University of Rochester : News Releases

Anne Mulcahy to Deliver University of Rochester Commencement Address

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Legal Scholar Arthur R. Miller, Financier Peter Simon to Receive Honorary Degrees

Xerox Corp. CEO Anne Mulcahy will be the commencement speaker and will join alumnus and legal scholar Arthur R. Miller in receiving honorary degrees during the University of Rochester's

University of Rochester Students Win National College Bowl

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

A five-student team from the University of Rochester defeated teams from 15 other universities in a come-from-behind, first-place finish in this year's National College Bowl Tournament in St. Paul, Minn. The team will hold an engraved silver cup until next year's competition.

University of Rochester Students Earn National Science Awards

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Three University of Rochester students studying how the brain masters something as complex as language, or struggles to simply move an arm after a stroke, have earned National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to help them pursue their research and education.

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Six Fulbright Scholarships Awarded at University of Rochester

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Five graduating seniors and a recent alumnus of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at the University of Rochester will receive prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for 2008-09 to study and perform research abroad. They tie the record number of Fulbright winners chosen from the College la

Inaugural Celebration of the 'Book' at the University of Rochester

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Event Honors Faculty, Staff Who Authored Books or Their Technological Equivalent

Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill, wrote Barbara W. Tuchman.

In celebration of all the book offer

Two University of Rochester Students Named Goldwater Scholars

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

University of Rochester sophomore John K. Golden and junior Samuel T. Harrold have been named 2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars. The scholarship, worth up to $7,500, supports and encourages students to who intend to pursue careers in science, mathematics, and engineering.

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Who Will Win? Pollster John Zogby to Discuss 2008 Election

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

CEO's New Book on the Future of American Life, Consumerism, and Politics

"All hail Zogby, the maverick predictor who beat us all," proclaimed the Washington Post in November 1996 after John Zogby called that presidential election with pinpoint accurac

Legal Scholars Examine Impact of Social Movements on Society

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres, two experts on the issues of race, gender, and democratic decision-making, will delve into their theory that social movements have the potential to transform society by contributing to the lawmaking process at 3 p.m. Friday, April 18, at the University

Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy Will Speak at College Commencement

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Xerox Corp., will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree and give the Commencement address for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at the University of Rochester on Sunday, May 18.

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Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Named President of International Society on Infant Studies

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Richard N. Aslin, the William R. Kenan Professor of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, has been named president-elect of the International Society on Infant Studies, a not-for-profit professional organization devoted to the promotion of research on the development of infants. Aslin is finishing a