Elaine Sia Archives - News Center

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University News

What are the keys to ensuring student success in higher education?

February 27, 2026

URochester’s inaugural leader for academic excellence discusses curriculum, value, and how we ensure student success.

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University News

Elaine Sia named senior vice provost for academic excellence

January 2, 2025

Sia will be responsible for strengthening the quality and impact of the University’s academic programs, research, and student success initiatives.

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University News

Meet the recipients of the 2021 Goergen Awards for teaching excellence

October 26, 2021

Rochester professors Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be formally recognized for their exceptional undergraduate teaching on October 28.

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Campus & Community

Elaine Sia: Teaching the ‘how’ as well as the ‘what’ in science

October 26, 2021

The biology professor has taught nearly 4,000 undergraduates since joining the University in 2000, including students in the 100-level Genetics, the first demanding course in that major.

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University News

Three professors to receive Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

September 13, 2021

Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be honored at an on-campus ceremony in October.

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Science & Technology

Rochester biologists selected for ‘rapid research’ on COVID-19

Rochester biologists are exploring how coronavirus interacts with cellular proteins to cause COVID-19 under a priority NSF program.