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The two-time Obie Award-winner is in Rochester to direct Octavia, a play ripped from the headlines in the year AD 62.

The Special Committee of the University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees announced today that an Independent Investigation into allegations raised in a complaint to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be completed by early January.

Special Committee announced today that an Independent Investigation into allegations raised in a complaint to the EEOC will be completed by early January.

Language Center director Teresa Valdez speaks at an event Tuesday celebrating the center’s one-year anniversary. Located in Douglass Commons, the center’s mission is to raise intercultural awareness and promote the 18 languages offered on the River Campus. Valdez says enrollment in foreign language classes has increased 22 percent since the center opened last fall.(University of Rochester photo / Jordan Mangefrida)

Language Center director Teresa Valdez speaks at an event Tuesday celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Language Center.

Lisio Program in Italian Studies will ensure that students will always be able to study in Italy and have opportunities to enhance their understanding and appreciation for the language, art, culture, and history of Italy.

The International Theatre Program closes its fall semester with the production of the rarely staged play Octavia, directed by Obie Award-winning guest director Ken Rus Schmoll.

International Theatre Program closes its fall semester with the rarely staged play Octavia, directed by Obie Award-winning director Ken Rus Schmoll

In a series of experiments, Rochester psychologists found that people who sat alone without devices for 15 minutes and chose what to think about experienced the positive effects of solitude: feeling calmer and less anxious, without feeling lonely or sad.

Psychologists found that people who sat alone for 15 minutes experienced the positive effects of solitude: calmer and less anxious, without feeling lonely.

The University of Rochester is deeply committed to a safe and respectful campus for everyone, free of harassment or discrimination of any kind.

The Department of Public Safety is leading its third Holiday Purple Box campaign to help families displaced because of domestic violence. New items from the wish list may be dropped off at Purple Boxes located at points across campus.

Scientists at the HAWC Gamma Ray Observatory have ruled out two pulsars as the source of an unexpectedly large presence of positrons in our corner of the galaxy. Could they come from something more complex and exotic: dark matter?

Scientists have ruled out two pulsars as a source of unexpectedly large presence of positrons in our corner of the galaxy. Could they come from dark matter?

As of fall 2017, approximately 430 employees have closed on homes as the program continues to help first-time home-buyers purchase homes in Rochester’s historic neighborhoods.

As of fall 2017, nearly 430 employees have closed on homes as the program continues helping home-buyers purchase homes in Rochester's historic neighborhoods