News
Campus
Hoeing, Gilbert evacuated in pre-dawn fire
A cigarette thrown in a trash can on the first floor of Hoeing caused a small fire to break out there on Nov. 20 at around 2:30 a.m. Read More
Campus
SA, Transportation collaborate to improve shuttle service
The Gold and Silver Line shuttle routes now stop at Towers, and SA will survey students about the Green Line. Read More
Campus
Drug dealer robbery in Brooks Crossing lands UR student in jail
A UR student who allegedly orchestrated the robbery of four drug dealers in Brooks Crossing was arrested and charged with six felonies. Read More
URMC
Au Bon Pain cafes close
The two Au Bon Pain cafes in the URMC closed their doors as the result of a mutual decision following a dispute in contract between the University and Healthy Choice. Read More
Sexual Assault
UR holds town hall meeting on sexual misconduct
UR President Joel Seligman heard from the UR community at a town hall meeting as a follow-up to his Sept. 24 statement on the results of the Association of American Universities (AAU)’s Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault. Read More
Race
President Seligman responds to student petition on race relations
“I cannot ignore evidence that our campus climate can be improved,” Seligman stated in an email following Friday's student protest, in which protesters gave him a list of demands. Read More
BSU
Students protest ‘systematic racism and oppression’
At noon on Friday, Nov. 20, leaders of the Douglass Leadership House (DLH) , Minority Student Advisory Board (MSAB), Spanish and Latino Students’ Association (SALSA) and the Black Students’ Union (BSU) held a protest to express solidarity with the students at Mizzou and other universities “in their plight against systematic racism and oppression." Read More
Security Update
Rettner burglar makes off with the goods
1. On Nov. 11, staff in the Technology Lending Library in Rettner Hall reported that sometime between Oct. 10 and Nov. 11, an unidentified person or persons had stolen two laptops, a tablet, six digital cameras and a pair of goggles from a secured cabinet. Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers found no signs of […]
Beyond Rochester
UR researcher receives NASA grant to study brain health in space
Dr. Michael O’Banion, a researcher at URMC, was recently awarded a $1.8 million grant to study the effect deep space travel on the development of neuro-degenerative diseases in astronauts. Using high-energy beams of heavy ions, researchers will mimic space radiation to study the accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain, which can cause neuro-aggressive diseases, […]
Beyond Rochester
In perceptions of international violence, students see disparity
With the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris prompting an international outpouring of support, juniors Ibrahim Mohammad, a Palestinian refugee, and Omar Soufan, who left Syria for the U.S. in 2012, reflected on the differences between responses to the attacks in Paris and attacks in Lebanon, Kenya and Syria. Calling the attacks in Paris a tragedy […]
