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Associate Vice President for Public Relations and University Spokesperson

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University News
July 28, 2015 | 02:19 pm

Rochester earns National Weather Service StormReady certification

The NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has recognized the Rochester as a StormReady® university for its preparedness to handle all types of severe and potentially life-threatening weather. Rochester is the first private university in New York State to be certified StormReady.

topics: announcements, National Weather Service,
Vice President Joe Biden in front of backdrop that reads Investing in Innovation, Manufacturing, and Jobs
University News
July 27, 2015 | 12:00 pm

Vice President Biden, Governor Cuomo announce that Rochester will be headquarters for nation’s newest manufacturing innovation hub

The University of Rochester is a key partner in a consortium that has won a national competition to advance U.S. photonics manufacturing capability. The new American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) will be headquartered in Rochester, New York.

topics: American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics, photonics,
students and their former teachers
Campus Life
June 9, 2015 | 10:11 am

Singer Awards recognize those who changed lives of four UR graduates

Each year, seniors in the College are invited to nominate a high school teacher for consideration for the Singer Family Prize. The four award winners receive a plaque and $3,000, as well as $2,500 for their school.

topics: awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Singer Family Prize,
map showing location of new building
University News
June 3, 2015 | 05:01 am

Preliminary construction work to begin June 15 at site of new Wegmans Hall

The new building will be located at the current midway point of Hutchison Rd., in between Hopeman and Hylan buildings. As part of the overall construction plan, Hutchison Rd. will no longer be a thoroughfare and will be permanently reduced to only provide access into the Wallis Hall parking lot and Dewey Parking Lot.

topics: announcements, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Wegmans Hall,
fingers twisting a slim, flexible biosensor sticker
Science & Technology
May 28, 2015 | 04:25 pm

MC10 partners with University to advance patient-centered research

Massachusetts company MC10 will join forces with the University to test its BioStamp wearable biometric technology in various clinical settings, and to work to translate patient healthcare data into new treatments and predictive health analytics.

topics: announcements, big data, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence,
University News
May 28, 2015 | 10:14 am

President announces Elizabeth Stauderman as new vice president for Communications

Stauderman is an experienced leader in external relations, institutional positioning and issues management. Her career in higher education of more than 20 years has included roles in communications, alumni relations, annual fundraising, and student affairs.

topics: announcements, board of trustees, business school rankings, Elizabeth Stauderman,
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May 26, 2015 | 04:27 pm

University statement on OCR notification

We received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) that it will investigate a University of Rochester student’s complaint about the way that the university handled her charge of sexual assault. When OCR receives such a complaint, it undertakes a broader, comprehensive review of a university’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints for a period of years.

topics: announcements, sexual assault,
Danny Wegman
University News
May 14, 2015 | 09:47 am

Danny Wegman elected University board chair-elect, four new trustees named at May meeting

The University Board of Trustees elected Rochester business and civic leader Danny Wegman as board chairman-elect at its May meeting, to begin a five-year term following the May 2016 Board meeting. Wegman, CEO of Rochester-based Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., has served as a University trustee for more than 15 years.

topics: announcements, board of trustees, Danny Wegman, featured-post,