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News Releases for 2006

Graduate Students Hone Leadership Skills, Engage in Organizational Process of Higher Education Through Wiki Technology: (December 28, 2006)
National Off-Campus Recruiting Events Connect University of Rochester Students with Select Employers: (December 28, 2006)
The Mathematics of Cloaking: (December 26, 2006)
A Reason Why Video Games Are Hard to Give Up: (December 26, 2006)
Tweaking the Treatment for Restless Legs: (December 20, 2006)
Professors Honored with Prestigious Musicology Awards: (December 19, 2006)
Search Begins for University of Rochester Provost: (December 15, 2006)
Could the Ability to Expel Worms Lead to a Future Asthma Treatment?: (December 14, 2006)
University of Rochester Study Abroad Hits 10-Year High: (December 14, 2006)
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. to Speak at the University of Rochester: (December 13, 2006)
University Group Featured on International A Cappella CD: (December 12, 2006)
Eastman Musicians Nominated for 49th Annual Grammy Awards: (December 11, 2006)
Ballou Elected to College Unions Association Post: (December 11, 2006)
NCTE Awards Grant to Warner School to Help Fortify Teaching, Learning of Literacy at Henry Hudson School 28: (December 11, 2006)
Report Promotes New Ways to Consider Tenure in English, Foreign Languages: (December 11, 2006)
Christmas at the Memorial Art Gallery with the Eastman Italian Baroque Organ: (December 8, 2006)
Blame Our Evolutionary Risk of Cancer on Our Body Mass: (December 6, 2006)
Graduate Student's Code Included in Next Generation of Java: (December 6, 2006)
Renowned Mozart Scholar to Visit Eastman School of Music: (December 5, 2006)
Painkillers May Threaten Power of Vaccines: (December 5, 2006)
Men Win Liberty Swim Title: (December 2, 2006)
Four Rochester Professors Named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science: (December 1, 2006)
Black Students' Union Hosts Kwanzaa Celebrations at University: (December 1, 2006)
EVENT: Scholar on Education Reform to Speak as Warner School's Fall Scandling Lecturer: (December 1, 2006)
Common Cancer Treatments Toxic to Healthy Brain Cells: (November 30, 2006)
Three Named Academic All-American in Football: (November 30, 2006)
New Breast CT Scanner Rivals Mammography: (November 28, 2006)
Johnson Named Academic All-American in Volleyball: (November 28, 2006)
Simon School Receives Major Gift From Arunas and Pamela Chesonis: (November 27, 2006)
University of Rochester Vaccine Developers Take On Student Questions: (November 27, 2006)
Tuohy Named A First Team Academic All-American: (November 22, 2006)
Deadline Extended for Book, Play Entries for Writing Award: (November 22, 2006)
Simon School Offers Diversity Weekend for Prospective Students: (November 21, 2006)
Ultra-Intense Laser Blast Creates True 'Black Metal': (November 21, 2006)
EVENT: Recital by award-winning Eastman School of Music pianist: (November 21, 2006)
Winner Announced for 2006 Friends of Eastman Opera Voice Competition: (November 20, 2006)
Simon School Marks 20th Anniversary of Naming For William E. Simon: (November 20, 2006)
Reinvented Myth Explores the Complexities of Love and Memory: (November 20, 2006)
How Parents Engage in Conflict Affects Kids in Unexpected Ways: (November 20, 2006)
Noted Scholar on Sexuality, Human Rights Speaks Dec. 1: (November 17, 2006)
Events across Campus, Community Mark World AIDS Day: (November 17, 2006)
Wilmot Cancer Center Honors Expert for Lymphoma Research Success: (November 16, 2006)
EVENT: Fall concert by the University of Rochester Jazz Ensemble: (November 16, 2006)
EVENT: A reproduction of The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour: (November 16, 2006)
Physics Professor Ashok Das Receives Fulbright to Teach in Brazil: (November 16, 2006)
Center for Electronic Imaging Systems Announces Record $114 Million Local Economic Impact: (November 16, 2006)
Kids' Lego Robots Go Head-to-Head in Giant Regional Competition: (November 15, 2006)
A Life Outside to Showcase at Film Festival: (November 14, 2006)
EVENT: Faculty, staff, and students 'arrested' for charity: (November 14, 2006)
