University of Rochester : News Releases

Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences Announces $607 Million in Economic Impact Over 5 Years

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

By pairing university researchers with technology companies, the University of Rochester\'s CEIS generates significant returns on its investments

The University of Rochester\'s Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences (CEIS) announced Wednesday that in

Rochester Fans Pack the Palestra for City's 175th Birthday Bash

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

WHO: The University of Rochester community will commemorate the City\'s 175th birthday with a special celebration during a halftime of the varsity men\'s basketball team\'s home opener against Green Mountain College.

TIME, DATE, PLACE: 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, at the

Rochester Student Winners Announced in Global Innovation Tournament

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Stanford University\'s Competition Helps Students Find Inner Entrepreneur

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (November 20, 2009)�More than twenty students from the University of Rochester competed in a most unusual global contest: in just eight days, they had to create innovative so

Geologist Wins New York Academy of Sciences Award

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Carmala Garzione, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Rochester, has won the 2009 New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Award for her research that has helped redefine geologists' understanding of the rate at which mountain ranges form. Garzione is on

Ultra-Powerful Laser Reproduces How Star's Jets Travel through Interstellar Space

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

A multi-trillion-watt laser at the University of Rochester has simulated a stellar jet—an outpouring of matter from a fledgling star—with unprecedented realism.

The achievement, which is detailed in the latest issue of the Astrophysical Journal, is the latest in

Educational Policy Expert Receives Urban School Improvement Research Grant

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Educational policy expert Kara Finnigan, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education, has been awarded a grant from the William T. Grant Foundation with her colleague Alan Daly, an assistant professor at the

Polish Film Festival Opens Nov. 13 with Panel on 'New Trends in Polish Cinema and the American Connection'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

WHAT: Opening program features a panel discussion \"New Trends in Polish Cinema and the American Connection.\" Guests include film director Jacek Blawut and his crew; film actress Malgorzata Kozuchowska; Malgorzata Szum, counselor, culture and public relations attaché, Embassy of the

Warner and Eastman Teacher Education Programs Awarded NCATE Reaccreditation

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

An ongoing commitment to the highest quality in the preparation of teachers and other school personnel has earned the University of Rochester reaccreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the organization responsible for professional accreditation of te

Joel Seligman and Kelly Reed Launch Mt. Hope Family Center's 30th Anniversary Symposium

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

WHAT: Introductory remarks by Joel Seligman, University of Rochester president, and Kelly Reed, Monroe County Department of Human Services commissioner, recognizing Mt. Hope Family Center\'s three decades of research and outreach to families struggling with violence and abuse.

Librarian Ann Marshall Earns 2009 Messinger Award

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

One day while completing her social sciences PhD thesis in a carrel at Syracuse University Library, Ann Marshall realized \"this is where I am happy. I\'m happy in the library.\"

Because of that realization, Marshall went on to get a master\'s degree in library science, and