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News Releases for 2007

New Year Brings More Concerts to Eastman School of Music Stages: (December 31, 2007)
EVENT: Kimono Quilts 2004-2007, an exhibition of wall quilts by art history professor Janet Catherine Berlo: (December 31, 2007)
Scholarship Benefit Concert Helps Continue the Legacy of William Warfield: (December 28, 2007)
Sleep Chemical Central to Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation: (December 24, 2007)
Time Cites Bird Flu Vaccine as Top Medical Development of 2007: (December 21, 2007)
UR a National Leader in Technology Commercialization: (December 21, 2007)
Five Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs Join University's Trustees: (December 18, 2007)
Musicians of All Ages Perform In Eastman Community Music School's Annual Holiday Event: (December 14, 2007)
Few Leave Private Insurance for SCHIP by Choice: (December 14, 2007)
New Annual Presidential Award Recognizes Contributions of Staff to the University, Greater Rochester: (December 14, 2007)
Study Links Blood Transfusions to Surgery Complications in Women: (December 12, 2007)
Schaefer Named Rush Rhees Professor at the University of Rochester: (December 12, 2007)
'Retrospective Rubber' Remembers Its Old Identities: (December 12, 2007)
University of Rochester Study Abroad Participation Hits Record High: (December 12, 2007)
Desktop Device Generates and Traps Rare Ultracold Molecules: (December 12, 2007)
Eastman Dental Center Lands a $532K Grant for Teledentistry: (December 11, 2007)
EVENT: Library Exhibits Works of Abstractionist Herbert Gentry: (December 11, 2007)
Eastman Musicians Nominated for 50th Annual Grammy Awards: (December 7, 2007)
EVENT: An Evening With Mos Def - RESCHEDULED FOR DEC. 12 "Entrepreneurship, Hip-hop and Def": An Evening with Mos Def: (December 7, 2007)
Rothenberg Named to New Corrigan-Minehan Professorship at the University of Rochester: (December 7, 2007)
John Clayton, Ed Neumeister Join Eastman Jazz Ensembles on Stage: (December 6, 2007)
Marc Feldman, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dies at 62: (December 6, 2007)
IRS Ruling Allows Trust Donors to Benefit from University of Rochester's Highly Diversified, High-Performing Endowment: (December 6, 2007)
A Pain-Free Window Into Painful Neuropathies: (December 5, 2007)
EVENT: Reading by writers Peg Boyers and Robert Boyers: (December 5, 2007)
University of Rochester Offers Rochester City School District Students $100,000 Scholarships: (December 5, 2007)
University of Rochester Names Otolaryngology Chair: (December 4, 2007)
Rochester Dean to Lead National Graduate School Organization: (December 4, 2007)
University of Rochester senior wins Marshall Scholarship: (December 3, 2007)
Yellowjacket Men Win Liberty League Swim Crown: (December 1, 2007)
Eastman Composer Allan Schindler Awarded Fromm Foundation Commission: (November 30, 2007)
Eastman Musicians Headed for International Festival in Italy: (November 29, 2007)
Rochester Neurologist Named Senior Medical Advisor to Michael J. Fox Foundation: (November 29, 2007)
Rejuvenated Teachers Bring Summer Institute Writing Skills Back to the Classrooms: (November 28, 2007)
Philly Fed President Charles Plosser Presents 29th Annual Economic Seminar: (November 27, 2007)
Kids Pit Robot Against Robot in Giant Lego Competition: (November 27, 2007)
EVENT: Andrew Young to Speak at the University of Rochester: (November 27, 2007)
Friends of Eastman Opera Announce Winners of Annual Voice Competition: (November 21, 2007)
Toast to Health Wine Auction Raises $1M for Wilmot Cancer Center: (November 21, 2007)
Common Drug for Stopping Preterm Labor may be Harmful for Babies: (November 21, 2007)
Department of Energy's NNSA to Renew its Agreement for Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester: (November 21, 2007)
Eastman-Rochester Chorus, Eastman Wind Ensemble To Present Bruckner's Mass in E Minor: (November 20, 2007)
EVENT: ***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER*** Entrepreneurship, Hip-hop and Def: An Evening with Mos Def: (November 20, 2007)
Professional Pricing Society Partners with the University of Rochester to Launch the Center for Pricing: (November 16, 2007)
Ying Quartet Kicks Off New Season of Eastman-Ranlet Recitals: (November 16, 2007)
Eastman Dental Center Unveils New SMILEmobile: (November 16, 2007)
EVENT: Combined Choral Concert: (November 16, 2007)
EVENT: Symphony Orchestra Concert: (November 16, 2007)
EVENT: Wind Symphony Concert: (November 16, 2007)
Philly Fed President Charles Plosser To Present Annual Economic Seminar: (November 15, 2007)
Researchers Reverse Key Symptom of Muscular Dystrophy: (November 15, 2007)
Center for Electronic Imaging Systems Announces Record $120 Million Economic Impact: (November 15, 2007)
Political Scientist Named Director of University's Polish Studies Center: (November 15, 2007)
Stokes Named Director of Interfaith Chapel and M.K. Gandhi Institute: (November 13, 2007)
Mechanical Engineer Elected as Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science: (November 12, 2007)
Eastman to Immerse Listeners in 'The Gift of Music': (November 9, 2007)
Collegiality Wins University of Rochester Spot on List of Best Workplaces for Scientists: (November 9, 2007)
Organ Music, Dance Performed Together in Program of Improvisation: (November 8, 2007)
Rochester Team Recognized Nationally for Care and Support of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: (November 8, 2007)
EVENT: Midnight Ramblers Annual A Cappella Fall Concert: (November 8, 2007)
Rochester Professor Wins National Political Science Book Award: (November 8, 2007)
Concert Celebrates Former Eastman Professor, RPO Bassoonist K. David Van Hoesen: (November 7, 2007)
EVENT: Annual Expo Celebrates South Asian Culture: (November 7, 2007)
Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science Henry E. Kyburg Dies: (November 7, 2007)
