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Medical communities across the world continue to sound the alarm about the Delta COVID-19 variant, which is causing severe disease, hospitalizations, and death, particularly among those who are unvaccinated. Monroe…

The Strong Memorial Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy (located in the hospital lobby) is now offering convenient, free, walk-in COVID Pfizer vaccines for all University of Rochester employees and students. Schedule: Mondays through…

Details about the student move-in processes for undergraduate students arriving on River Campus and the Eastman School of Music campus have been announced. In addition to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement,…

Updated January 26, 2022 The University is now requiring surgical, N95, KN95, or KF94 masks (non-cloth masks) to be worn by all students, faculty, staff, and visitors—including those who are…

In a message sent to University employees, Human Resources announced a one-time Vacation Pay-Out Program for the end of 2021. This will ensure that staff benefit from unused vacation time…

The below message was sent via email to all students on July 1, 2021. Dear University Students, With just about one month until the COVID-19 campus vaccination August 1 deadline,…

Updated August 9, 2021 On June 16, New York State issued broad guidance that lifted many of the statewide COVID-19 restrictions in place during the pandemic. Based on this news…

The University continues to carefully monitor the COVID-19 pandemic globally and based on improving health and travel conditions is beginning a gradual restart of global experiences for students, including University-sponsored…

Update June 23, 2021: As announced, the University is lifting many COVID-19 restrictions. See the full announcement. The below interim guidance was shared on June 15, 2021, but individuals should…