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Teams rebound after losses to SUNY rival
The UR men's and women's swimming and diving teams propelled themselves to solid victories over the Nazareth College Golden Flyers on Saturday, Jan. 10. The men won by a score of 175-110, while the women beat the Flyers by a score of 157-143.These defeats came just one day after both teams lost to SUNY Cortland.'We […]
Security Update
Computer equipment and four laptops are stolen from Schlegel HallSometime between Thursday, Jan. 15 and Monday, Jan. 19, an unidentified suspect or suspects entered the Information Technology area of Schlegel Hall. According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, the suspect or suspects stole seven jump drives, four laptop computers and a hard drive. UR Security […]
Women snag Chase championship
The women's basketball team reaffirmed its position as No. 1 in the country over winter break, taking down two University Athletic Association opponents ranked in the top 25 of d3hoops.com's national poll. In a stretch of away games beginning on Jan. 6, UR defeated six teams, bringing its record to 14-0. This culminated in a […]
Campus Briefs
UR researchers develop PillUR researchers were awarded a $3.18 million contract by the federal government to develop a radiation pill. The contract could potentially extend three more years and be worth more than $10 million.The research team, led by Professor Yuhchyau Chen of the radiation oncology department, will test eltrombopag for its ability to replenish […]
Men steal third place in Chase Tournament
Shortly after the big ball dropped on 42nd street, it was time for the Yellowjackets to gear up and score some balls of their own.The men's basketball team started its 2009 season on Jan. 5 at Clarkson University. The highly contested battle would prove to set the tone for the first six games of the […]
Campus Climate survey discussed
UR groups sponsored special events in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. for the week of Jan. 16 to Jan. 23.On Jan.19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Campus Diversity Roundtable held a Campus Climate Conversation from 1 to 5:30 p.m. in the Simon School of Business. The event consisted of a series of presentations […]
UR qualifies many against RIT
The UR track and field teams traveled to Rochester Institute of Technology on Jan. 17 for their first meet since before winter break.The solid performances of both the men's and women's teams were exemplified by the 51 athletes who qualified for the New York State championship meet and the three athletes who qualified for the […]
Stolen Social Security
The names and Social Security numbers of 450 current students and alumni were accessed illegally from the UR Student Employment Web site a nonacademic database and copied to an off-campus IP address on Jan. 7.According to Chief Information Security Officer Julie Myers, Student Employment immediately called for a security investigation when a potential breach was […]
Students board bus to capital
On Monday night, over 150 UR students met outside the Information Technology Center and boarded three coach buses headed toward Washington, D.C. to witness the 56th Presidential Inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama.The buses arrived at 4 a.m. in Largos, Maryland. Students then rode the Metro into the city and made their way toward the National […]
UR?s Steven Chu selected by Obama
In 1997, UR alumnus Steven Chu received the Nobel Prize in physics for his work using lasers to trap and cool individual atoms. Now, Chu hopes to use his scientific expertise to help lead the nation to new heights. President Barack Obama named him Secretary of Energy in early December. Chu graduated from UR in […]