EVENT: Rally kicks off basketball season: (November 14, 2006)
Artificial Cornea Offers Better Results for Infants, Some Blind Patients: (November 13, 2006)
Charles I. Plosser Delivers First Economic Seminar Since Becoming Philly Fed President: (November 13, 2006)
EVENT: Local Restaurants Bring Menu Secrets to the University of Rochester: (November 13, 2006)
Dalkey Archive Press Unable to Move to University of Rochester: (November 13, 2006)
EVENT: 'Preventive War, Morality, and Law,' a lecture by Jeff McMahan of Rutgers University: (November 13, 2006)
Volleyball Takes ECAC Crown: (November 11, 2006)
Lamar Murphy Named Deputy to President Seligman: (November 10, 2006)
Mysterious 'Neural Noise' Primes Brain for Peak Performance: (November 10, 2006)
Provost Charles Phelps Announces Retirement: (November 9, 2006)
Local Engineers Team Up to Design Novel Space-Borne Imager: (November 9, 2006)
New Treatment Finds Success Treating Tiniest Lung Tumors: (November 8, 2006)
EVENT: Bread and Puppet Theater performance at University of Rochester: (November 8, 2006)
Polish Film Festival Delves into the Personal Side of Life: (November 8, 2006)
EVENT: Roundtable discussion on "The Archive in the Digital Age": (November 7, 2006)
Children's Belly Fat Increases More Than 65 Percent Since 1990s: (November 6, 2006)
Students Recognized for Community Service, Hurricane Relief: (November 6, 2006)
EVENT: Tea Talk with Patrick Loughney on "The Archeology of American Cinema": (November 6, 2006)
EVENT: Annual Expo Celebrates South Asian Culture: (November 6, 2006)
Local Governments Earn Low Marks for Women's Representation: (November 3, 2006)
Eastman Celebrates Vocal Stars of Today and Tomorrow with Two Choirs and a Vocal Competition: (November 2, 2006)
Common Antacids Could Help Keep Gingivitis at Bay: (November 2, 2006)
Doctors Launch New Effort to Treat Stroke More Effectively: (November 2, 2006)
Undergraduate Student Art Wanted for Juried Show: (November 2, 2006)
EVENT: Screening of Dancing on the Edge about gender roles in Mozambique: (November 2, 2006)
Discussion of Innovative Approaches to Teaching English Opens Urban Education Series Sponsored by Warner School: (November 2, 2006)
EVENT: Information reception about programs at the Warner School: (November 2, 2006)
EVENT: "Message Fracture," an exhibit of paintings on Rochester's linguistic style: (November 1, 2006)
EVENT: Lecture on the changing aesthetics of the art of Mozambique: (November 1, 2006)
EVENT: Panel discussion on "Young, Gifted, and Your Next Generation of Leaders": (October 31, 2006)
EVENT: "Surfaces," an exhibit of abstract paintings by artist John Greene: (October 31, 2006)
Targeting Cancer Stem Cells to Stop Brain Tumors: (October 30, 2006)
Players and Volunteers Wanted for College Bowl Competition: (October 30, 2006)
Stevens Wins UAA Cross-Country Title: (October 28, 2006)
Sounds of Southern Traditional Mountain Music Kick Off Eastman's Annual World Music Series: (October 27, 2006)
EVENT: Off Broadway On Campus Fall Revue: (October 27, 2006)
EVENT: Film screening of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada as part of "Law and the 'War on Terror'" series: (October 26, 2006)
University Recognizes Gallery Support by Legislative Leaders: (October 26, 2006)
Simon School Offers New General Management Master's Program: (October 24, 2006)
Senator Robach Awards $3 Million for Biomedical Optics Research: (October 24, 2006)
Author's Family Story Reflects Recent Church History: (October 23, 2006)
Investiture Ceremony Celebrates New Dean of the College Faculty: (October 23, 2006)
Undergraduate Helps Discover Beautiful Quark Combinations: (October 23, 2006)
EVENT: A reading by poet Dan Chiasson as part of The Plutzik Reading Series: (October 23, 2006)
Waltzing the Night Away Benefits Music Ensembles: (October 23, 2006)
School of Nursing Professor, Expert in Family Care for Hospitalized Elders, Dies: (October 22, 2006)
EVENT: "France on Fire: Ten Years of Hip Hop," talk by Fairmont State University assistant professor and University of Rochester alumna Erin Hippolyte: (October 20, 2006)
EVENT: A talk by the real Patch Adams, M.D., in the continuing Neilly Series: (October 20, 2006)
