Gail Norris Named Vice President, General Counsel
Norris has served as the University’s senior legal counsel the University for all aspects of operations, including litigation management, risk management, business and tax matters, and conflicts of interest since 2005.
300 Students Compete in FIRST LEGO League Championship
Teams will explore the topic of aging—working to solve issues like getting around, keeping in touch, and staying fit.
Mary Ann Mavrinac Installed as Dean of River Campus Libraries
Mavrinac is a recognized leader in the creation of inspiring learning spaces and the development of digital services.
An Anthropologist in the Library
In honor of her innovative methods and influence, Nancy Fried Foster will receive the Martin E. Messinger Libraries Recognition Award for 2012.
Rochester Explores For-Credit Online Education
The University is partnering with nine peer institutions to establish a consortium to explore a new, for-credit, online course program called “Semester Online.”
David Primo Named First Recipient of Gabrellian Professorship
Primo is the first to hold this endowed position, which recognizes a multidisciplinary scholar and teacher whose work bridges two or more academic fields.
LeChase Hall to Feature Wentworth Atrium
The Wentworths made the gift “in grateful appreciation to the University for its mission of education and research,” designating it to the “long-term facility needs of the Warner School of Education.”
Richard Ryan Awarded Honorary Degree Greek University
The award recognizes Ryan’s “significant contribution in the field of psychology, human behavior, and well-being worldwide.”
EVENT: University of Rochester’s Kearns Center Celebrates Two Milestones
This October, the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership & Diversity in Arts, Sciences & Engineering will mark the 10th anniversary of its founding and the 20th anniversary of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The center also celebrates three new grants totaling $3.9 million for its Upward Bound and McNair programs.
EVENT: Craig Ferguson Show at University of Rochester Open to Public
Craig Ferguson, the Emmy Award-nominated host of CBS’s The Late Late Show, performs during the University of Rochester’s Meliora Weekend celebration.