Student Being Treated after Traffic Accident: (November 7, 2007)
EVENT: R World R Vote panel on gender, race, and elections: (November 6, 2007)
Worms Take the Sniff Test to Reveal Sex Differences in Brain: (November 5, 2007)
EVENT: Talk on the representation of black women in relation to HIV/AIDS: (November 5, 2007)
EVENT: Project Vote Smart Bus offers access to voter info: (November 5, 2007)
Men's Soccer Wins UAA Title and NCAA Bid: (November 3, 2007)
Simon School Receives $5.4 Million in Major Gifts: (November 2, 2007)
Annual Competition Spotlights Vocal Stars of Tomorrow: (November 2, 2007)
New Horizons Dance Band Offers Events for Area Military Veterans: (November 2, 2007)
EVENT: Screening of the film Macumba, Trance, and Spirit Healing: (November 2, 2007)
Acclaimed Novelist Maryse Condé Speaks on Distortion of Memory: (November 2, 2007)
EVENT: Peter Haidu Lecture on Jews, Christians, and Massacres in Medieval Literature: (November 2, 2007)
EVENT: Richard Fenno's "Congressional Travels" on exhibit: (November 2, 2007)
University of Rochester Sophomores Honored by Phi Beta Kappa: (November 2, 2007)
Eastman Horn Choir Presents St. Hubert's Day Concert: (November 1, 2007)
Rochester Researchers Develop New Tool for Child Psychologists: (November 1, 2007)
EVENT: How the Book Business Impacts the Literature of the Americas: (October 31, 2007)
EVENT: Diversity Forum: What does "diversity" mean?: (October 31, 2007)
EVENT: 'Mount Trashmore': A Smelly Exercise in Sustainability: (October 31, 2007)
Arthur Kornberg, Nobel Winner and Rochester Alumnus, Dies: (October 30, 2007)
University of Rochester Medical Center Seeks Approval for New Ambulatory Surgical Center: (October 30, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture by Debra Castillo titled "American (Visa) Dreams": (October 30, 2007)
Ching Tang, Developer of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, Wins Daniel E. Noble Award: (October 30, 2007)
EVENT: Annual Viennese Ball Promises an Evening in Old Vienna: (October 30, 2007)
EVENT: Plutzik Reading Series hosts novelist Anthony Giardina: (October 30, 2007)
University of Rochester to Help Propel Local High School Students to College: (October 29, 2007)
EVENT: Filmmaker Theresa Thanjan screens Whose Children Are These?: (October 29, 2007)
Eastman School, Bowling Green Collaboration Results in First Modern Production of 'La virtù de' strali d'Amore: (October 26, 2007)
Children Would Need Different Medical Care in Wake of Dirty Bomb: (October 26, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture on "Robert Rauschenberg, Sexuality, and the Utility of Things": (October 26, 2007)
Eastman's Tuba Mirum Invited to Prestigious International Conference: (October 25, 2007)
New Center to Lead International Muscular Dystrophy Research Effort: (October 25, 2007)
EVENT: Conference Honoring University Political Scientist Richard G. Niemi: (October 25, 2007)
New Grant to Improve Online Access to University Library Collections: (October 25, 2007)
Eastman Professor Ralph Locke Wins Fifth ASCAP Deems Taylor Award: (October 24, 2007)
Upstate NY Emergency Departments Join Forces for Research: (October 24, 2007)
EVENT: Interim City Schools Chief William Cala Speaks on NCLB, Urban Education: (October 24, 2007)
EVENT: Festival Screens a Variety of Important Polish Films: (October 24, 2007)
Student Clarinet Choir Receives Out-of-Town Performance Invitations: (October 23, 2007)
Optical Scientist Honored for Understanding and Improving Vision: (October 23, 2007)
Professor Wins International Book Award: (October 23, 2007)
$2 Million Gift Establishes Center for Optical Design & Engineering: (October 23, 2007)
Good to Grow Old Health Fair Provides Free Health and Wellness Services to Seniors on Election Day: (October 23, 2007)
Investiture Ceremony Celebrates New Dean of Eastman School of Music: (October 22, 2007)
Hip-Hop Dance, Hairstyling, Cell Phones Attract Middle School Girls to Science Through After-School Program: (October 22, 2007)
EVENT: "Sights, Sites, and Cites," a solo exhibition of photographs by David Bleich: (October 22, 2007)
Eastman School, Public Musick Plan Celebration in Memory of Alfred Mann: (October 19, 2007)
URMC Researcher Receives Prestigious International Award: (October 19, 2007)
Chemical Engineer Shaw Chen Receives Lifetime Achievement Award: (October 19, 2007)
Mitzie Collins Honored by Arts & Cultural Council: (October 18, 2007)
Jarvik Artificial Heart Pump Helps First Patient in Upstate New York: (October 18, 2007)
Wilmot Cancer Center Honors Scientist for Cell Signaling Discovery: (October 18, 2007)
Eastman Opera Theatre Presents Sondheim's 'A Little Night Music': (October 17, 2007)
Ear Infection Superbug Discovered To Be Resistant to All Pediatric Antibiotics: (October 17, 2007)
Experimental Technique Sorts DNA, Cells, Molecules in a Split Second: (October 17, 2007)
Nell Freudenberger Awarded Annual Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize: (October 17, 2007)
EVENT: 2007 Morgan Lectures Examine Muslim-Hindu Relations in Delhi: (October 17, 2007)
EVENT: Plutzik Series reading by poet Tom Sleigh: (October 15, 2007)
'Electromagnetic Wormhole' Possible with Invisibility Technology: (October 12, 2007)
EVENT: Scholar Explains the Religious Aspects of Oprah: (October 12, 2007)
Music Department Showcases Ensembles during Meliora Weekend: (October 12, 2007)
UR and High Tech Rochester Announce Affiliation: (October 11, 2007)
State Health Commissioner to Discuss Health Reform Agenda: (October 11, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture on economic development movement of Newark, N.J., 1966-1980: (October 11, 2007)
Mechanical Engineer Wins Distinguished Teaching Award: (October 11, 2007)
Lectures and Exhibit Examine What Material Goods Say About Society: (October 11, 2007)
Study Reveals How Stem Cells Decide To Become Either Skeletal or Smooth Muscle: (October 10, 2007)
