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@Rochester: August 29, 2008
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Today's Forecast: Showers, High 77°
Tomorrow: Morning Clouds, High 80°
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In Today's Issue
- Medical Center Names New Chair of Anesthesiology
- Wilson Day 2008: Slide Show
- Artist Perdiguero Speaks Sept. 4 at Memorial Art Gallery
- Event Highlight: Orientation 2008—Job Fair for Students
- Rochester in the News: Elizabeth Marvin and 'Perfect Pitch'
- In Higher Education: Chronicle of Higher Education's Almanac 2008–09
News and Announcements
Medical Center Names New Chair of Anesthesiology
Denham Ward, professor of biomedical engineering and anesthesiology and former chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, has been named chair of anesthesiology at the Medical Center. He succeeds James Robotham, who recently stepped down as chair to focus on his research. Read more...
Wilson Day 2008: Slide Show
More than 1,000 University freshmen fanned out across the city and suburbs to volunteer at 40 local schools, churches, community agencies, neighborhoods, and nonprofit organizations in the Rochester area during the 20th annual Wilson Day on Thursday, Aug. 28. Read more...
Artist Perdiguero Speaks Sept. 4 at Memorial Art Gallery
Juan Perdiguero, one of six artists featured in the 3rd Rochester Biennial, speaks on his work at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 4, in the Memorial Art Gallery's auditorium. His illustrated lecture, the third of four offered in conjunction with the exhibition, is free with admission. Read more...
Rochester in the News
UPI (August 26)
"Perfect Pitch May Be Heard Often"
Elizabeth Marvin, professor of music theory at the Eastman School, talks about a study she and Elissa Newport, professor in the College's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, conducted that indicates more people have "perfect pitch" than previously thought. "Tests for perfect pitch have always demanded that subjects already have some musical training or at least familiarity with a particular piece of music, which really limits the pool of candidates you can test," says Marvin. "That means nobody really knew how prevalent perfect pitch is in humans in general." Read more...
In Higher Education
Chronicle of Higher Education (July 21)
"Almanac, 2008–09"
"This special report features national and state-by-state data on colleges and universities, as well as regional profiles of the issues facing academe across the country." Read more...
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