EVENT: Skalny luncheon lecture on the image of Our Lady in Polish culture: (October 20, 2006)
Butoh Choreographer Presents Program, Workshop at University: (October 19, 2006)
Center for Electronic Imaging Systems Receives $2 Million From State to Dramatically Grow Local Biomedical Imaging Businesses: (October 19, 2006)
EVENT: Western New York Intercollegiate Choir Festival: (October 19, 2006)
Student Spending Off-Campus Is More Flexible, Takes on New Name: (October 18, 2006)
Joel Seligman Adopts Proposals by Task Force on Faculty Diversity: (October 18, 2006)
Sustainability Farmers Market debuts on campus: (October 17, 2006)
An Operatic Work by a Teenage Genius: Eastman Opera Theatre Presents Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera: (October 16, 2006)
EVENT: Blue Mass to recognize University or Rochester first responders: (October 16, 2006)
Simon School Rises in BusinessWeek Ranking of Top 30 U.S. Business Schools: (October 13, 2006)
EVENT: Reading and book signing by Jill Ciment, recipient of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize: (October 13, 2006)
Grant Supports a Model for Graduate Students' Academic Pursuits: (October 12, 2006)
Drugs Aimed at Troublesome Alzheimer's Symptoms Work for Some, Not Most: (October 11, 2006)
Students Conduct Voter Drive, Hold Programs on Election Issues: (October 11, 2006)
Over 200 Clarinetists from the U.S. and Canada Congregate at Eastman: (October 10, 2006)
Evolutionary First: Parasite Reaches Beyond Host to Play Havoc with Others' Sex Lives: (October 10, 2006)
EVENT: Filmmaker to Screen Documentary on Mexican Border, Immigration: (October 10, 2006)
EVENT: Filmmaker Participates in Screenings of Avant-Garde Films: (October 10, 2006)
Polish Diplomat, Scholars Discuss America Through Their Eyes: (October 9, 2006)
2006 Morgan Lecturer Examines Experiences of Evangelical Christians: (October 6, 2006)
EVENT: Seminar on racial disparities in political participation: (October 6, 2006)
University of Rochester Listed in Top 25 of Times of London Rankings: (October 5, 2006)
New Academic-Industry Collaboration Brings Talent to Rochester: (October 4, 2006)
University of Rochester Names Four Trustees: (October 4, 2006)
EVENT: “A Rake's Progress: The Victorian Restoration,” a lecture by Joseph Roach of Yale University: (October 4, 2006)
NIH Chooses Rochester to Lead National Initiative: (October 3, 2006)
Researchers Race to Design the First Treatments Specifically for NeuroAIDS: (October 3, 2006)
EVENT: A reading by poet Ralph Black as part of The Plutzik Reading Series: (October 3, 2006)
Men's, Women's Crews Compete in Head of the Genesee Regatta: (October 3, 2006)
Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative Annual Festival Kicks Off Kilbourn Hall Organ Renovation: (October 2, 2006)
EVENT: Hurricane Katrina Inspires the Reinvention of a Theatrical Masterpiece: (October 2, 2006)
Former Coach Lyle Brown Passes Away at 83: (September 29, 2006)
EVENT: Tea Talk with Michael Lasser on “When Broadway Musicals Went to College”: (September 29, 2006)
EVENT: A screening of Zeze Gamboa's 2005 Portuguese film, O Herói (The Hero): (September 29, 2006)
Documentary Screening by Producer Highlights 'ASL Renaissance' Celebration: (September 28, 2006)
EVENT: Meliora Weekend Concerts Showcase Professional, Student Talent: (September 28, 2006)
EVENT: Concert by Irish punk rock band Dropkick Murphys: (September 27, 2006)
EVENT: "History as an Agent of Environmental Change," a lecture by Morris A. Pierce, University energy manager and adjunct assistant professor of history at the University of Rochester: (September 27, 2006)
EVENT: Science writer Alan Burdick travels the world to find threatened species: (September 27, 2006)
Risk Factors Linked to Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery: (September 26, 2006)
Forum Examines 21st Century Barriers to Women's Equality: (September 25, 2006)
Eastman Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Eastman Computer Music Center: (September 24, 2006)
EVENT: Jill Ciment is Winner of Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction: (September 22, 2006)
Wilmot Launches Cancer Stem Cell Research Program: (September 21, 2006)