University Orchestra Performs Lincoln Tribute at Historic Opera House: (October 10, 2007)
EVENT: Let There Be Peace! Concert for the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence: (October 10, 2007)
X-Effect: Female Chromosome Confirmed a Prime Driver of Speciation: (October 10, 2007)
Fagan Commission Features Eastman Composer, Student Musicians: (October 9, 2007)
EVENT: University of Rochester's International Theatre Program Presents Rochester Premiere 365 Days/365 Plays: (October 9, 2007)
English Professor Wins 2006 Andrew Eiseman Writers Award: (October 9, 2007)
EVENT: Attorney Barbara Olshansky speaks on rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees: (October 9, 2007)
EVENT: Reading by novelist and short story writer David Leavitt: (October 9, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture on cultivating entrepreneurship by Professor Jeffry Timmons: (October 9, 2007)
Combination Vaccine Okay for Infants, Rochester Study Shows: (October 5, 2007)
EVENT: Screening of Our Brand is Crisis, a documentary on campaign strategies: (October 5, 2007)
EVENT: Skalny luncheon seminar about legislative alignments in Russian Parliament: (October 5, 2007)
EVENT: Skalny Lecture by Randall Stone on "The Cold War as History": (October 5, 2007)
Astronomer Judith Pipher to be Inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame: (October 4, 2007)
Ying Quartet, Turtle Island String Quartet Reprise Studio Collaboration on Stage: (October 3, 2007)
Musicians from Central Asia Bring Ancient Traditions to Life: (October 2, 2007)
Daisies Lead Scientists Down Path to New Leukemia Drug: (October 2, 2007)
Latasha Shaw, Longtime Food Service Employee, Dies: (October 2, 2007)
Colin Powell Speech and Garth Fagan Premiere Top Meliora Program: (October 2, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture by Allen Callahan on African Americans and the Bible: (October 2, 2007)
EVENT: Food and film screening of The Milagro Beanfield War: (October 2, 2007)
EVENT: Ford Lecture by Joseph Loewenstein on "accessories" of the Renaissance: (October 2, 2007)
University of Rochester Medical Center to Apply to State for Major Patient Care Expansion: (October 1, 2007)
Sign of 'Embryonic Planets' Forming in Nearby Stellar Systems: (October 1, 2007)
Eastman Community Music School Faculty Take to the Stage: (September 28, 2007)
EVENT: One of the World's Best Open Water Swimmers Headlines Forum: (September 28, 2007)
Bold Suggestion by Political Scientist Could Fix Federal Budget Mess: (September 27, 2007)
Got Stress? It May Impact Breast Cancer Recurrence: (September 26, 2007)
Major Grant Supports Study of Therapy for Women with Depression: (September 26, 2007)
Monroe County Adult Health Report Card Mixed: (September 26, 2007)
EVENT: "Notes from the Underground," a solo exhibition by artist Nicola Mann: (September 26, 2007)
University Events Explore the Cultural Context of Pipe-organs: (September 26, 2007)
Rochester Investigating Blood Test for Concussions: (September 25, 2007)
Conference Aims to Help Teachers Improve Classroom Practices, Student Learning in Mathematics Education: (September 25, 2007)
Great Artists, Great Music Presented during Eastman Guitarfest: (September 24, 2007)
First Sounding of Pipes of New Organ under Construction in Christ Church Launches Eastman's Annual Organ Festival: (September 24, 2007)
EVENT: Showing of Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004) on Shirley Chisholm's campaign for president: (September 24, 2007)
Recitals by Organ Department Faculty Featured during Annual Festival: (September 20, 2007)
EVENT: Talk by anthropologist Deidre Helen Crumbley on "Ritual, Power, and the Female Body in African Independent Churches.": (September 20, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture by Curt Smith on George W. Bush's Presidency and the 2008 Election: (September 20, 2007)
EVENT: Journalist, author Craig Wolff discusses his innovative approach to biography

***THIS EVENT IS CANCELED***: (September 20, 2007)
Simon School Rises on List of Top Business Schools, Says Wall Street Journal: (September 19, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen on medieval English culture: (September 19, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture by Hans Davidsson and Joel Speerstra on "The Organ: Its History, Culture, and Technology": (September 18, 2007)
Geologist Wins Geological Society of America's Young Scientist Award: (September 18, 2007)
EVENT: A lecture by Daniel Schwarz, "Measuring the Candidates and Weighing the Issues: The Times Influence on the Present and the Past": (September 18, 2007)
Grammy Award-Winning Guitarist Will Perform In Kilbourn Series: (September 17, 2007)
Simon School to Hold First Convocation Ceremony: (September 14, 2007)
Simon School Launches Third Annual Online Scholarship Competition: (September 14, 2007)
GPS-Like Technology Helps Pinpoint Best Methods for Removing Injured Players from the Field: (September 14, 2007)
Study of New Epilepsy Treatment Underway at URMC: (September 14, 2007)
EVENT: Talk by author, scholar Edward J. Blum on race and religion: (September 14, 2007)
EVENT: Public Invited to Explore Presidential Campaign and Media Interactions With Speakers and Films Series: (September 14, 2007)
University of Rochester Gets 'Pride of NY' Label for Buying Local: (September 14, 2007)
Most Comprehensive Study of Mercury in Dental Fillings Begins: (September 13, 2007)
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez of Eastman School Receives Barlow Prize for Composition: (September 13, 2007)
Eastman School of Music will Host Mazurka Marathon: (September 13, 2007)
University of Rochester Graduate Receives National Award for Spurring Widespread Education, Action on Groundwater Safety: (September 12, 2007)
Eastman Wind Ensemble Hosts Canadian Brass for Gala Performance: (September 11, 2007)
