Presidential Diversity Award recipients recognized
The recipients of the 2016 Presidential Diversity Award are Janice Holland, senior HR representative, diversity specialist/facilitator, and community liaison; the One Community program; and Kathy Rideout, dean of the School of Nursing.
Commission reviewing public safety report
A review of the 2011 Security Commission Report—which called for the implementation of a mixed system of both sworn peace officers and nonsworn officers and resulted in the renaming of University Security to the Department of Public Safety, among other recommendations—is under way.
Susan B. Anthony Center honors music educator Donna Brink Fox with Lifetime Achievement Award
Brink Fox will be honored at the Susan B. Anthony Legacy Brunch, a long-standing University tradition that celebrates Anthony’s campaign for equal rights and to win women admission to the University in 1900.
Rochester Police Department and Public Safety to conduct joint preparedness drills on River Campus Jan. 5
These live exercises are intended to test crisis response capabilities and coordination among local response units by using a realistic scenario.
2015: The year in pictures
With 2015 coming to a close, we asked University photographer J. Adam Fenster to select his favorite Rochester photos from the past year.
Tynelle Stewart named new Education Abroad program director
About one-third of undergraduates at the University of Rochester study abroad, double the national average. Stewart will join the University of Rochester in early January.
Statement on FY16 Omnibus & Tax Extender Package
On December 16, Congress released a $1.15 trillion FY 2016 omnibus spending bill and a $600 billion tax extenders package that it will be voting on in the coming days.
Statement regarding the 2015 Regional Economic Development Council and Upstate Revitalization Initiative Awards
Today in Albany, state and legislative leaders announced $500 million in economic development support for the Finger Lakes and selected the region as one of the three awardees of the Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI) competition.
Defining the future of the School of Arts & Sciences
Gloria Culver was formally installed as dean of the School of Arts & Sciences during an investiture ceremony December 1 in the Interfaith Chapel. A professor of biology, Culver joined the Rochester faculty in 2007. During the ceremony, Culver talked about defining the School of Arts & Sciences—and charting its future.
Robert Poreda honored as fellow of Geological Society of America
Geochemist Robert Poreda, professor of earth and environmental sciences and an expert in the field of noble gases, was honored earlier this month as a newly elected fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA).