In Today's Issue

• Behavior Problems in School Linked to Family Types
• Cancer Center Obtains Nearly $2M in Stem Cell Funds
• Trustee Road Paving Starts Today
• Three Earn Athletic Group's Highest Academic Award
• Eastman Among Top Music Programs in Fiske Guide
• Grant to Support ARTWalk Extension

News and Announcements

Behavior Problems in School Linked to Family Types
Contrary to Leo Tolstoy's famous observation that "happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way," a new study coauthored by two Rochester psychologists confirms that unhappy families, in fact, are unhappy in two distinct ways. And these dual patterns of unhealthy family relationships lead to a host of specific difficulties for children during their early school years. See news coverage from USA Today.

Cancer Center Obtains Nearly $2M in Stem Cell Funds
Two large federal grants received this summer will allow researchers at the Wilmot Cancer Center to continue their research into stem cells that give rise to cancer.
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Trustee Road Paving Starts Today
Facilities and Services recommends that vehicular traffic use Hutchison Road as an alternate route today and tomorrow as paving work is completed on Trustee Road. Those who park in Trustee Lot may avoid the construction by parking in Park Lot, Intercampus South Lot, or Intercampus North Lot. The bus stop at Goergen Hall also will be closed during the paving. Call 273-5549 with any questions.

Three Earn Athletic Group's Highest Academic Award
Celeste Hornbach '10, Melissa Alwardt '11, and Misha Carrel-Thomas '11 have been named to the President’s Scholar-Athlete Team, the highest honor from the University Athletic Association.
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Eastman Among Top Music Programs in Fiske Guide
The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011 has ranked the Eastman School  as one of the top undergraduate music programs in the country in "Fiske Picks: Music Schools That Should Be On Your Radar."
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Grant to Support ARTWalk Extension
The City of Rochester has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the expansion of ARTWalk, an urban art trail in the Neighborhood of the Arts. "The NEA grant underscores the significance of the ARTWalk project for this entire community," says Memorial Art Gallery director Grant Holcomb. "In partnership with the City of Rochester and various community organizations, the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester looks forward to playing a key role in the revitalization of this area."
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