Rochester Receives $1.2 Million to Battle Rare Childhood Disease: (September 11, 2007)
Chemist Honored for Encouraging Women in Science: (September 11, 2007)
George Eastman's 1920 Vision for Eastman Theatre To Be Realized: (September 10, 2007)
EVENT: University Programs Explore Humanities With Interdisciplinary Works: (September 10, 2007)
Rock Band Guster Performs Live at University of Rochester: (September 7, 2007)
EVENT: "twelve days in august," an exhibit by artist Elizabeth Switzer: (September 5, 2007)
Dual Light to Help Dentists in Color-Matching for Indoors and Outdoors: (September 5, 2007)
Teens Need to See Their Doctors More Often: (September 4, 2007)
National Science Foundation Grant Boosts Efforts to Prepare Top-Notch Math and Science Teachers Serving High-Need Schools: (September 4, 2007)
Simon Shaheen, Leading Arabic and Middle Eastern Musician, To Perform At Eastman: (August 31, 2007)
Freshmen Befriend Nonprofit Agencies on Wilson Day: (August 31, 2007)
Survey: Healthy Foods Absent from City Convenience Stores: (August 30, 2007)
One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another's: (August 30, 2007)
Supersonic 'Rain' Falls on Newborn Star Forming Solar System Deluged with Oceans of Water: (August 30, 2007)
Trio Presents Concert of Masterworks on Italian Baroque Organ: (August 29, 2007)
Chiverton Plans to Step Down as Dean of School of Nursing: (August 28, 2007)
Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Speaks on Responsible Route to Success: (August 28, 2007)
Bleeding, Not Inflammation, Is Major Cause of Early Lung Infection Death: (August 27, 2007)
EVENT: COMEDY CENTRAL Live Takes the Stage at University of Rochester: (August 27, 2007)
Spotlight is on Faculty in Annual Recital Series: (August 24, 2007)
2007 Goergen Awards Praise Faculty, Staff at University of Rochester: (August 24, 2007)
Warner School Mourns Death of Professor Jerry Rubenstein: (August 24, 2007)
Cancer Stem Cell Scientists Get $1.7M to Develop New Leukemia Drugs: (August 23, 2007)
Rochester Political Science Department Ranked Fourth in the Nation: (August 21, 2007)
President Joel Seligman Explains Diagnosis of 'Treatable Cancer': (August 21, 2007)
Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute Opens in Henrietta: (August 20, 2007)
Eastman School's Concert Halls will Ring with an Exciting Array of Events: (August 17, 2007)
Center for Future Health Awarded Funding for Proactive Self-Care Technology: (August 17, 2007)
Simon School Mourns Sudden Death of Professor: (August 17, 2007)
University of Rochester Places High in Several New Rankings: (August 17, 2007)
Department of Psychiatry Will Play Major Role in Veterans Center: (August 16, 2007)
Berk Appointed to State Stem Cell Board: (August 14, 2007)
Eastman School Selected as 'Hottest Music School' in Kaplan/Newsweek College Guide: (August 13, 2007)
EVENT: 35th annual Friends' book sale for University of Rochester Libraries: (August 13, 2007)
University of Rochester Ensembles Welcome Public Participation: (August 10, 2007)
University to Alter Employee Health Plans: (August 6, 2007)
New University Position for Editorial Director of Press: (July 31, 2007)
Prenatal Stress Keeps Infants, Toddlers up at Night, Study Says: (July 27, 2007)
Sue S. Stewart Named Senior Vice President, General Counsel: (July 27, 2007)
Golisano Foundation Partners with Warner School to Help Youth with Developmental Disabilities in Greater Rochester: (July 27, 2007)
Hand Gestures Dramatically Improve Learning: (July 25, 2007)
New Facility to Foster Emerging Biotech Companies: (July 24, 2007)
University of Rochester Names New Director of Government & Community Relations: (July 24, 2007)
Database Expert Wins First Messinger Library Recognition Award: (July 23, 2007)
University of Rochester Students Place First in National Biomedical Engineering Design Competition: (July 23, 2007)
URMC and RGH Announce Neuromedicine Partnership: (July 19, 2007)
EVENT: Final concert in Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital series: (July 19, 2007)
New Grant Will Bring Child Mental Health Nursing Education To Rural Communities: (July 18, 2007)
Get Real! Camp Mixes Fun with Science as Kids Stir Up Waters at Charlotte Beach: (July 17, 2007)
Construction Underway on Unique New Organ In 18th-Century Style: (July 16, 2007)
EVENT: Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital features Tin-Shi Tam: (July 13, 2007)
Wilmot Cancer Center Studies New Chemo Pill for Lymphoma: (July 12, 2007)
Rochester a Mecca for those Fighting Rare Childhood Disease: (July 10, 2007)
Flight Magazine Praises Good Living and Learning in Rochester Region: (July 6, 2007)
Leaders Program for Latino Youth Returns to University of Rochester: (July 6, 2007)
EVENT: Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital continues: (July 5, 2007)
Genesee Valley Writing Project's Summer Institute Kicks Off July 9: (July 5, 2007)
Good Results for Less Invasive Obesity Surgery In Small Study: (July 3, 2007)
University Research Program Achieves Pre-Eminent Accreditation: (June 28, 2007)
City Apartments for University of Rochester Begin Construction: (June 27, 2007)
EVENT: Art teachers show recent work on the body and mind: (June 26, 2007)
New Post for the Humanities Created at University of Rochester: (June 26, 2007)
Personal Comments by Physicians Distract from Patient Needs: (June 25, 2007)
Brighton Student Receives Jazz Scholarship to Eastman: (June 25, 2007)
EVENT: Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital Series begins: (June 22, 2007)
Researchers Pit Novel Version of Common Virus Against Cancer: (June 20, 2007)
Center For Oral Biology Wins Major Training Grant Renewal: (June 20, 2007)
New Music Service Offered at University of Rochester: (June 20, 2007)
Eastman Jazz Heard from New York to Rotterdam this Summer: (June 14, 2007)
Wanted: Singers to Perform the Classics this Summer: (June 13, 2007)
