More
artificial intelligence
New UR chatbot released with more features expected in coming weeks.
Despite the University's initial seemingly skittish response to the use of AI, UR has now started embracing this advancing technology through the release of its own chatbot. Last month, the University released chat.rochester.edu, a variation of the ubiquitous ChatGPT licensed from OpenAI, an American company known for developing the GPT family of AI tools, through […]
grants
Title IX Office unveils mini grants for student programming
The program will provide financial awards of $200 designated to fund programming related to sex and gender-based misconduct, boundary-setting, and healthy communication on campus. Read More
pre-trial
New pre-trial date set for expelled students charged for the ‘wanted’ posters
At the hearing, the prosecution asked for an extension until the next pre-trial date, which was granted. The next date is set for April 1 — eight weeks from this most recent hearing. Read More
breaking bad
CT Interviews: Giancarlo Esposito
This weekend, the University welcomed award-winning actor Giancarlo Esposito to Strong Auditorium as the speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address. Read More
labor
Hourly minimum wage increases 50 cents
New York State’s minimum wage increased by $0.50 on Jan. 1 to from $15.00 to $15.50. Read More
addiction
URMC provides opioid overdose prevention training
Naloxone displaces the opioid from the brain receptors, which stops the effects of the overdose for sixty to ninety minutes. This allows time for a hospital to intervene. Read More
Graduate Student Union
Students protest against incoming presidential administration, calling it “fascist”
Held in the days following President Trump’s inauguration, the rally featured a combination of prepared speeches, calls to action, an open forum, and chanting. Read More