Simon School Rises in Wall Street Journal Ranking of Top Business Schools: (September 20, 2006)
EVENT: Critically Acclaimed German Director's Film Receives U.S. Première: (September 20, 2006)
EVENT: "The Minstrel Show": (September 20, 2006)
EVENT: Golf and dinner event to benefit Mt. Hope Family Center: (September 20, 2006)
EVENT: Wincheng Lin minority bone marrow drive at University of Rochester: (September 20, 2006)
Future of Freedom, Energy Dependence Top Meliora Weekend Program: (September 20, 2006)
EVENT: Gandhi's Grandson To Talk on Terror and Nonviolence: (September 20, 2006)
EVENT: Exhibit Traces Development of Robin Hood as a Popular Hero: (September 19, 2006)
EVENT: "Mind Over Madness" with Jim Karol: (September 18, 2006)
EVENT: Renowned Poet Vijay Seshadri Will Read on Campus: (September 18, 2006)
EVENT: 'Be the Change Day' Connects Students with the City: (September 18, 2006)
Simon School Students Craft First Student-Authored Business School Credo: (September 14, 2006)
Simon School Offers Second Annual Online Business Simulation Scholarship Competition: (September 14, 2006)
Simon School Among Top 50 Business Schools for Mexicans in New Survey: (September 14, 2006)
WXXI and WRUR University of Rochester Expand Broadcast Partnership: (September 14, 2006)
Eastman Wind Ensemble to Perform New 'Classics': (September 13, 2006)
JAMA Study Provides Clues to Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death in Teens: (September 13, 2006)
EVENT: ROC the MIC featuring DJ Whoo Kid of G-Unit: (September 12, 2006)
Photographs by Charlie Arnold Showcased in New Exhibition: (September 12, 2006)
EVENT: 'Wilson Commons Wednesdays' Kicks Off Year: (September 11, 2006)
Genetic Surprise Confirms Neglected 70-Year-Old Evolutionary Theory: (September 8, 2006)
Urologists, Prostate Cancer Experts Offer Education Event: (September 7, 2006)
New Positions Seek to Improve Diversity, Teaching at School of Medicine and Dentistry: (September 7, 2006)
Simon School Launches Business School Communications Blog: (September 7, 2006)
EVENT: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Speak on Environmental Issues: (September 7, 2006)
National car-sharing program comes to the University of Rochester: (September 6, 2006)
EVENT: 'She Quietly Considers,' photographic exhibition by Christine Shank: (September 5, 2006)
Brenda Meehan, Noted Professor of Russian History, Dies: (September 5, 2006)
EVENT: 'Russia 2006: New Money, Old Culture,' talk by Russian economist Nikita Maslennikov: (September 1, 2006)
Career Center Stipends Ease the Sting of Unpaid Internships: (September 1, 2006)
EVENT: 'Location,' an exhibit of paintings and drawings by Michigan artist Brian Elder: (August 31, 2006)
EVENT: Annual Anthony Legacy Race Celebrates Suffragist's Work: (August 30, 2006)
University of Rochester Programs will Highlight the Humanities: (August 30, 2006)
Skalny Center Director Travels to Ukraine on Fulbright Grant: (August 28, 2006)
EVENT: Hip Hop Mogul Russell Simmons to Talk about Entrepreneurship: (August 25, 2006)
University Presents Goergen Awards to Faculty, Staff during College Convocation: (August 25, 2006)
Incoming Freshmen Connect with City, Suburbs: (August 24, 2006)
New Lab Technique Churns out Fungus' Potential Cancer Fighter: (August 24, 2006)
Community's Generosity Ensures Continued Funding for Promising Young Musicians: (August 23, 2006)
Public Invited to Audition for Ensembles on River Campus: (August 21, 2006)
University of Rochester's Eiseman Award Seeks Local Writers: (August 18, 2006)
University of Rochester Will Be New Home for Dalkey Archive Press: (August 17, 2006)
Radical 'Ballistic Computing' Chip Bounces Electrons Like Billiards: (August 16, 2006)
AIDS Patients, Doctors in Rochester Contribute to Latest Finding: (August 14, 2006)
University of Rochester Named To Two Top College Rankings: (August 13, 2006)
Antioxidants May Protect Against Tick-Borne Illness: (August 9, 2006)
Local Science Teacher Receives 'Inspirational Teacher' Award: (August 9, 2006)
Unique Huntington's Study Moves Forward: (August 8, 2006)
18-Year-Old Virtuoso Wins Eastman's Young Artists International Piano Competition: (August 8, 2006)