EVENT: Annual Summer Institute Will Focus on Diversity Challenges Facing Catholic Schools: (June 13, 2007)
Johns Hopkins Technology Leader Joins University of Rochester Team: (June 12, 2007)
Rochester Brain Expert Recognized For Lifetime Contributions: (June 11, 2007)
Early Palliative Care Interventions Linked to Shorter MICU stays for Patients with Life-Threatening Illnesses: (June 11, 2007)
Hidden Planet Pushes Star's Ring a Billion Miles Off-Center: (June 11, 2007)
EVENT: LPGA Stars Talk About their Heroes and Women in Sports: (June 11, 2007)
Two Landmark Quantum Conferences to Meet at the University: (June 8, 2007)
Midsummer Night Carillon Concerts Echo on the Eastman Quad: (June 8, 2007)
Rochester Spreads Knowledge of Cancer-related Fatigue: (June 6, 2007)
Rochester International Jazz Festival Sessions Feature Numerous Eastman Performers: (June 6, 2007)
Brain-Boosting Pill Alleviates post-Chemotherapy Fogginess: (June 4, 2007)
Simon School Commencement 2007: (June 1, 2007)
Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence Relocates to University of Rochester: (June 1, 2007)
Colleges Partner to Connect Recent Graduates with the City, Youth: (June 1, 2007)
Swabs May Not Be Reliable for Detecting Lead-Dust in Homes: (May 31, 2007)
Larry Arbeiter Named Associate Vice President for Communications: (May 29, 2007)
$5 Million Library Renovation Captures Student-Inspired Designs: (May 29, 2007)
EVENT: Art exhibit on Sierra Nevada range and Rochester landscapes: (May 25, 2007)
Matter and Light Attract Fellowships: (May 25, 2007)
Chuck Mangione Will Receive the Eastman School of Music Alumni Achievement Award: (May 23, 2007)
Wilmot Cancer Center Scientist gets $1.5M to Advance Lymphoma Research: (May 23, 2007)
Eastman Community Music School Names Honors Seniors, and Celebrates Spring with Festival Weeks: (May 22, 2007)
Ralph Kuncl Named Provost of the University: (May 22, 2007)
EVENT: Rochester Psychologists Hold Conference in Toronto on their Research: (May 22, 2007)
Choice is a Key Element in Success for Smokers Who Want to Quit: (May 22, 2007)
Want to Improve Your Relationship? Do the Dishes Because You Really Want To: (May 22, 2007)
Conductor, Composer Douglas Lowry Named Dean of Eastman School of Music: (May 21, 2007)
Work across Boundaries in New Global Society, Rochester Graduates Told: (May 21, 2007)
University of Rochester Graduating Senior Wins National Fellowship: (May 18, 2007)
Glass Sculptor Michael Rogers Honored with Fairchild Award: (May 18, 2007)
University of Rochester Fulbright Winners Hits 30-Year High: (May 18, 2007)
Rochester Leads Nation in Reducing Inequality in Vaccination Rates: (May 17, 2007)
Commonly Used Drug Offers Promise for Premature Babies: (May 17, 2007)
High School Seniors Choosing University of Rochester Increases: (May 17, 2007)
University of Rochester Doctoral Candidate Earns Fulbright Scholarship and NSF-CESRI Summer Fellowship: (May 16, 2007)
University of Rochester Dedicates Goergen Hall: (May 16, 2007)
Soft Contacts Designed for Cone-Shaped Cornea: (May 16, 2007)
Eastman School of Music Student Ensemble to Perform at Washington's Kennedy Center May 25: (May 15, 2007)
New Award Honors Inspirational Teachers, Secondary Education: (May 15, 2007)
Hines Named Director of Stewardship in University of Rochester's Advancement Division: (May 15, 2007)
Rochester Urban Youth Film Festival Showcases Young Student Works: (May 15, 2007)
Two Eastman Students Were Recently Awarded Grants from DAAD: (May 14, 2007)
Taubman To Chair Department Of Medicine: (May 14, 2007)
Shirley Ann Jackson to Deliver College Commencement Address Golisano, Solow, Hajim also to be honored; other division ceremonies scheduled: (May 14, 2007)
RPO Music Director Christopher Seaman Will Address Eastman Graduating Class: (May 11, 2007)
Rochester Professors Cross Disciplines for Research: (May 11, 2007)
Wilmot Cancer Center Radiation Oncology Gets Prestigious Accreditation: (May 10, 2007)
University of Rochester Senior Earns Fulbright Scholarship: (May 7, 2007)
University Trustee and 'Father' of Laser Vision Correction Awarded Edwin H. Land Medal: (May 4, 2007)
University of Rochester to Confer Three Honorary Degrees during Commencement: (May 4, 2007)
Scientist Honored with American Chemical Society Medal: (May 3, 2007)
University Signs Exclusive Agreement with SiMPore Inc. to Commercialize Innovative Membrane Technology: (May 2, 2007)
Rochester Youth Show Passion for the Community: (May 2, 2007)
Professor Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences: (May 2, 2007)
Eastman's Gamelan Lila Muni Brings the Music of Bali to World Music Series: (May 1, 2007)
Eastman Honors Professor Emeritus Verne Reynolds with an 80th Birthday Concert: (May 1, 2007)
NIH Awards Two Chemists $3.3 Million to Study Basics of Life: (May 1, 2007)
Member of Historic $1.55 Billion Dollar Campaign Team Joins University of Rochester's Advancement Division: (May 1, 2007)
Two Physics Majors Win National Undergraduate Fellowship Awards: (May 1, 2007)
Mice with a Migraine Show Signs of Brain Damage: (April 30, 2007)
University of Rochester Senior Awarded Fulbright Scholarship: (April 26, 2007)
University of Rochester Alumnus Receives National Fraternity Award: (April 26, 2007)
ViM Saxophone Quartet Previews its Upcoming Kennedy Center Concert: (April 25, 2007)
Gollin Film Festival Showcases Student Works: (April 25, 2007)
Polyphonic.org Celebrates Its First Year of Service and Introduces "Polyphonic Backstage": (April 24, 2007)
Rochester Physician Helps Lead Approach Against Lupus: (April 24, 2007)
Three University of Rochester Students Earn National Science Award: (April 23, 2007)
Stage is Set for Unique Final Exam: (April 23, 2007)
Grant Endows Alan and Jane Handler Scholars: (April 23, 2007)
Guiffrida Receives American Counseling Association Award: (April 23, 2007)
