News & Updates
Andrew
Young to Give MLK Address
Business leader and former U.S. ambassador Andrew Young will deliver
the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address at 6:30 p.m., Monday,
Jan. 21, in Strong Auditorium. Read
more...
Night
Owl Librarians
Librarians in Rush Rhees are staying up late on Sundays and Mondays.
The reference desk will be open until 11 p.m. on Dec. 2, 3, 9, and
10.
HPV
Program & Clinic
Robert Rose, a researcher at the Medical Center, presents "HPV & the
HPV Vaccine: One More Protected, One Less Affected!" on Monday,
Dec. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gowen Room, Wilson Commons.
University Health Service is holding an HPV vaccine clinic on Thursday,
Dec. 6, for students who would like to receive their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
dose of the vaccine. A nurse practitioner will be available to answer
questions. The clinic will be held from 3-5 p.m. in the UHS River Campus
Office in Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls. Read
more...
Coffee
Hour with Warner
Learn more about Warner School programs and enjoy free coffee at the
Wilson Commons Starbucks on Monday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 6, 2:30-3:30
p.m. RSVP to admissions@warner.rochester.edu or
275-3950.
Musicians
Head to Italy
A group of Eastman students and recent alumni is traveling to Italy
to perform in Festival Spaziomusica, an international music festival
now in its 26th year. Read
more...
Fall
Ballet Show
The Ballet Performance Group will present its annual fall show, "Shake
Your Groove Thing," in Strong Auditorium on Friday, Dec. 7, at
8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from the Common Market or at the door.
Soup
Tasting and More
Wednesday, Dec. 5, stop by Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons from noon-1:30
p.m. to take part in Dining's second annual soup tasting. Sample eight
new soups and let them know which ones you want to see on the menu.
Thursday, Dec. 6, the Meliora Restaurant will be holding a Restaurant
Night from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Menus are available online.
Read
more...
Learn
More about Upcoming 'Vagina Monologues'
A general interest meeting for this year's production of The Vagina
Monologues will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 9 p.m. in Morey
321. The meeting is mandatory for anyone who wants to be involved with
this year's production. According to official V-Day rules, only students
who identify as female can perform in the show, but everyone is invited
to get involved in other ways. If you cannot attend the meeting, but
are interested in participating, e-mail Julianne Nigro at jnigro@mail.rochester.edu or
Sharon Barney at sbarney@mail.rochester.edu.
Learn more about V-Day
2008.
Give
Back This Holiday Season
Help others in need by taking part in two gift programs: Toys for Tots
and Gifts for the Giving.
Dining Services is sponsoring a Toys for Tots drive. Drop off a new
toy at any campus dining location now through Dec. 10.
The Interfaith Chapel communities, the Religious Roundtable, and other
area groups are collecting gifts for local residents. Drop off gifts
or monetary contributions to Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons Dec. 3-5
between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., or to the Interfaith Chapel Office, room
211, by the morning of Dec. 6.
Lego
Anyone?
This is the final week to sign up as a volunteer for the Finger Lakes
First Lego League Championships held on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Palestra.
Volunteers can help in a variety of tasks, for various shifts. All
students, faculty, and staff are welcome. Volunteers will receive a
free t-shirt and lunch. Sign up online or e-mail John Ballou at blou@mail.rochester.edu.
Read
more...
Music
at the Med Center
Join the Department of Neurosurgery as it hosts the next Music on My
Mind concert at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, in the Flaum Atrium at
the Medical Center. The concert features Medical Center faculty member
Vincent Reale and Eastman students and faculty Jason Sah, Jeff Miller,
Jennifer Gliere, and Alexandra Nguyen. Refreshments will be served
at this free event for faculty, staff, and students.
Sports
No
home games this week
Rochester
in the News
New
York Times (Nov. 27)
After Stem-Cell Breakthrough,
the Work Begins
Steven Goldman, professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and pediatrics,
comments on the recent announcement by scientists in Japan and Wisconsin,
who reported they could turn human skin cells into cells that behave
like embryonic stem cells. The transplanted cells must be very pure,
says Goldman, because any remnants of the original stem cells might
turn into tumors. Read
more...
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Weather
Today:
Snow/Sleet,
High 37°
This
week's forecast.
Did
You Know?
The
Midnight Ramblers' cover of "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" will
appear on the 2008 Best of College A Cappella, arguably
the most highly coveted compilation album for college groups. The
Ramblers recently released their 7th full-length recording, Manifesto.
Sample it online.
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