New Dean of Freshmen Named at University of Rochester: (August 8, 2006)
Using Emergency Departments to Stop the Deadly Spread of Sepsis: (August 7, 2006)
Loosen Up, DNA: Leukemia Gene Changes Genetic Packaging: (August 7, 2006)
EVENT: 'Staff Infection 2,' an exhibit by University of Rochester library staff: (August 4, 2006)
EVENT: 34th annual Friends Book Sale at the University of Rochester: (August 4, 2006)
Tiny Inhaled Particles Take Easy Route from Nose to Brain: (August 3, 2006)
2006 Urban Fellows Report on Projects in Rochester's Neighborhoods: (August 2, 2006)
JPMorgan Chase Bank Foundation Creates Scholarships for City Students Headed to University of Rochester: (July 31, 2006)
University Computer Scientist Honored for Influential Research: (July 28, 2006)
Tenth Annual Eastman Young Artists Piano Competition: (July 27, 2006)
New Mothers Should be Screened Regularly for Postpartum Depression: (July 25, 2006)
Empire State Games Athletes Compete at University of Rochester: (July 25, 2006)
Digital Cameras and Internet Ease the Pain of Oral Disease: (July 20, 2006)
Biomed Engineering Students Finish Second in National Competition: (July 19, 2006)
EVENT: Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital Series, featuring Doris Aman: (July 19, 2006)
University of Rochester Launches Humanities Fund: (July 17, 2006)
University of Rochester Names New Medical Center CEO: (July 10, 2006)
EVENT: Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital Series, featuring Carlo J. van Ulft: (July 10, 2006)
University of Rochester Hosts Leadership Days for Latino Youth: (July 10, 2006)
EVENT: Display of artists' books from the collection of the Art and Music Library: (July 10, 2006)
Study: Gabapentin Cools Hot Flashes as well as Estrogen: (July 5, 2006)
Eastman School Aura Surrounds This Fall's Bridging Fellows: (July 5, 2006)
Most Effective Antipsychotic Drug has Serious Health Consequences: (July 3, 2006)
Slagor, Thomas Named to University Advancement Posts: (July 3, 2006)
Annual Funds Leader Appointed in Advancement Division: (July 3, 2006)
EVENT: Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital Series, featuring Charles Dairay of France: (July 3, 2006)
University of Rochester Physician is First Geriatrician Named to AARP Board: (June 30, 2006)
University of Rochester Hires Investment Officer: (June 30, 2006)
Graduates Informed about Disclosure of Personal Information: (June 29, 2006)
Graduate of University of Rochester Awarded Fulbright Scholarship: (June 27, 2006)
Chemistry Graduate Student Receives $100,000 Fellowship: (June 27, 2006)
EVENT: Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital Series, featuring Linda Dzuris: (June 27, 2006)
Scientists Aim to Thwart Use of Flu as Bioweapon: (June 22, 2006)
National Association Awards Evarts Its Highest Honor: (June 22, 2006)
EVENT: Hopeman Memorial Carillon Summer Recital Series, featuring Dutch carillonneur Anne Kroeze: (June 21, 2006)
Free Outdoor Concert Series Features Heavenly Sounds of Campus Bells: (June 19, 2006)
Eastman Professor of Musicology Receives NEH Grant: (June 16, 2006)
University of Rochester Wins Global CIO 100 Award: (June 15, 2006)
Successful Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Has Implications For Heart Failure: (June 12, 2006)
How Cow Warts, Clergy Sex Surveys Moved Along Cancer Vaccine: (June 8, 2006)
Simon School's Plosser to Lead Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: (June 6, 2006)
Step-by-Step, Cancer Patients Use Exercise to Feel Better: (June 6, 2006)
Diabetes Research Takes Wing Thanks to Long-Lived Fruit Fly: (June 6, 2006)
Composers and Orchestral Musicians—Can They Progress Toward Greater Harmony?: (June 6, 2006)
EVENT: Golfers Reflect on Women's Achievements in Sports: (June 5, 2006)
Philosophy Professor Named Interim Dean of the College: (May 30, 2006)
EVENT: Reception for TNT, Rochester's African-American networking organization: (May 26, 2006)
Wilmot Cancer Center Studies Virus-Tumor Link in Area Patients, Families: (May 25, 2006)
iCardiac, URMC Ink Exclusive Agreement for Breakthrough Medical Technology: (May 25, 2006)
EVENT: Seminar for parents and teachers on inclusive schooling that helps all students: (May 24, 2006)