Simon School Receives Major Gift From Michael and Diane Jones: (April 20, 2007)
EVENT: Organ recital and presentation about Casparini organ project: (April 20, 2007)
EVENT: Talk by psychologist Tim Kasser on materialistic values: (April 19, 2007)
Poetry Broadsides Displayed at the University of Rochester Library: (April 19, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture on what Roman construction methods reflect about Roman society: (April 18, 2007)
Scientists Find One Reason Why Bladder Cancer Hits More Men: (April 17, 2007)
Simon School to Host an Early Leaders Case Competition: (April 17, 2007)
University of Rochester Graduate Student Earns Fulbright Scholarship: (April 17, 2007)
EVENT: University of Rochester Celebrates Earth Day: (April 17, 2007)
Rochester Professor Uses Economic Theory to Encourage "More Sex": (April 17, 2007)
Paula Kluth Speaks on Supporting and Educating Students with Autism, Other Disabilities: (April 16, 2007)
Senior Advancement Professional Recruited: (April 13, 2007)
Book Explores How Readers Encountered Poetry as a Lived Experience: (April 13, 2007)
EVENT: University of Rochester Wind Symphony concert: (April 12, 2007)
EVENT: Concert of highlights from the Women in Music Festival: (April 12, 2007)
Conference Examines Effects of Religion's Public Profile in the World: (April 12, 2007)
Lani Guinier, Gerald Torres Lectures Postponed: (April 12, 2007)
EVENT: Middle East scholar discusses 'Islamic Politics and the American Impact in the Middle East': (April 12, 2007)
Luehmann Awarded Young Scholars Fellowship for Research on Teacher Preparation in High School Science: (April 11, 2007)
Eastman to Host Finals of 2007 Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers: (April 11, 2007)
Bypassing Eggs, Flu Vaccine Grown in Insect Cells Shows Promise: (April 10, 2007)
EVENT: University of Rochester Glee Clubs Concert: (April 10, 2007)
EVENT: University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra Concert: (April 10, 2007)
EVENT: Montroll Lecture Series: "Creating Economic Value from Research Knowledge": (April 10, 2007)
U.S. Rep. Slaughter Announces $1.8 Million for Nanosystems Initiative: (April 10, 2007)
EVENT: Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies Undergraduate Research Conference: (April 9, 2007)
EVENT: Research seminar on 'The Gender of Truth: Men and Women as Public Intellectuals in France, 1890-1914': (April 9, 2007)
EVENT: Scholar Richard Pells discusses America's impact on global culture: (April 9, 2007)
EVENT: Concert by pianist Filip Blachnio: (April 9, 2007)
James Longenbach, Poet and Professor, Gives Reading of New Work: (April 9, 2007)
3.2 Billion-Year-Old Surprise: Earth Had Strong Magnetic Field: (April 6, 2007)
EVENT: Concert by University of Rochester Chamber Ensembles: (April 6, 2007)
Shirley Ann Jackson to Give Commencement Address at University of Rochester: (April 6, 2007)
Three Students Win Music Teachers National Association Young Artists Competition: (April 5, 2007)
Grammy Award-winning Chamber Orchestra Concludes Eastman's Mosaic Series: (April 5, 2007)
Colin Powell Headlines This Fall's Meliora Weekend Oct. 20: (April 5, 2007)
EVENT: 'Marcus Garvey, the Universal Negro Improvement Association, and the Hidden Political History of African Americans': (April 5, 2007)
EVENT: Luis Moll Speaks on Cultural Mediation of Thinking in U.S. Schools: (April 5, 2007)
EVENT: Author Lynn Freed talks about her writing: (April 5, 2007)
EVENT: The Catholic Newman Community of Eastman hosts its third annual fundraising concert, Concert at the Cathedral: (April 5, 2007)
Simon Students Vie to Win Mark Ain Business Model Competition: (April 4, 2007)
Eastman School of Music Students and Alumnus Receive Prestigious Fulbright Awards: (April 4, 2007)
Physicist Receives National Award in Undergraduate Teaching: (April 4, 2007)
Three University of Rochester Students Named Goldwater Scholars: (April 4, 2007)
Gollin Film Festival Seeks Submissions: (April 3, 2007)
$26 Million NIH Grant to Establish New Flu/Bird Flu Center of Excellence: (April 2, 2007)
Teens Get Needed Access to Care with State Health Insurance: (April 2, 2007)
Laser Goes Tubing for Faster Body-Fluid Tests: (April 2, 2007)
University of Rochester Senior Awarded Fulbright Scholarship: (March 30, 2007)
URMC Announces New Clinical and Translational Sciences Initiative: (March 29, 2007)
Senior Studio Arts Majors Present Their Exhibitions: (March 29, 2007)
Book on Complexity of Mexican Cultural Modernity Cited by Publishers' Group: (March 29, 2007)
University of Rochester Hosts Sustainability Conference National, Local Panelists to Discuss Local Solutions to Global Concerns: (March 29, 2007)
EVENT: Rochester 5K Run/Walk for Health: (March 29, 2007)
EVENT: Concert by the University of Rochester Jazz Ensemble: (March 29, 2007)
University of Rochester Sets Tuition Rates for 2007-08: (March 29, 2007)
Lani Guinier, Gerald Torres Speak on Race, Social Change: (March 29, 2007)
Eastman Opera Theatre Presents A New Look at the Romeo and Juliet Story: (March 28, 2007)
Maternal Beef Diet Could Impact Sperm Counts, UR Study Suggests: (March 28, 2007)
Anniversary of Anti-War Sermon by Martin Luther King Jr. is Commemorated: (March 27, 2007)
Biologist H. Allen Orr Named Shirley Cox Kearns Professor: (March 26, 2007)
EVENT: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich-making drive: (March 26, 2007)
Rochester Ninth in Nation for Technology Revenue Income: (March 26, 2007)
Gail Norris Named Director of College Office of Technology Transfer: (March 26, 2007)
'Quadruple: Art in 4s' Student Art Exhibition: (March 26, 2007)
Eastman's Annual 'Music for All' Program Brings Classical Music to Children and Adults Throughout Greater Rochester: (March 23, 2007)
University of Rochester Actors Tackle Shakespeare's 400-year-old Tragedy: (March 23, 2007)
EVENT: Teens Showcase Local Creative Talent at Rochester Teen Poetry Slam Finals: (March 23, 2007)
