Under Heinzelman’s direction, the Hajim School has significantly increased research expenditures and added new initiatives in data science, high energy density physics, and augmented and virtual reality, among others.

Faculty and staff involved in undergraduate life outlined plans to keep students and other members of the community safe as they return this fall.

“I am confident we can keep faculty and students very safe,” Michael Apostolakos, chief medical officer of Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals, said of health and safety protocols in place as campus reopens.

A project to add a floor to the UHS building has been completed, adding more space for psychiatry, mental health, and other programs.

President Sarah Mangelsdorf and other University leaders provided updates on key issues affecting employees during a virtual panel discussion.

The University reaffirms its unqualified support to its undocumented students and employees who study and work here under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Director of the University Health Service for more than 25 years, Manchester oversees a staff of 70 who deliver health and wellness services to students and employees and has effectively managed campus health crises, including outbreaks of measles and norovirus, and most recently, the response to COVID-19.

Campus Dining Services has been planning carefully for the continuation of dining center operations when greater numbers of students return in the fall. Several adjustments are already in place.

President Mangelsdorf joined URMC’s Mark Taubman and other community leaders to support the Greater Rochester Black Agenda Group’s “Racism is a Public Health Crisis” declaration.

Centralized ordering system is designed to help ensure best pricing, prevent internal bidding wars, and assure availability of approved supplies.