University of Rochester Urologists: Bladder Cancer Screening Saves Lives: (May 23, 2006)
Alan "Buz" Kohan, Emmy-winning Composer, Addresses Eastman Graduates: (May 23, 2006)
Eastman Celebrates the Musical Relationship of Dmitri Shostakovich and Mieczyslaw Weinberg: (May 23, 2006)
Borasi Reappointed as Warner School Dean at University of Rochester: (May 22, 2006)
Seek Balance in Life, Retain Optimism, Rochester Graduates Urged: (May 21, 2006)
Wilmot Cancer Center Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Facility: (May 19, 2006)
University, Community Alliance to Develop Mental Health Care: (May 18, 2006)
Wilmot Cancer Center Leads Cancer Survivorship Research Movement: (May 17, 2006)
Flick of Whiskers Helps Tease Out Brain's 'Shadow' Signaling System: (May 16, 2006)
Joanna Scott Wins English-Speaking Union's Ambassador Book Award: (May 16, 2006)
Governor Announces High-Tech Innovations Funding: (May 16, 2006)
Goodridge Wins Golf Title: (May 12, 2006)
Student Saxophone Quartet Wins Two Prestigious Competitions: (May 11, 2006)
Light's Most Exotic Trick Yet: So Fast it Goes ... Backwards?: (May 11, 2006)
University of Rochester Wins $2.5 Million Graduate Assistance Grant: (May 11, 2006)
Men Win 2 State Relay Championships: (May 8, 2006)
Chemistry Graduate Student Recognized with Research Award: (May 5, 2006)
Rochester Senior Wins Top National Computing Award: (May 4, 2006)
EVENT: Programs Explore Issues for Deaf Community: (May 3, 2006)
Physicist Wins Optical Society of America's Young Researcher Award: (May 3, 2006)
University Manager Applauded by EPA for Environmental Work: (May 3, 2006)
Wilmot Cancer Center Raises More Than $1M, Honors Namesake: (May 2, 2006)
'Jackets Name Scott Greene As Head Football Coach: (May 2, 2006)
Donna Brink Fox Named Eastman's Interim Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs: (May 2, 2006)
Composer David Liptak Receives Fairchild Award: (May 2, 2006)
2006 Commencement Ceremonies Set at University of Rochester: (May 2, 2006)
Lewis Chosen as University of Rochester's Chief Information Officer: (May 1, 2006)
EVENT: Internationally Acclaimed Pianist Zora Mihailovich Presents Recital: (May 1, 2006)
Simon School Among Top 10 Business Schools for Faculty Research: (April 28, 2006)
Novel Stem Cell Technology Leads to Better Spinal Cord Repair: (April 28, 2006)
Two Researchers Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: (April 28, 2006)
Conway Named Associate Vice President for Advancement Services: (April 28, 2006)
Golfers Win UAA Title: (April 27, 2006)
Fuld Trust Awards $2.5 Million Grant to School of Nursing: (April 27, 2006)
School of Nursing Opens New Hi-Tech Wing: (April 26, 2006)
Study First To Show Potential of Light-Activated Gene Therapy for Knee Injuries: (April 26, 2006)
New Counseling Programs Lead to Licensure and Third-party Payment: (April 26, 2006)
Renowned Cancer Researcher to Speak at Medical Center: (April 25, 2006)
University of Rochester Senior Earns National Science Award: (April 24, 2006)
University to Celebrate the Contributions of William Scott Green: (April 24, 2006)
University of Rochester Student Receives Fulbright Scholarship: (April 21, 2006)
Barry Weingast Selected for Riker Prize in Political Science: (April 20, 2006)
Geophysicist Wins Guggenheim Award for Magnetic Field Research: (April 20, 2006)
'Fair Trade' Coffee Tasting Gives Points to Firms with a Conscience: (April 20, 2006)
EVENT: Information session about programs at the Warner School: (April 20, 2006)
EVENT: Information session about programs at the Warner School: (April 20, 2006)
New Chip Design Delivers Better Performance, Longer Battery Life for Cell Phones, WiFi, and Other Wireless Communications: (April 19, 2006)
Campus Competition Will Recognize Student Filmmaking: (April 17, 2006)
Mellon Grant Funds Planning Analysis for Future Online Services: (April 14, 2006)
Two Local Writers Win University of Rochester's Eiseman Awards: (April 13, 2006)
EVENT: Wordless Production Speaks Volumes of Human Truths: (April 11, 2006)
EVENT: Talk by psychologist Robert Thayer on the effect of moods on behavior: (April 10, 2006)
EVENT: Neilly Series performance by humorist and storyteller Kevin Kling: (April 7, 2006)
