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University News
September 9, 2015 | 11:14 am

Groundbreaking for HTR’s new incubator takes place at Sibley Building

Construction for the new University-affiliated High Tech Rochester (HTR) Business Accelerator is under way. The sixth floor of the former department store will undergo a $24 million renovation to create a state-of-the art business incubation facility in the heart of downtown Rochester.

topics: announcements, community, economy,
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University News
August 3, 2015 | 04:08 pm

Wilmot Cancer Institute joins OmniSeq Genomic Network

Through this network, Wilmot Cancer Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo — the state’s two largest cancer care and research institutions outside New York City — will collaborate and expand genomic testing for cancer across the Finger Lakes and western New York region.

topics: announcements, cancer, Wilmot Cancer Institute,
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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,
Okubo
University News
July 27, 2015 | 10:16 am

Renowned particle physicist Susumu Okubo dies

Okubo, a Rochester alumnus and faculty member since 1964, was internationally known for his groundbreaking investigations into the patterns and decay rates of fundamental particles and symmetries of the universe.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, obituaries,
University News
July 6, 2015 | 03:05 pm

Researcher wins auditory neuroscience award

The Acoustical Society of America has awarded Laurel Carney the William and Christine Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience. Carney is working to better understand how the brain translates sounds into patterns of electrical impulses.

topics: awards, Department of Biomedical Engineering,