Volume 38 Index (2010)
- January 18, 2010 #1
First known binary star is discovered to be a sextuplet system
EPA recognizes University for lead abatement efforts
Study: ‘Weekend effect’ makes people happier regardless of job
Civil rights leader to give MLK address
When the weather outside is frightful ...
Eastman alumni compete for Grammy gold
CEIS reports $607 million impact
Study links vitamin D, race, and cardiac deaths
Three scientists named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Incentive helps employees find ‘home’
Live United and good things happen
Scholarship fund supports boxing team
Rochester undergrads explore career options through internship experiences
Professor’s passion attracts students to science and engineering
Lights, camera…experts
What’s old is new
Notables
In Brief - March 29, 2010 #2
Laser makes silicon pump liquid uphill
Sights—and sounds—of spring
Conference aims to build ‘stronger community’
Be counted: Census 2010
Yellowjackets Finish Fourth
Taubman takes reins at medical school
The University’s ‘eyes and ears on the ground’
Berk returns as CEO
New center to focus on early stage clinical research
Staff Saluted for Outstanding Service
Virtual work space for academics promises greater access to research
University intercessors examine issues through many lenses
First Presidential Diversity Awards presented
College Diversity Roundtable launches second campus climate survey
Contest helps raise eco-awareness
ArtAwake brings historic building back to life
Forum will examine impact of political rhetoric
United Way campaign in final weeks
How I Live United - May 10, 2010 #3
Commencements celebrate achievement
Colorful Pursuit
Study: University among largest state employers
Taubman becomes medical school’s 10th dean
New urgent care center focuses on community’s oral health needs
Study explains how human brain processes language
Celebrating University authors
Renowned artist’s work will anchor new Centennial Sculpture Park
Staff members find green, economical ways to commute
Coaching legend looks back on 34-season career
Commencement 2010 Teaching Awards
Notables
In Brief - September 15, 2010 #04
Study: Playing video games leads to faster decisions
Students spruce up community
Research funding climbs to historic levels
Meliora, Eastman weekends to draw noted guests
Introducing ‘The Commons'
Two join Board of Trustees
AlertUR system expanded
In Research
Ladies love a man in red
Rochester leads international effort to improve muscular dystrophy treatment
Symposium will highlight multidisciplinary research
Rochester remembers Leon and Mitch Miller
Fall concerts lead up to December celebration at Eastman
Grant extends commitment to Blake Archive
For Rochester players, Courage Bowl more than just a game
Gurnett stepping down after 2010 season
Site honors ‘First Women
Notables
Meliora Weekend & Eastman Weekend
In Brief - October 20, 2010 #05
Meliora Weekend 2010
Esther Conwell to receive the National Medal of Science
New fund launched to aid technology commercialization
President addresses open enrollment for health plans
Cynthia Carlton earns library’s 2010 Messinger Award
In Brief
Pioneering economist Lionel McKenzie remembered
Burn and trauma services renamed for devoted benefactors
In Research
Restorative justice provides alternative for managing conflict
Rochester helps lead global Parkinson’s study
New policy protects data on copiers, faxes
Goergen Awards honor outstanding undergraduate teaching
Robert Keegan, alumnus and business executive, joins Board of Trustees
Eastman BroadBand hits the road
Warner helps city teachers enhance history lessons
Catholic Newman Community directorship named for alumni
New director of dance aims to strengthen program
New initiative will help students with intellectual disabilities go to college
Alternative energy for the developing world
Much to celebrate - November 15, 2010 #06
Celebrations to mark completion of Eastman expansion, renovation
The New Eastman Evolution: Festival Week
Grant aims to improve diversity in the scientific community
Researchers battle bioterrorism threat with $11.9 million award
Center for Advanced Technology announces new leadership
Medicaid reimbursement and childhood flu vaccination rates linked
Pursuing the pain problem
Veteran support
Competition spotlights rising vocal stars
New lender added to University’s home-ownership program
Student’s product gets international attention
Final weeks to make health care plan changes for 2011
Amazon funds Best Translated Book Awards
In Research
Deck the halls . . . safely
Notables
New forum for young musicians offers real-world connections, advice
Maps detail region's history
In Brief - December 15, 2010 #07
Proud Moment
Stem cell advance a step forward for brain disease treatment
University, George Eastman House form alliance
In Brief
Diwali delight
Eastman School’s Festival Week
Acclaimed psychiatrist, author to give MLK address