Author and University Lecturer Curt Smith Receives Broadcast Honors: (April 7, 2006)
EVENT: Summer institute for teachers and others interested in Catholic education: (April 7, 2006)
University of Rochester Senior Awarded Fulbright Scholarship: (April 7, 2006)
EVENT: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Alumnus to Discuss the Civil War: (April 6, 2006)
EVENT: 'Human Zoos: The Colonial Subject on Display': (April 6, 2006)
EVENT: Film and talk on Living the Hiplife by Jesse Weaver Shipley of Bard College: (April 6, 2006)
Economic Downturns Stifle Black Activism, New Study Shows: (April 5, 2006)
Jazz Virtuoso Adam Makowicz Sets Rochester Performance for May 12: (April 4, 2006)
EVENT: University of Rochester Earth Day Celebration: (April 3, 2006)
EVENT: Networking and film-showing from the Museum of disABILITY: (April 3, 2006)
EVENT: Panel on 'Charities, Bureaucracy, and the Fight Against Poverty': (April 3, 2006)
University of Rochester Sets Tuition Rates for 2006-07: (March 30, 2006)
EVENT: Mela, South-Asian cultural performance and dinner: (March 30, 2006)
EVENT: Susan B. Anthony Institute Presents Undergraduate Research Conference: (March 30, 2006)
EVENT: Midnight Ramblers A Cappella Spring Show: (March 30, 2006)
Reappointment of Jim Undercofler as Eastman School Dean Announced: (March 30, 2006)
EVENT: Concert featuring the University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Glee Clubs: (March 29, 2006)
EVENT: University of Rochester Chamber Ensembles concert: (March 29, 2006)
Turning Negatives into Positives: Can Racial Images Be Reclaimed?: (March 29, 2006)
EVENT: Panel discussion on the professional growth of urban educators: (March 29, 2006)
EVENT: 'La Vie Boheme!' Off Broadway On Campus Spring Revue: (March 27, 2006)
University of Rochester Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships: (March 27, 2006)
EVENT: After Hours a cappella group concert: (March 27, 2006)
'Brother to Brother' Director Screens Major Work on Gay Black Men: (March 27, 2006)
EVENT: Gilbert Lecture on the global economy in the 21st century: (March 24, 2006)
EVENT: Screening of Landouma Fare, a documentary about the dances of the Landouma people of Guinea: (March 24, 2006)
EVENT: 'Tales of a Mad, Mad, Mad ASL World,' a performance by Patricia Bruce: (March 23, 2006)
EVENT: Plutzik Series Features Two Poetry Readings: (March 23, 2006)
Senior Studio Art Majors Present Their Thesis Exhibitions: (March 22, 2006)
Annual Sandwich-Making on Campus Benefits Hungry People: (March 22, 2006)
EVENT: 'The State of Education in Rochester and America' panel discussion: (March 21, 2006)
Artist Sam Gilliam Talks about his Work at Two Events March 30: (March 21, 2006)
EVENT: Concert Celebrates University Gospel Choir's 30th Anniversary: (March 21, 2006)
EVENT: Tea Talk by psychologist Richard Ryan on why money doesn't buy happiness: (March 21, 2006)
EVENT: McKenzie Lecture by Ariel Rubinstein of Tel Aviv University: (March 20, 2006)
EVENT: Luncheon seminar on Poland's Solidarity movement in the 1990s: (March 20, 2006)
EVENT: Folk Dance Party with Ezher Uremez and the Karamfil Balkan Folk Orchestra: (March 17, 2006)
EVENT: Anthony Historian To Discuss Treatments of the Suffragist's Life Story: (March 17, 2006)
Graduate Student Wins Top Award for Particle Physics Dissertation: (March 17, 2006)
Computer-Science Students Win National Programming Competition: (March 15, 2006)
EVENT: Susan B. Anthony Institute Presents 13th Annual Graduate Conference: (March 15, 2006)
EVENT: Literary Couple Will Speak About the Process Behind Their Work: (March 14, 2006)
Building Name Recognizes Robert Goergen's Long History of Support: (March 10, 2006)
EVENT: Luncheon lecture by Skalny Center visiting professor on reformer of American Judaism: (March 10, 2006)
A Different Kind of 'Book Art' on Display in Rare Books Library: (March 9, 2006)
Jonathan Kozol Speaks on 'Educational Apartheid' in U.S. Public Schools: (March 9, 2006)
EVENT: Talk on social arrangements between interracial couples in 19th-century America: (March 8, 2006)
University of Rochester Among 10 Top Colleges for Entrepreneurs: (March 7, 2006)
