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Stuart V. Jordan has been appointed as the first faculty director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL).

Since 2008, he has been implementing an ambitious strategic plan, "Empowering the Eastman Advantage," which celebrates the rich traditional legacy of the school and its role as a national leader.

Richard Waugh, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been appointed to the newly-created position of associate vice president for research.

This year's event was part of "Literary Mews," a new component of the PEN World Voices Festival organized by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses.

Emily Armstrong, a high school senior, is among the 300 semi-finalists nationwide chosen from the 1,712 who entered the prestigious competition.

Ronald J. Paprocki was honored at the College Town groundbreaking on May 2 for his central role in envisioning the project and making it a reality.

The $100 million project at the intersection of Mt. Hope and Elmwood avenues has been a vision for local community partners since 2008.

Richard Aslin, the William R. Kenan Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and director of the Rochester Center for Brain Imaging at the University of Rochester, has been elected a…

The University's 163rd commencement ceremonies will recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders and scholars who will receive honorary degrees, Eastman and Hutchison Medals for exemplary service, and awards for scholarship and teaching.

O'Brien Hall is the first LEED-recognized building on River Campus and joins the Medical Center's Saunders Research Building—also LEED Gold—in the University's official portfolio.

"It's a privilege and a pleasure to be able to contribute in my small way to a department that enriched my life," said Hilfiker. "I am a very proud and grateful alumnus."

A testament to the diversity of books available to English readers, the lists of finalists include poets from China, Romania, and Macedonia, and prose writers from Djibouti, Russia, Iran, and Argentina