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October 16, 2018 | 11:59 am

Meet this year’s winners of the Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Hayley Clatterbuck, an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy; John Lambropoulos, chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and Michael Jarvis, an associate professor in the Department of History are being recognized for their distinctive teaching accomplishments.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Department of History, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Philosophy, featured-post, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, School of Arts and Sciences,
portrait of Mark Taubman
University News
October 9, 2018 | 12:37 pm

Mark Taubman reappointed dean of School of Medicine and Dentistry

Taubman has been appointed to new term as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry and will continue his joint responsibilities as University senior vice president for Health Sciences, and CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine.

topics: announcements, Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Kareem Adbul Jabbar giving a speech
University News
October 7, 2018 | 11:47 am

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to speak at River Campus

The basketball icon, activist, author, and ambassador, will give the first lecture in a series on “Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change,” presented by Donald Hall, the University’s Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, diversity, Donald Hall, events,
University News
October 3, 2018 | 12:58 pm

$2.5M pledge launches campaign for new Center for Jewish Life

David Greenbaum ’73 and his wife, Laureine, of New York City, have pledged $2.5 million toward the construction of a new 6,500-square-foot building on the University of Rochester’s River Campus to be named the Greenbaum Center for Jewish Life.

topics: announcements, gift,
historical photo of professor John Waters arranging books in a library case
University News
September 20, 2018 | 09:55 am

Remembering scholar John Waters, a ‘proto-digital historian’

John Waters, a professor emeritus of history, died September 14, at the age of 83. He is remember for his inspired teaching, energetic enthusiasm, and trailblazing approach to the history of ordinary folks.

topics: Department of History, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,
portraits of Hayley Clatterbuck, John Lambropoulos, and Mike Jarvis
University News
September 14, 2018 | 12:46 pm

Three University professors to receive Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Hayley Clatterbuck in the Department of Philosophy, John Lambropoulos in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Michael Jarvis in the Department of History will be honored at a ceremony on October 18.

topics: awards, Department of History, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Philosophy, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, School of Arts and Sciences,