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EVENT: Civil Rights Lawyer Morris Dees to Speak at University
(December 30, 2002)

EVENT: Lecture on the controversial film Salō, or the 120 Days of Sodom
(December 24, 2002)

Redrawing the Map of Europe Puts Poland in the European Union Visiting Professor at Rochester Leads Continuing Economic Reforms
(December 24, 2002)

Community Service in Africa: A Winter Recess to Assist, Explore Self
(December 23, 2002)

When Parents Argue, Children Can Cope if They Feel Secure
(December 23, 2002)

University Research Named Top Science Breakthrough of 2002
(December 23, 2002)

Professor's Book on Chivalry Earns History Prize
(December 18, 2002)

University Appoints Susan B. Anthony Professor
(December 12, 2002)

EVENT: First Annual Spanish One-Act Play Festival, featuring two works by contemporary Spanish playwright Paloma Pedrero
(December 4, 2002)

Dark Edge of Sunspots Reveal Magnetic Melee
(December 3, 2002)

EVENT: EVENT: "Collected Thoughts: Twenty Objects," an exhibition of student projects
(December 3, 2002)

EVENT: Stage, not Classroom, is Setting for this Final Exam
(December 3, 2002)

EVENT: Talks Explore Disease, Society in Last Century
(December 2, 2002)

EVENT: Lecture on University of Rochester Civil War heroes by Bob Marcotte, Democrat and Chronicle columnist and author
(December 2, 2002)

EVENT: EVENT: Kwanzaa celebration sponsored by the University of Rochester's Black Students' Union
(November 26, 2002)

Infants Build Knowledge of Their Visual World on Statistics
(November 25, 2002)

EVENT: University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra concert
(November 25, 2002)

EVENT: Art Project Marks AIDS Day on University of Rochester Campus
(November 22, 2002)

EVENT: Holiday readings about traditions with friends, sponsored by the Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries
(November 21, 2002)

Psychologist Recognized for Accomplishments 'in the Name of Justice'
(November 20, 2002)

EVENT: Panel discussion on "Reparations for African Americans: An American Dilemma?"
(November 15, 2002)

EVENT: Radiance Dance Theater annual fall show, "Here They Come"
(November 15, 2002)

EVENT: Scholar in Feminist Theory Speaks on Literary Interior Lives
(November 15, 2002)

'Laboratories On A Chip' Get Super-Small, Super-Smart Plumbing
(November 14, 2002)

EVENT: EVENT: Work in Progress Seminar with Sonia V. James-Wilson, instructor at the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
(November 14, 2002)

New Major Approved in African and African-American Studies
(November 14, 2002)

EVENT: Jazz Ensemble Concert
(November 13, 2002)

EVENT: Student Groups Sponsor Awareness Week on Dangers of Toxins
(November 13, 2002)

University Receives Multi-Million-Dollar Commitment From Under-40 Alumnus
(November 12, 2002)

EVENT: "Does Reading Good Books Make Us Any Better? Thoughts on an Ethics of Reading"
(November 12, 2002)

EVENT: University of Rochester Wind Symphony Concert
(November 11, 2002)

Physicists Puzzle Over Unexpected Findings in 'Little' Big Bang
(November 11, 2002)

EVENT: EVENT: University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra performance
(November 8, 2002)

Mark Cavanaugh Named Environmental Health & Safety Director
(November 8, 2002)

EVENT: "The Transparency of Knowledge (Levret Version)," an art exhibition by Cristin Millett
(November 7, 2002)

EVENT: Second Annual New York State Conference on Microelectronics Design
(November 6, 2002)

EVENT: Talk by Herman L. Bennett, expert in the history of Afro-Mexico, sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies
(November 6, 2002)

EVENT: Off Broadway On Campus Fall Revue
(November 5, 2002)

EVENT: South Asian Expo
(November 5, 2002)

EVENT: Concert of contemporary Native rock by Tonemah
(October 30, 2002)

EVENT: 2002 Polish Film Festival, sponsored by the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies at the University of Rochester
(October 30, 2002)

EVENT: Celebration of Zuni Pueblo culture with Chester B. Mahooty
(October 30, 2002)

Meningitis and Influenza Immunization Outreach Program
(October 29, 2002)

EVENT: Lecture and demonstration of Middle Eastern dance featuring Morocco (Carolina Varga Dinicu)
(October 28, 2002)

EVENT: Exhibit, Talk Examine Infamous Affair and Women's Movement
(October 28, 2002)

EVENT: University of Rochester's annual Viennese Ball
(October 25, 2002)

Island of Exile is Island of Dreams for Family in Joanna Scott's New Novel
(October 25, 2002)