Pulitzer Prize-winning Composer Visits Eastman School: (March 22, 2007)
Steve Reich Visits Eastman for Symposium and Concert: (March 21, 2007)
Jewish, Arab-American Artists' Group Featured at Hartnett Gallery: (March 21, 2007)
Symposium Explores Issues of Women, Entrepreneurship in Hip-Hop: (March 21, 2007)
16 Yellowjackets Named National Field Hockey Coaches Association Scholars: (March 20, 2007)
EVENT: Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference: (March 20, 2007)
University of Rochester Mock Trial Students Compete in Nationals: (March 20, 2007)
EVENT: Skalny Lecture on the symbolism of Kraków and Pope John Paul II: (March 20, 2007)
EVENT: Study Abroad passport drive: (March 20, 2007)
EVENT: University of Rochester Chamber Singers Concert: (March 19, 2007)
EVENT: Lecture on Soviet and Russian environmental activism: (March 19, 2007)
Softball Shares UAA Title: (March 17, 2007)
EVENT: Ecology expert speaks on the effect of environmental pollutants on human development: (March 16, 2007)
Developmental Psychologist Named the Earl B. Taylor Professorship: (March 16, 2007)
$8 Million State Grant Jump-Starts Next Phase of Renovations for Historic Eastman Theatre: (March 16, 2007)
Asthmatic Children Still Not Breathing Easier, Study Says: (March 15, 2007)
EVENT: Symposium on 'The Future of the Book': (March 15, 2007)
EVENT: Mela, South-Asian cultural performance, dinner: (March 13, 2007)
$20 Million Boosts AIDS Treatment, Vaccine Research in Rochester: (March 12, 2007)
The Plutzik Reading Series Features Margaret Atwood: (March 12, 2007)
Hasu Patel, Prominent Sitar Player, To Perform at University: (March 12, 2007)
Expert in Renaissance and Baroque Keyboard Repertoire to Perform on Eastman's Italian Organ: (March 9, 2007)
EVENT: 'Sol y Sombras,' flamenco dance and music performance: (March 9, 2007)
EVENT: Talk on new models for success in work and life by author Laura Nash: (March 9, 2007)
EVENT: Medieval Society Talk on Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe: (March 9, 2007)
University Orchestra Performs at Historic Opera House: (March 7, 2007)
Children Under Stress Develop More Fevers: (March 5, 2007)
After Scrutiny, Preemie Lung Treatments Turn Out To Be Safe, Effective: (March 5, 2007)
University of Rochester Students Take an Alternative Spring Break: (March 5, 2007)
Genome Sequencing Reveals Key to Viable Ethanol Production: (March 2, 2007)
EVENT: Tea Talk about famed 19th-century New Yorker William Henry Seward: (March 2, 2007)
Geophysicist Elected Fellow of American Geophysical Union: (March 1, 2007)
Unique Literary, Musical Events Mark Author's Appearance in Rochester: (February 28, 2007)
Research on the Color Red Shows Definite Impact on Achievement: (February 28, 2007)
Poet Susan Howe Featured in Plutzik Reading Series: (February 27, 2007)
New Clinic Addresses Overlooked, Yet Endemic Pituitary Problems: (February 22, 2007)
EVENT: Author, scholar on urban education to speak as Warner School's Spring Scandling Lecturer: (February 22, 2007)
Sydney Hodkinson Returns to Eastman for Premiere of Piano Concerto: (February 21, 2007)
Simon School Ranks 22nd on Fortune's List of Best Business Schools for Getting Hired: (February 21, 2007)
Scientists Uncover New Target in Cancer Mutation Puzzle: (February 20, 2007)
EVENT: CEO Arunas Chesonis discusses the success story behind PAETEC: (February 20, 2007)
EVENT: The Vagina Monologues: (February 16, 2007)
EVENT: Joint concert by the University of Rochester Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble: (February 16, 2007)
Basic Research Dean Named at School of Medicine and Dentistry: (February 15, 2007)
Super-thin Filter, 50 Atoms Thick, Sorts Individual Molecules: (February 15, 2007)
Will New York Follow Other States' Leads with Health Insurance Changes?: (February 15, 2007)
National Week Helps People Feel Comfortable in Their Own Skin: (February 15, 2007)
New Study Presents Strong Evidence that Certain Health Care Technologies Result in Better Care at Lower Cost: (February 14, 2007)
First Clinical 3T MRI Lands in Rochester: (February 12, 2007)
EVENT: 'Memento Mori,' an exhibition on death imagery from Kitty Hubbard: (February 12, 2007)
Chemist Wins Prestigious Science Foundation CAREER Award: (February 9, 2007)
National Engineers Week Kicks Off with ASME Egg Drop Competition: (February 9, 2007)
EVENT: "An Evening with Helen Thomas: Women's History Month Featured Speaker": (February 9, 2007)
EVENT: Legal expert, NPR commentator talks about loss of nation's freedoms since September 11: (February 9, 2007)
Enter Your Idea, Participate in IdeaBounce Event for Teens: (February 9, 2007)
EVENT: Entrepreneurial Educators to Speak on Transforming Schools, Adding Value to Our Community During Entrepreneurship Week: (February 9, 2007)
Grammy Award-winning Pianist Yefim Bronfman to Perform in Eastman Theatre: (February 8, 2007)
Arezzo Study Abroad Program Moves to the Fall: (February 8, 2007)
Laser Lab Offers High School Summer Research Program: (February 8, 2007)
EVENT: Skalny Luncheon Seminar on the Polish identity of writer Joseph Conrad: (February 8, 2007)
Curt Smith Named Political Coordinator of Museum of Broadcast Communications: (February 8, 2007)
EVENT: Fusion concert brings three DJs to campus: (February 8, 2007)
EVENT: 'UR Path to Better Health,' free community health exposition: (February 8, 2007)
EVENT: Talk by Alan "Abababa" Abarbanell on growing up with deaf parents: (February 8, 2007)
Rochester Biologists Make Science's Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2006: (February 7, 2007)
Action Video Games Sharpen Vision 20 Percent: (February 6, 2007)
University of Rochester Students Take on Campus Climate Challenge: (February 6, 2007)
Associate Dean Honored with Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award: (February 6, 2007)
Black History Month Celebrated at the University of Rochester: (February 6, 2007)
