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University News
December 13, 2018 | 10:32 am

Ethical advisory committee ensures responsible investing

The Ethical Investment Advisory Committee includes three full-time faculty members and three non-faculty members: an undergraduate, a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow, and a non-academic staff member.

topics: announcements, Ethical Investment Advisory Committee, Faculty Senate, Office of Institutional Resources, Students' Association, sustainability,
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University News
December 13, 2018 | 09:43 am

Hajim School faculty members honored by ACM, IEEE

The Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) welcome four new fellows from the faculty of the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

topics: awards, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo, Mujdat Cetin, Sandhya Dwarkadas, Wendi Heinzelman,
Jim Zavislan stands in front of a optics grinder in Rettner Hall.
University News
December 12, 2018 | 01:29 pm

Jim Zavislan named fellow of National Academy of Inventors

The associate professor of optics holds 63 U.S. and 151 foreign patents and his inventions have helped protect the integrity of the ballot box, preserve great works of art, and assess the damage mobile screens do to our eyes.

topics: awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James Zavislan,
portrait of William Bluhm
University News
December 10, 2018 | 03:39 pm

Remembering political scientist William Bluhm

Colleagues and friends are remembering William (Ted) Bluhm, a political theorist who served on the University faculty for nearly 40 years and whose work on political philosophy and ethics endures.

topics: Department of Political Science, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences, William Bluhm,
Symone Sanders
University News
December 7, 2018 | 12:11 pm

Symone Sanders to deliver MLK Commemorative Address

Sanders is a political commentator for CNN and served national press secretary for Senator Bernie Sanders during his 2016 presidential run, the youngest press secretary for a presidential candidate.

topics: announcements, diversity, events, MLK Commemorative Address, Office of Minority Student Affairs,
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University News
December 7, 2018 | 10:28 am

Brigid Cahill to lead University’s Counseling Center

The Counseling Center, a unit of UHS, serves students University-wide and provides comprehensive assessments and individualized treatment plans to meet an individual’s mental health and wellness needs.

topics: announcements, Brigid Cahill, University Counseling Center, University Health Service,
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University News
November 29, 2018 | 02:39 pm

‘Innovation is a muscle’ — 8 questions about the iZone

Julia Maddox, director of the new Barbara J. Burger iZone at Rush Rhees Library, talks about what stops many would-be innovators, and how the iZone’s intentional design fosters creative thinking and actions.

topics: Barbara J. Burger iZone, River Campus Libraries,
University News
November 12, 2018 | 02:56 pm

An officer and an organ donor

Lieutenant Dan Schermerhorn Jr. works the day shift. Peace Officer Paul Wlosinski works nights. The two Department of Public Safety colleagues are forever connected by an act of generosity that gave Schermerhorn a second chance.

topics: community, Department of Public Safety, featured-post-side, Medical Center, UR Medicine,