EVENT: Six Characters to Appear on University Theatre Stage
(October 25, 2002)

EVENT: University of Rochester Chamber Ensembles Recital
(October 25, 2002)

EVENT: Book, Panel Discussion Focus on Role of International Monetary Fund
(October 24, 2002)

Five New Supercomputers Push the Envelope at Rochester
(October 24, 2002)

$2.4 Million Grant to Warner School Aims for Deeper Knowledge of Math
(October 24, 2002)

Discover Magazine Names Rochester's Esther Conwell one of "50 Most Important Women of Science"
(October 24, 2002)

EVENT: Lecture by author and U.S. foreign policy critic Scott Ritter
(October 23, 2002)

EVENT: "Considerations: My Painting and My Mother," an exhibit by Barbara Fox
(October 23, 2002)

New Planet Discovered: Innovative Technique Detects Planets With Lower Masses and Larger Orbits Than Any Current Method
(October 22, 2002)

EVENT: Department of Philosophy to host Second Conference on Epistemology
(October 18, 2002)

EVENT: University of Rochester's Gospel Choir Performance
(October 18, 2002)

Latest Book by Rochester Political Scientist Receives Research Award
(October 17, 2002)

Key to the Nature of Earth's Mysterious Core Found Beneath Arctic Ice
(October 16, 2002)

EVENT: "Anchorsplash," annual philanthropic event hosted by Delta Gamma sorority
(October 14, 2002)

Ancient Defense Mechanism May Still be Protecting Us
(October 14, 2002)

Kearns Center Forges New Path for Minorities into Science, Engineering
(October 11, 2002)

New York Women Lag in Leading Local Governments
(October 10, 2002)

EVENT: Gleason Foundation $5 Million Gift Begins Campaign for Renovation of East Wing of Rush Rhees Library
(October 10, 2002)

EVENT: Reading by poet Carl Phillips as part of the Plutzik Memorial Series
(October 8, 2002)

University of Rochester Graduate Honored with Nobel Prize in Physics
(October 8, 2002)

EVENT: EVENT: "Pleasures of a Writing Life," a talk by Simon Winchester, acclaimed author of international bestsellers
(October 7, 2002)

EVENT: Reconciliation is Topic of Elie Wiesel's Talk at University
(October 7, 2002)

EVENT: Globalization, Free Trade: A View from Papua New Guinea
(October 7, 2002)

EVENT: "Festival of Food and Film" spotlight on Japan sponsored by the University of Rochester's Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
(October 7, 2002)

EVENT: "Happiness is Electric Living," an installation by Allen C. Topolski, associate professor of art at the University of Rochester
(October 7, 2002)

EVENT: "The Indigenous Heritage of Latin America," a slideshow and lecture by poet Bobby Gonzalez
(October 2, 2002)

EVENT: Lecture and demonstration by dancer/choreographer/teacher Felice Wolfzahn
(September 30, 2002)

EVENT: "First Comes Love," an installation by artists Cecilia Berkovic and Katharine Mulherin
(September 30, 2002)

EVENT: "Families Dancing," a presentation of the Movement and Dance Program of the University of Rochester
(September 30, 2002)

EVENT: Reading by poet Clayton Eshleman
(September 30, 2002)

Improvements to B&L Riverside Park Benefit Campus, City Visitors
(September 27, 2002)

EVENT: 'Conversations' Examine How Women Lead and Use Power
(September 27, 2002)

EVENT: Information reception about programs offered by the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester
(September 26, 2002)

EVENT: University Chamber and Symphony Orchestras Perform Meliora Weekend
(September 25, 2002)

EVENT: Salman Rushdie to Read for University of Rochester's Plutzik Series
(September 25, 2002)

Biologist's New Experiment May Vindicate Darwin
(September 25, 2002)

EVENT: EVENT: Performance by The Cracow Klezmer Band, sponsored by the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies at the University of Rochester
(September 24, 2002)

"Reversible Data Hiding" Embeds Data in Pictures Without Distortion
(September 23, 2002)

EVENT: "Scaling the Heights: Rochester's Musical Innovators," an exhibit highlighting the many significant composers and performers who have Rochester connections
(September 19, 2002)

EVENT: "Capitalism and Chance in 20th Century America," a lecture presented by T. J. Jackson Lears, professor of history at Rutgers University, as a part of the annual Verne Moore Lecture Series of the Department of History.
(September 16, 2002)

EVENT: Philosophy colloquium on "Fictionalist Attitudes about Fictional Matters"
(September 13, 2002)

EVENT: G. Love and Special Sauce concert on the University of Rochester's River Campus, sponsored by UR Concerts
(September 13, 2002)