EVENT: Tea Talk on using art to develop skills of observation: (February 6, 2007)
Head of the Genesee Regatta Changes Leadership: (February 6, 2007)
Local Teen Reaches Final Round in 'Junior Nobel Prize': (February 5, 2007)
Noted Author Percival Everett Gives Reading for Plutzik Series: (February 5, 2007)
EVENT: Talk by Rev. Jesse Jackson Rescheduled for Feb. 13: (February 5, 2007)
EVENT: Artist's talk with Carrie Mae Weems and writer Cheryl Kaplan, followed by reception: (February 2, 2007)
Vice Provost Directs Entrepreneurial Efforts at University of Rochester: (February 2, 2007)
EVENT: Sudan expert and writer speaks on genocide in Darfur: (February 2, 2007)
Simon School and Greater Rochester Enterprise Offer More Scholarships for Local Executives: (February 1, 2007)
Survey of Student Well-Being Kicks Off Today: (February 1, 2007)
Center for Electronic Imaging Systems' annual University Technology Showcase: (February 1, 2007)
EVENT: Talk on presidential politics by author John Harris: (February 1, 2007)
Harvard Fundraiser to Lead the University's New George Eastman Society: (February 1, 2007)
Simon School Marketing Faculty Member to Analyze Super Bowl Ads: (January 31, 2007)
Simon School Ranked Among Top 15 Business Schools For Executives in Training by Black Enterprise Magazine: (January 31, 2007)
Rats on a Road Trip Reveal Pollution-Heart Disease Risk: (January 31, 2007)
Dana Award Supports New Research in Brain Imaging: (January 31, 2007)
EVENT: Program by Ika Hügel-Marshall, author of Invisible Woman: Growing Up Black in Germany: (January 31, 2007)
EVENT: Concert by the University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra: (January 31, 2007)
EVENT: "The Story of Hildegard" concert: (January 30, 2007)
EVENT: Exhibition of new photography by artist and art historian Carl Chiarenza: (January 30, 2007)
Astronomer Judith Pipher Named to National Women's Hall of Fame: (January 30, 2007)
Literacy Scholar Appointed to Endowed Professorship Honoring Michael W. Scandling: (January 30, 2007)
Eastman Celebrates the Music of New York Composer David Lang: (January 29, 2007)
Simon School Rises Among World's Top Business Schools in Financial Times of London Annual Survey: (January 29, 2007)
University of Rochester Senior Awarded Churchill Scholarship: (January 29, 2007)
EVENT: BSU annual high school step competition: (January 29, 2007)
EVENT: ***Event Canceled***

Ben & Jerry's Jerry Greenfield on entrepreneurship and social responsibility: (January 29, 2007)
EVENT: Gym Class Heroes in concert with special guest Chaos and POS: (January 29, 2007)
EVENT: Concert by the University of Rochester Percussion Ensemble: (January 26, 2007)
Anthony Legacy Dinner Celebrates Women's Accomplishments: (January 26, 2007)
University of Rochester Alumnae Take Stage with Solo Performances: (January 26, 2007)
EVENT: Concert by the University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra: (January 25, 2007)
Getting SAD is More Than Having the Blues: (January 24, 2007)
Corrigan Endows Professorship, Scholarships at University: (January 24, 2007)
Carrie Mae Weems Holds Exhibition at Hartnett Gallery: (January 24, 2007)
EVENT: Talk on torture in Jewish law and American military detention: (January 24, 2007)
Scientist Named Fellow of Association for Computing Machinery: (January 24, 2007)
Women's Leadership Expert Susan Bulkeley Butler to Speak at the Simon School: (January 23, 2007)
Dalecki to Direct Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound: (January 23, 2007)
Rochester Bird-Flu Expert to Testify Before Congress: (January 22, 2007)
Rapid Flu Tests May Reduce Threat of Antibiotic Resistance: (January 22, 2007)
A Century Later, New Research Brings Initial Find of Alois Alzheimer to Fore Once Again: (January 22, 2007)
New Fraternity, Sorority Program Gets National Recognition: (January 22, 2007)
St. Sebastian Society Receives National Recognition for Leadership: (January 22, 2007)
University of Rochester Brings the Power of Dance to School 14: (January 22, 2007)
Rochester Study Shows Many Women Get Less Chemo Than Recommended: (January 19, 2007)
Physicists Achieve All-Optical Buffering of Images: (January 19, 2007)
Inventor of Next-Generation Display Technology Joins Faculty: (January 19, 2007)
President Extends, Boosts Support for University Humanities Fund: (January 19, 2007)
Three Local Teens Make Semi-Finals in National Science Competition: (January 18, 2007)
Simon School Announces Major Changes to its Executive M.B.A. Program: (January 17, 2007)
Professor Wins 2 Million Supercomputer Hours: (January 17, 2007)
EVENT: Winterfest Weekend Comedian Michael Ian Black: (January 17, 2007)
New Web site Introduces Class of 2011 to Campus, Curriculum: (January 17, 2007)
New Engineering Program Gives Students International Exposure: (January 17, 2007)
Undergraduate Art Explores Gender, Identity Issues: (January 17, 2007)
Men Capture Eighth Chase Championship: (January 13, 2007)
EVENT: Talk "Linked Fate: Energy Equity in Our Global Society" by Chemical Engineer Ben Ebenhack: (January 12, 2007)
University Scientists Make Discover Magazine's Top 100 List: (January 12, 2007)
Victims Write Moving Words of Forgiveness in Exhibit on Reconciliation: (January 11, 2007)
Kronos Quartet Sets the Tone for Eastman's New 'Mosiac Series': (January 10, 2007)
Actor B. D. Wong to Speak at the University of Rochester: (January 8, 2007)
Rochester Area Students to Benefit from $1.3M University Award: (January 4, 2007)
Eastman's World Music Series Welcomes Iraqi Native Rahim AlHaj: (January 4, 2007)
Cold Sore Virus Might Play Role in Alzheimer's: (January 3, 2007)
EVENT: Retrospective exhibit of Charlie Arnold's photographs extended until Feb. 6.: (January 3, 2007)
Eastman Receives Grant from New York State Music Fund for Annual Women in Music Festival: (January 2, 2007)

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