@Rochester
— Nov.
6, 2007
Today's Forecast: Showers, High 43°
Tomorrow: Showers, High 41°
In
Today's Issue
- Special Message: Henry Kyburg Dies
- Men's Soccer
Wins UAA Title and NCAA Bid
- Sex Differences
in the Brain
- Lecture by Debra
Castillo on 'American (Visa) Dreams'
- Free Depression
Screenings Today
- Reminder: Flu
Shot Clinic at the Eastman School
- Event Highlight: Reception/The
Animal Project
- Rochester
in the News: University Program to Help City Students, David
Primo on the Role of Money in Elections
- In Higher
Ed: Growth of Study Abroad
Special
Message
Professor
of Philosophy and Computer Science Henry Kyburg Dies
Henry Kyburg Jr., a renowned and respected
professor of philosophy and computer science, died of acute pancreatitis
on Oct. 30 at the age of 79 at Strong Memorial Hospital. He was well
known for his cutting-edge studies of uncertain interference, which
is the human process of reaching conclusions, and data mining, the
process by which computers search for information in data or draw conclusions
from it. The University flag on the Eastman Quadrangle will fly at
half-mast today in his memory. Read
more...
News
and Announcements
Men's Soccer
Wins UAA Title and NCAA Bid
The men’s soccer team has received a bid to the NCAA Division III
playoffs and taken the UAA title with the Nov. 3 victory over eighth-ranked
Case Western Reserve. It will be Rochester’s third straight playoff
appearance and its second UAA title in the last three years. Read
more...
Worms Take the
Sniff Test to Reveal Sex Differences in Brain
Buttery popcorn or fresh green vegetables? Your answer tells a lot about
you. Now, University scientists say that the way that thousands of tiny
worms have answered that question likely reveals a lot about you and
your brain, too. Read
more...
Lecture by Debra
Castillo on 'American (Visa) Dreams'
Cornell Professor Debra A. Castillo examines several films from Spanish
America and the Philippines in her lecture "American (Visa) Dreams" on
Nov. 8 in Rush Rhees Library at 5 p.m. Read
more...
Free Depression
Screenings Today
The Strong Employee Assistance Program is sponsoring free and anonymous
depression screenings for University faculty and staff today. The check-ups
run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Six Nations Cafeteria at the Medical
Center and from noon to 3 p.m. in Wilson Commons, 121. Call 475-0432
for details.
Eastman Hosts
Flu Shot Clinic on Wednesday
University Health Service is sponsoring a flu shot clinic at the Eastman
School for students, faculty, and staff on Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 11
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Cominsky Promenade.
Events
Nov. 6
Reception/The
Animal Project: This exhibition explores people's attraction
to and discomfort with animals. An animal rehabilitator will be
on hand with her animals during the reception. Sage Art Center.
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Exhibit runs through Nov. 9.
For more events: www.rochester.edu/calendar
Rochester
in the News
Democrat
and Chronicle (Nov. 5)
"Grant to Help College-Bound City Students"
About 100 Rochester City School District students will get help preparing
for college and for math and science careers through an Upward Bound
program at the University.
Read
more...
R News (Nove.
4)
"Money and the Political Process"
"It's often said that money won't win you an election, but it's
very hard to win an election without money," says David Primo, assistant
professor of political science, in an article on spending in the upcoming
elections. Read
more...
In
Higher Education
The New York
Times (Nov. 4)
"The Foreign Legions"
"International exposure, whether study, volunteer work or internship,
has become a must-have credential. With the new demand—the number
studying abroad is twice that of eight years ago—what was once
an add-on has become big business. About 6,000 programs send students
to more than 100 countries." Read
more...
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