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Rochester's Civil Rights Struggle Preserved On New University of Rochester Web Site

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

By any measure, the race riots of 1964 were a turning point in the history of Rochester. The three nights of rioting left four people dead, 350 injured, and more than 800 arrested. But those disturbing July days also broke through the community\'s complacency toward racial discrimination that ha

$2.25 Million Grant to Help Unravel the Effects of Early Child Abuse

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This summer, the University of Rochester\'s Mt. Hope Family Center will begin a large-scale, comprehensive study of the effects of child abuse. Funded by the National Institute of Mental

Summer Institute on Catholic Education Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

2009 Program Reflects on the History and Future of Catholic Schools

For the past twenty years, the Summer Institute on Catholic Education, sponsored by the University of Rochester\'s Warner School of Education, has presented educators not only with thoughtful discussions on the eme

The Hopeman Memorial Carillon Recital Series at the University of Rochester Begins

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This summer concert series kicks off on Monday, July 6 and continues the next three Mondays. Guest carillonneurs include: Sue Bergren, assistant carillonneur, Millennium Carillon, Naperville, Ill., on July 6; Dennis Curry, Kirk in the Hills, Bloomfield, Mich., on July 13; Laura Ellis, associate p

Rock, Pop Historian John Covach Assesses Michael Jackson's Impact

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

University of Rochester Music Historian John Covach describes Michael Jackson as \"one of the world\'s great entertainers and a pivotal figure in the history of American music.\" Covach, professor of music and chair of the Department of Music at the University of Rochester and professor o

University of Rochester Joins Yellow Ribbon Program

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Pledges Full Scholarships to U.S. Armed Forces Veterans

Today the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is expected to release a list of more than 500 colleges and universities, including the University of Rochester, that have signed agreements to

Fourth Annual Luncheon and Conversation with LPGA Champions

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

BACKGROUND: Golf and Graduation: Preparing for the Future; Simon School MBA Graduate Lynn Sullivan Receives 2009 Susan B. Anthony Promise Award

Lynn Sullivan is the chief financial officer and executive vice president of the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired-Goodwill

Harry W. Fulbright, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Dies at 90

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Harry W. Fulbright, Emeritus Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester, died May 16th in Rochester after a brief illness. He was 90. Fulbright became an emeritus professor in 1989 after 39 years at the University of Rochester.

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Roland Williams Brings Football & Life Skills Camp to University

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

WHO: The Youth Lifeline America Free Football & Life Skills Camp brings more than 200 eighth-, ninth-, and tenth-graders from the Rochester region to a two-day camp that provides life skills education and positive mentorship in an athletic environment.

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Physics and Astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates Renewed for Another Three Years

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester has been awarded a grant of $434,468 to renew its Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program for another three years. The renewal�the sixth since the program was initiated in 1994�has already enabled more than 500 sop