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Sara Miller

Associate Vice President for Public Relations and University Spokesperson

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flagpole with the inscription MELIORA
University News
October 20, 2020 | 03:49 pm

University files federal lawsuit over H-1B visa rules

New federal regulations would make it more difficult for universities and other employers to hire and retain skilled foreign employees to work in the US under H-1B and some legal permanent resident status categories.

topics: global engagement, international,
220 nobel prize recipient Harvey Alter
Science & Technology
October 9, 2020 | 09:44 am

Harvey Alter’s Nobel Prize honors a half-century quest

Nobel laureate Harvey Alter’s work as an NIH hematologist led to profound improvements in blood transfusion safety and starkly reduced transmission of a potentially deadly virus.

topics: awards, Harvey Alter, Joel Blumberg, Lynne Maquat, Nobel Prize, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Layers of contemporary financial skyscrapers in Central Business District, Hong Kong.
Campus Life
October 1, 2020 | 04:15 pm

University links with WeWork to support undergraduates in China

The University of Rochester has recently joined with WeWork to provide work and study areas to  undergraduates throughout China who are remote this semester.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, Center for Education Abroad, China, COVID-19, global engagement,
student and professor writing on opposite sides of clear pane
In Photos
September 18, 2020 | 02:34 pm

An adapted classroom: Students and faculty find new ways to engage in teaching and learning

Students and faculty members adapt to new—and safety-conscious—ways of interacting as teachers, scholars, and researchers.

topics: Chris Muir, Department of Art and Art History, Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Department of Conducting and Ensembles, Department of English, Department of Environmental Medicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, Fana Bangoura, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, JC Olsen, Joan Saab, Joanna Scott, Katrina Korfmacher, Program of Dance and Movement, Robert Minckley, William Miller, William Weinert,
Tina Sturgis
University News
August 5, 2020 | 04:00 pm

Tina Sturgis named University registrar

The appointment includes institution-wide responsibilities to better coordinate the functions of a central Registrar’s Office for the institution.

topics: appointments, registrar, Tina Sturgis,
student arriving for quarantine
Campus Life
August 2, 2020 | 07:36 pm

Students arrive for mandated COVID-19 quarantine

Wearing masks and following physical distancing guidelines, students from New York’s restricted travel states arrived August 1 to begin a 14-day quarantine.

topics: COVID-19, Residential Life, Rochester Restart,