Ying Quartet, alumnus Bill Cunliffe nominated for Grammys
Robert Goergen awarded Dean’s Medal
Public computers will soon require login
Winter weather safety tips
In Research
Office of Undergraduate Research grooms future researchers, scientists
Budding scholar
Scrapping the egg in flu vaccine
Forum focuses on challenges of urban adolescent girls
Notables
2010: A look back - January 19, 2011 #08
Renée Fleming returns for benefit concert
University recognized for scientific excellence
MLK address celebrates King’s legacy
Gifts to advance Simon School’s strategic goals
In Brief
Town hall tour makes stop at Rochester
Undergraduate remembered as ‘remarkable young man'
University launches East Asian studies initiative
In Research
Employee Pharmacy starts new delivery service
Brass Choir embarks on first-ever tour
University ushers in ‘Season for Nonviolence’
United Way 2011 campaign goal set for $1.3 million
Notables - February 16, 2011 #09
Gift raises scholarship commitment to $25 million
Bill Clinton to headline 2011 Meliora Weekend
Medical records set to go digital
Library’s Mary Huth honored at Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner
Discount RPO tickets offered to University community
In Brief
Grateful cancer survivor makes gift to Wilmot Cancer Center
Engineering dean elected a fellow of the AAAS
Inaugural Technology Development awards go to vaccine, fuel cell projects
College Town project moves forward
Unexpected find opens new front in effort to stop HIV
University honors two with Presidential Diversity Awards
United Way: Changing communities, changing lives
Study: African Americans have better stroke survival rates
A mix of tiny gold and viral particles—and the DNA ties that bind them
Study helps explain how the brain sees motion
Therapy to prevent heart failure more effective in women than men
Medical Center presents annual awards to top staff
New partnership examines urban-suburban school programs
Photo Friday favorite: ‘First Snowman of the Season’
‘Lessons from a street-wise professor’ - March 18, 2011 #10
Ching Tang wins Wolf Prize
New Warner building to be named in honor of Raymond F. LeChase
Renée Fleming is the people's diva
United Way: Why We Give
In Brief
Trustee David Kearns remembered as inspiring leader
Richard Feldman honored at conference dedicated to his work
Loretta Ford named to National Women’s Hall of Fame
University to honor Nobel Prize winner with Eastman Medal
Grant helps Kearns Center expand support for science and math programs
‘Safe Space’ initiative aims to foster inclusion efforts
Yale’s first female chaplain to deliver Rochester’s Beaven Lecture
In Research
Celebrating the contributions, achievements of women in music
The College, Simon School collaborate to offer undergraduate business major
Humanities Project explores role of historic Native American images
Researchers: Team approach leads to quicker, effective therapies
Hidden in Plain Sight - April 20, 2011 #11
New clinical research building dedicated to advancing care
Xerox CEO Ursula Burns to address graduates
A Thousand Cranes for Japan
Martin Messinger ’49 endows deanship at Eastman School
Vice President Paul Burgett to reduce duties
Noted chemistry professor and former university dean remembered
Currents Classifieds
Bruce Jacobs stepping down as dean of graduate studies
Susan Gibbons to lead Yale libraries
Alumni couple donates $1 million to Medical Center
Parents’ ‘ums’ and ‘uhs’ help toddlers learn new words
University eyes mixed-use development near Eastman
Information Security-Privacy Liaison network created
Conference focuses on building support for faculty mentors
Staff Stars
Edward Wierenga gives keynote at international religion conference
Summer session offers wide variety of programs for musicians of all ages, levels
Using real-world connections to engage in education policy
In Brief - May 17, 2011 #12
Seeing a bright future
Genome duplication encourages rapid adaptation of plants
Medical Center leads push for new approaches to brain injury
Career center named for trustee Gwen Greene
In Brief
Lynne Maquat elected to National Academy of Sciences
Students showcase engineering projects
Michael Tanenhaus named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Attorney Joseph Cunningham endows history professorship
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon a Pulitzer Prize finalist
Cilas Kemedjio to lead Frederick Douglass Institute
Leadership changes announced
Commencement 2011 teaching awards
Project connects families to local resources
Grant to continue Sibley Music Library’s digitization program
University leaders share advice
Vitamin D linked to breast tumor progression, blood pressure
Keynote covers diversity in higher education
Students awarded fellowships for graduate research
Student project honored
Notables
Celebrating the class of 2011
University introduces new mission statement
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