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University News
November 15, 2017 | 09:56 am

Simon Business School ranked among top for entrepreneurship

The Simon Business School is one of the nation’s top schools for entrepreneurship studies, according to the Princeton Review, which placed Simon at number 21 among graduate schools, up two places from last year.

topics: Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, featured-post-side, rankings, Simon Business School,
aerial city skyline
University News
November 14, 2017 | 12:51 pm

Understanding the University’s economic impact

As a major research institution and the largest employer in Upstate New York, the University of Rochester helps shape its local economy as it carries out its core missions of creating and conveying new knowledge.

topics: community, QuadCast,
military color guard with American and service flags
University News
November 9, 2017 | 03:20 pm

Veterans Alliance offers fellowship, structure

Created in 2013, the group is open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are active duty military or veterans, and provides events and resources throughout the year. This Veterans Day weekend, the group will host the annual Military Appreciation Football Game.

topics: admissions, featured-post, Veteran and Military Family Services Office, veterans, Veterans Alliance,
University News
November 7, 2017 | 02:20 pm

‘We each have great capacity to learn, grow, and work together’

Tiffany Taylor Smith ’91, the new executive director for inclusive excellence education and professional development at the University of Dayton, discusses the importance of diversity and the impact of her time in Rochester.

topics: alumni, diversity, Rochester Review,
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University News
October 26, 2017 | 09:23 am

Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia established

In a message to the University community, the faculty and student co-chairs announced the formation of the Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia, comprised of faculty, students, and trainees from across all campuses and schools.

topics: announcements,
two instructors stand in front of a class with a screen showing a poster for the Chuck NOrris movie INVASION USA
University News
October 22, 2017 | 06:15 pm

Chronicle of Higher Education names Dahpon Ho teaching innovator

The assistant professor of history is known for having students reenact battle scenes, conduct “rocket” tests, and write propaganda campaigns to try to bring the era of the Korean War to life.

topics: awards, Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences,
two man and a woman standing in front of Rush Rhees
University News
October 16, 2017 | 03:52 pm

Three honored with Goergen Awards for teaching excellence

Established in 1997, the award recognizes distinctive teaching accomplishments of faculty in Arts, Science, and Engineering. “The recipients embody all that we value in teaching at the University,” says Dean of the College Jeffrey Runner.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, Department of English, featured-post-side, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Brown,
three men's faces
University News
October 14, 2017 | 10:25 am

University bestows three honorary degrees during Meliora Weekend

The University recognized the outstanding contributions of three distinguished individuals during Meliora Weekend: musicians Chick Corea and Steve Gadd ’68E, and Hugo F. Sonnenschein ’61, one of the nation’s most distinguished academic leaders.

topics: awards, board of trustees, Meliora Weekend,