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-- Jan.
29, 2007
Monday's Forecast: Snow Showers, High: 19°
Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy, High: 25°
In
Today's Issue
- Anthony Legacy
Dinner
- Seasonal Affective
Disorder
- February Soccer
Clinic
- Computer Science
Professor Named Fellow
- How to Start
Exercising
- Event Highlight:
Wake up in Wilson
- Rochester
in the News: Epstein on Evaluating Medical Students, Pipher Joins
National Women's Hall of Fame
- In Higher
Ed:
Concerns about Wikipedia
News
and Announcements
Anthony
Legacy Dinner Celebrates Women's Accomplishments
The annual Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner pays tribute to the suffragist's
campaign to win women admission to the University and honors the achievements
of student leaders, faculty, staff, and alumni. This year's event, cosponsored
by the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership and the University
Women's Club, will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, in the
May Room of Wilson Commons.
Getting
SAD Is More Than Having the Blues
While many people believe that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) amounts
to feeling gloomy in the winter, a University research review emphasizes
that SAD is actually a subtype of major depression and should be treated
as such.
February
Soccer Clinic for Boys and Girls
Register now for the UR Soccer Clinic offered from February 19 to 21
at the Goergen Athletic Center for boys and girls ages 7 to 12. Daily
sessions from 9:30 a.m. to noon will include technical exercises, tactical
exercises, small-sided games, and scrimmages. The cost is $75. For more
details, contact Jared Micklos, assistant coach of the men's soccer
team, at jmicklos@sports.rochester.edu
or 275-2185.
Scientist
Named Fellow of Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery has honored Michael L. Scott,
professor of computer science, for his contributions to system software
for parallel and distributed computing, naming him a Fellow for 2006.
Class
Offers Tips on How to Start an Exercise Program
Michael Washington, a certified fitness specialist from the Medical
Center Fitness and Wellness Center, will discuss how to start exercising
and achieve a fitness goal. The information session, sponsored by Well-U,
will be held on Wednesday, January 31, at the Medical Center and Thursday,
February 1, on the River Campus. Register online at www.rochester.edu/well-u
or by calling 275-2437.
Event
Highlight
January
31
Wake up in Wilson: Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons, 8:30 to 10 a.m.
See www.rochester.edu/calendar
for more events.
Rochester
in the News
The Chronicle
of Higher Education (January 26)
"A
Glance at the Current Issue of The New England Journal of Medicine:
Testing Medical Residents
The report highlights a recent article by Ronald Epstein, professor
of family medicine and psychiatry, that examines effective ways for
faculty members to evaluate medical students.
Democrat
and Chronicle (January 26)
Hall
of Fame Adds UR Scientist
Judith Pipher, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, comments
on her recent induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame. "I'm
extremely honored and humbled, I must say," Pipher says. "All
you have to do is glance at the list of people in the Hall of Fame to
know you're in pretty special company."
In
Higher Education
Inside Higher
Ed (January 26)
A
Stand Against Wikipedia
"As Wikipedia has become more and more popular with students, some
professors have become increasingly concerned about the online, reader-produced
encyclopedia."
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