EVENT: Benefit Concert for the Jeremy Glick Memorial Scholarship Fund
(September 13, 2002)

EVENT: Photographer Paul Hoeffler and guests discuss the music and culture of jazz
(September 12, 2002)

EVENT: Convocation and Goergen Awards Presentation on Sept. 20
(September 11, 2002)

EVENT: From Iraq to Latin Jazz, Libraries' Neilly Series Opens for 2002-03
(September 10, 2002)

EVENT: Fall Movies Planned for University of Rochester River Campus
(September 10, 2002)

EVENT: University of Rochester Dance Program master class and demonstration
(September 9, 2002)

EVENT: Photography Exhibition Embraces Jazz Greats with Rochester Ties
(September 9, 2002)

EVENT: University of Rochester Community Marks Sept. 11 a Year Later
(September 6, 2002)

EVENT: EVENT: "Revolution, War, Genocide: Competing Narratives"
(September 5, 2002)

EVENT: Reading by poet John Hollander as part of The Plutzik Memorial Series
(September 5, 2002)

EVENT: Third Annual Anthony Legacy Race Celebrates Suffragist's Work
(September 4, 2002)

EVENT: Le Jazz Hot Club, an evening of live jazz with Gap Mangione and a photo exhibition of renowned jazz musicians who played Rochester in the 1950s
(September 4, 2002)

EVENT: 30th annual Rochester Book Fair, sponsored by Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries
(September 4, 2002)

EVENT: Performance by The Second City comedy troupe's national touring company
(September 4, 2002)

Salman Rushdie among Headliners for University's Literary Series
(August 29, 2002)

EVENT: Caribbean Carnival on Yellowjacket Day
(August 29, 2002)

Rochester Introduces Global History Degree
(August 29, 2002)

EVENT: Giving, Getting Back: Wilson Days Introduce Freshmen to Rochester
(August 28, 2002)

Book Examines Popular Mexican Genre of Chronicle Writing
(August 27, 2002)

EVENT: EVENT: "Recent Idiosyncrasies," an exhibit of current work by Anne Havens, Rochester multi-media artist
(August 23, 2002)

EVENT: Optics Experts Predict Ultra-Dense CDs and Hard Drives by 2005: Medicine and Nanotechnology Also Soon to Benefit From New Field
(August 16, 2002)

Sulfide-Rich Oceans May Have Impeded Evolution for Eons
(August 16, 2002)

Manchester Named President of National College Health Group
(August 15, 2002)

Community Musicians Invited to Audition for University Orchestra
(August 9, 2002)

Three Named to University Board of Trustees
(August 7, 2002)

Distorted Ultrasound Waves Produce Clearer Images: University Technology Licensed to Medical Ultrasound Company
(July 29, 2002)

Survey of Research Grows from Deci-Ryan Groundbreaking Work
(July 15, 2002)

Morton F. Kaplon, Former Chair of Physics and Astronomy, Dies
(July 15, 2002)

France Awards Knighthood to College Faculty Member
(July 10, 2002)

Warner School Alumna Wins National Research Grant
(July 8, 2002)

Eminent Optical Scientist Named to New Endowed Professorship
(July 1, 2002)

Rochester Professor to Edit Educational Philosophy Journal
(June 28, 2002)

Ph.D. Student at Warner School Gets Award for Research
(June 17, 2002)

Endowed Fund Increases Spending on Documents of Local Importance
(June 10, 2002)

Fermilab Awards 'Best Thesis' to Physics Grads Two Years in A Row
(June 10, 2002)

EVENT: : "Tree Tour" of University of Rochester River Campus, followed by concert by local musicians Paul Swiatek and Connie Deming
(June 7, 2002)

Got a Project? Teachers Invited to Research, Solve Problems
(June 7, 2002)

Engineered Eyesight Explored at Science Meeting
(May 31, 2002)

Learning the Community: an Urban Experience for College Students
(May 28, 2002)

Professor Awarded Medal by Optical Society of America
(May 22, 2002)

Commencement Speakers Temper Optimism with Cautions about Tensions, Pressures of Today's World
(May 19, 2002)

Air Force Research Laboratory meets to link research with universities
(May 17, 2002)

Students Apply an Anthropologist's Eye to Life on Genesee Street
(May 16, 2002)

In a Tight Job Market, a Focused Search Gets Results
(May 14, 2002)

Lawrence Williams Honored with Fairchild Award
(May 14, 2002)

Industry Liaison Joins Center for Electronic Imaging Systems
(May 10, 2002)

Teachers Recognized for Excellence by Warner School
(May 7, 2002)

Biologist Wins Guggenheim Award for Researching Family Trees
(May 2, 2002)

