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flour
From flour city to flower city: The rise and fall of flour mills in Rochester
Rochester owes much of its early growth to numerous flour mills.
Douglass
What else did Frederick Douglass and MLK think?
Before their deaths, and in parallel with their direct efforts at social justice, both men pushed for thorough economic policy measures as well.
Insomnia
Insomniacs Anonymous
“Guys, guys! We have a new member! And people say advertising our meetings around midnight was a dumb idea,” your Virgil laughs.
Basketball
New COVID restrictions allow in person sports despite remote learning
In response to surging cases in Monroe County, the University announced updated COVID-19 guidelines for students.
Depression
How to act like an adult even though there’s actually no point in existing anymore
Back then when it was fashionable to spread your face germs all over other people’s face germs at face germ-sharing parties, college life was nothing but bliss. So why aren’t you happy?
MERT
How do we get MERT off pause?
MERT, UR’s student-run Medical Emergency Response Team, usually trains members and works on-call shifts to provide on-campus emergency care for students. Unfortunately, they’re going to have to wait to get back to that.
Culture
College students + free Insomnia cookies = a batch made in heaven
A yearly tradition since 2019, this event welcomes students back to school with some sweet deals — so long as you arrive wearing your finest sleepwear.
Research
O’Brien laboratory leads the way on iron absorption studies
Dr. Kimberly O’Brien and her colleague Dr. Zhenglong Gu are leading the FeGenes study to determine how hereditary hemochromatosis, or iron overload, varies by population group.
crisis
Next semester, trained grad students will respond to mental health calls
Beginning Fall 2021, a new Mental Health Task Force program will be implemented so that trained UR graduate students will…
