@Rochester
— Nov.
28, 2007
Today's Forecast: Partly Sunny, High 38°
Tomorrow: Rain/Snow/Wind, High 42°
In
Today's Issue
- Andrew Young
to Deliver MLK Address
- Kids Pit Robot
Against Robot in Giant Lego Competition
- Symphony Orchestra
Performs Dec. 8
- Simon School's
Secret Santa Program Returns
- Winners of Annual
Voice Competition Announced
- Event Highlight: The
Gift of Music/A Prism Concert
- Rochester
in the News: Steven Goldman on Recent Stem Cell Discovery,
- In Higher
Ed: When E-Mail Is Outsourced
News
and Announcements
 Andrew
Young to Deliver Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address
Andrew Young, business leader and former U.S. ambassador to the United
Nations, will deliver the University's Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative
Address. Young was a top aide to King during the inception of America's
civil rights movement. His talk, at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 21, in Strong
Auditorium is free and open to the public.
Read
more...
Kids Pit Robot
Against Robot in Giant Lego Competition
More than 700 boys and girls ages 9 to 14 will build and race Lego robots
in the third annual Finger Lakes First Lego League Tournament Series
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the Palestra. Those interested
in serving as a volunteer or becoming a sponsor should contact Monique
Nikki Terry at 275-9082 or mterry@ur.rochester.edu. Read
more...
Symphony Orchestra
Performs Dec. 8
The University Symphony Orchestra, directed by David Harman, professor
of music and director of orchestral activities, performs Saturday, Dec.
8, in Strong Auditorium at 8 p.m. Read
more...
Simon School's
Secret Santa Program Returns
The Simon School is holding its 15th annual Secret Santa Program Thursday,
Dec. 6, to benefit needy children in Rochester's South Wedge neighborhood. Read
more...
Winners of Annual
Voice Competition Announced
Eastman School students Evan Jones, Julia Cramer, and Quinn Patrick were
named the winners of this year's Friends of Eastman Opera voice competition,
held in Kilbourn Hall. Read
more...
Events
Nov. 29
The
Gift of Music/A Prism Concert: Special performance by Eastman
ensembles. Eastman Theatre. 9 p.m.
For more events: www.rochester.edu/calendar
Rochester
in the News
New York
Times (November 27)
"After Stem-Cell Breakthrough, the Work Begins "
Steven Goldman, professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and pediatrics,
comments on the recent announcement by scientists in Japan and Wisconsin,
who reported they could turn human skin cells into cells that behave
like embryonic stem cells. The transplanted cells must be very pure,
says Goldman, because any remnants of the original stem cells might turn
into tumors. Read
more...
In
Higher Education
Inside Higher
Ed (Nov. 27)
"When E-Mail Is Outsourced"
"In the world of e-mail, outsourcing means two things: Google or
Microsoft. Both have been marketing Web-based messaging services to small
businesses, nonprofits and other groups, and they've focused more intensely
on the higher education market over the past year. Besides services that
are completely free and interfaces that are familiar to students, they
offer a wide array of features, tools that let people collaborate in
real time—and of course, the cool factor." Read
more...
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