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June 16, 2017 | 02:30 pm

Public Safety Review Board recommends policy amendment

Public Safety leadership requested a review of current policy to consider an amendment allowing supervisors to use their judgement to respond to any campus area when a rapid response is required for life preservation.

topics: announcements, Department of Public Safety, River Campus Libraries,
University News
June 9, 2017 | 12:55 pm

Ignacio Franco wins junior faculty award

Ignacio Franco, assistant professor of chemistry and physics, has been selected as a winner of the OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award for fall 2017 by the American Chemical Society.

topics: announcements, Department of Chemistry, Ignacio Franco, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
June 4, 2017 | 11:42 am

Jeffrey Runner named dean of the College

The professor and chair of the Department of Linguistics succeeds Richard Feldman, who served as dean of the College for the past decade, and will begin his five-year term on July 1, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.

topics: announcements, featured-post-side, Jeffrey Runner,
University News
May 26, 2017 | 02:31 pm

New Gabrellian Director Rubin steers humanities in fresh directions

“I want our center to touch the life of every University of Rochester undergraduate,” says Joan Shelley Rubin, who was installed as the inaugural Ani and Mark Gabrellian Director of the Humanities Center in May.

topics: Department of History, Humanities Center, Joan Shelley Rubin, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
May 25, 2017 | 04:26 pm

Honoring fallen students, alumni this Memorial Day

Since shortly after the University was founded in 1850, its students and alumni have served in wartime. Some have paid the ultimate price, and their legacies are etched into the walls, the memorials, and the fabric of everyday life at the University.

topics: NROTC, veterans,
University News
May 19, 2017 | 04:07 pm

University Board elects seven trustees

“Each newly elected member has a deep affinity for the University and its mission,” said Board Chair Danny Wegman. “We are very fortunate to have them serve.”

topics: board of trustees,
University News
May 19, 2017 | 02:48 pm

Seven University trustees move to life status

The seven trustees have served on the Board for a combined 96 years across three University presidencies, supporting the creation of numerous new facilities, scholarships, professorships, and other initiatives.

topics: board of trustees,
University News
May 18, 2017 | 12:19 pm

Richard Feldman looks back on a decade as dean

Richard Feldman arrived at the University as an assistant professor of philosophy in 1975 and is now stepping down from his role as Dean of the College. “All the things beyond the classroom that contribute to the students’ experience have really made an impression on me.”

topics: Richard Feldman,