Professor is Named Fellow in Artificial Intelligence
(May 1, 2002)

University of Rochester Medical Student Wins Fulbright Grant
(April 30, 2002)

City and University Recognize 40th Year of Plutzik Memorial Series
(April 29, 2002)

Commencement Ceremonies Set at University of Rochester
(April 26, 2002)

'Professors of the Year' Announced by Students' Association
(April 23, 2002)

"The Rich, The Poor, and American Politics," a lecture by scholar and activist Frances Fox Piven
(April 22, 2002)

Calling All T-shirt Designers: Chance to Win $250
(April 19, 2002)

EVENT: Lecture and slide presentation by Emil Wolf on the history of optics from the Middle Ages to the present
(April 19, 2002)

Nicholas R. Slater Wins Goldwater Scholarship
(April 18, 2002)

Summer Science Programs Open to Local Students
(April 18, 2002)

Prabhjot S. Dhadialla Wins Goldwater Scholarship
(April 18, 2002)

University Plans Improvements to Riverside Park
(April 17, 2002)

Jason T. Nordhaus Wins Goldwater Scholarship
(April 17, 2002)

Talk on Clinical Chemistry in Thin Film
(April 17, 2002)

Physics Professor Appointed Brugler Distinguished Teaching Honor
(April 15, 2002)

Undergraduate Earns 'Student Employee of the Year' Awards
(April 12, 2002)

Institute Works to Weave 'A Tapestry of Faith' in Today's Schools
(April 11, 2002)

Activist Professor Gives Perspectives on Islam and Science
(April 10, 2002)

Pioneer Female Navy Fighter Pilot to Speak to Women Engineers
(April 10, 2002)

Longtime University Official Roger Lathan Dies at 69
(April 9, 2002)

Award-Winning South African Author to Read at University
(April 8, 2002)

Prize-Winning Author to Address Images of Women in Advertising
(April 4, 2002)

Physicists Predict Super-Niņo: 15-Year El Niņo / La Niņa Cycle
(April 3, 2002)

University of Rochester Quiz Bowl Team Going to Nationals
(April 1, 2002)

University Selects Third Party Administrator for Self-Insurance
(April 1, 2002)

University Faith Communities Plan Program for the Hungry
(March 25, 2002)

FACT SHEET: Self-Funding of University Health Benefits
(March 25, 2002)

From New York to Rochester: Strong Neighbors Make Strong Cities
(March 25, 2002)

University of Rochester Scholarship Honors Jeremy Glick
(March 25, 2002)

Researchers Examine Rochester's Water Supply for Impact of Global Warming
(March 25, 2002)

University of Rochester Sets Tuition Rates for 2002-03
(March 20, 2002)

Darwin's Time Machine: Scientists Begin Predicting Evolution's Next Step
(March 20, 2002)

1,000 Rochester Graduates Teach at America's Best Schools
(March 19, 2002)

American Cancer Society Gives Chemist $76,000 Grant
(March 14, 2002)

EVENT: Series on Media Culture Presented by Visual and Cultural Studies
(March 13, 2002)

University of Rochester Senior Awarded Churchill Scholarship
(March 12, 2002)

EVENT: Fundraising project by Delta Upsilon to help people who are homeless
(March 8, 2002)

Students Are Changing Lives Through Alternative Spring Break
(March 6, 2002)

Director of Academic Technology Named at Rochester
(March 1, 2002)

Supporter of Fiscal Equity in Schools Delivers Address
(February 21, 2002)

J. Bruce French, Top Theoretical Physicist, Dies
(February 14, 2002)

Laser Laboratory Offers High School Summer Research Program
(February 11, 2002)

Psychologist's Research, Library Preserved as a Community Resource
(February 8, 2002)

Astronomy Professor Honored with Anthony Achievement Award
(February 5, 2002)

College Music Department Appoints Artist-in-Residence
(January 30, 2002)

Girl Scouts to Become Engineers-For-A-Day
(January 25, 2002)

Two Rochester Professors Named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
(January 24, 2002)

Scholarship Fund Named for Longtime University Officer
(January 18, 2002)

Local Teen Makes Semi-Finals in National Science Competition
(January 17, 2002)

Talk and discussion on the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led by author and national lecturer Richard M. Williams
(January 15, 2002)

University Leads Statewide Effort to Boost Tech Economy
(January 15, 2002)

Renewal and Reflection: Conference Topic for School Counselors
(January 14, 2002)

Exhibition of new Photographs by Artist and Art Historian Carl Chiarenza
(January 11, 2002)

Four Rochester Scientists Elected Fellows of American Physical Society
(January 11, 2002)