EVENT: "Trace," an exhibition of large-scale paintings by Deborah Barlow: (March 6, 2006)
New Accelerated Ed.D. Option Offered by Warner School: (March 6, 2006)
The 'Heroic' Life of Susan B. Anthony Honored in Special Exhibit: (March 6, 2006)
Conference Explores History of Suffragist Called 'Aunt Susan': (March 6, 2006)
EVENT: Author and historian David Rosner talks on the dangers of industrial pollution: (March 6, 2006)
Undergraduate Students Receive Art Awards: (March 1, 2006)
Chemistry Professor Honored with Anthony Achievement Award: (March 1, 2006)
Spring Break Trips Focus on Hurricane Relief, Children's Needs: (March 1, 2006)
EVENT: Plutzik Reading Series to feature Brian Evenson: (February 28, 2006)
Mellon Grant Aids Humanities with University of Rochester as Partner: (February 28, 2006)
EVENT: Lecture on aspects of African-American literature by Jennifer Stoever: (February 23, 2006)
EVENT: Lecture titled "Lonely Planet: Medieval Europe Visits Asia and the New World": (February 23, 2006)
EVENT: Panel discussion on the war in Iraq: (February 23, 2006)
Competition Encourages Energy Conservation by Students: (February 22, 2006)
EVENT: "Creativity in the Age of Technology," lecture by renowned composer Libby Larsen: (February 21, 2006)
EVENT: Concert by faculty members of the University of Rochester's Program of Movement and Dance: (February 20, 2006)
EVENT: Stanford University Professor to Discuss Forthcoming Work: (February 20, 2006)
EVENT: Pianist Zora Mihailovich Featured in Performance of Famed Brahms Concerto: (February 20, 2006)
EVENT: The V-Day College Campaign presents The Vagina Monologues: (February 17, 2006)
EVENT: Men's Glee Club Celebrates 130 Years with Concert, Guest Alumni: (February 17, 2006)
Mardi Gras Fun Benefits Katrina-Flooded Library in New Orleans: (February 17, 2006)
EVENT: Lecture on 20th-century Polish novelist and playwright Witold Gombrowicz: (February 16, 2006)
National Academy of Engineering Elects Professor as Fellow: (February 15, 2006)
Entrepreneurial Scientist Honored with Optical Engineering's Top Honor: (February 15, 2006)
EVENT: Theatre Program Spotlights Famous Pact with the Devil: (February 15, 2006)
Expert on Multicultural Education Will Lecture at Warner School: (February 15, 2006)
EVENT: "(en)GENDERED: identity, gender & art," Susan B. Anthony Institute juried exhibition of undergraduate art: (February 15, 2006)
EVENT: Haitian Food and Movie Night: (February 13, 2006)
Laser Laboratory Offers High School Summer Research Program: (February 10, 2006)
EVENT: Lecture on "How Einstein Became Famous: Religion, Science, and World War I": (February 10, 2006)
EVENT: Information reception about programs at the Warner School: (February 10, 2006)
EVENT: Discussion about Haiti with University of Rochester undergraduates, faculty: (February 10, 2006)
EVENT: Author Rachel Cohen discusses her book on the lives of artists and writers: (February 10, 2006)
EVENT: The University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Singers, and Glee Clubs in concert: (February 9, 2006)
EVENT: Ramblers to Host International A Cappella Quarterfinal Competition: (February 9, 2006)
EVENT: An exhibition of votive paintings by Heather Layton: (February 9, 2006)
Parental Conflict Produces More Than Fleeting Distress for Children: (February 9, 2006)
Imaginative Science Site for Girls Gets Warner School Know-how: (February 8, 2006)
University Presidents: NY Must Act on Stem Cell Research: (February 8, 2006)
University Mourns Sudden Death of Professor and Family: (February 8, 2006)
Rochester Reflects on Anthony's Legacy, Remaining Challenges: (February 8, 2006)
EVENT: "ICE AGE: The 21st Annual Midwinter Jamboree" presented by the University of Rochester Yellowjackets: (February 7, 2006)
EVENT: Distinguished Professor to Discuss Globalization as Alumni Lecture Topic: (February 7, 2006)
President Announces New Vice President for Communications: (February 6, 2006)
Scientists Find Ability for Grammar Hardwired into Humans: (February 3, 2006)
Book on Russian Literary History Selected As One of Best in Scholarship for 2005: (February 3, 2006)
EVENT: Lecture on the role of African-American and Haitian business interests in Haiti: (February 3, 2006)
EVENT: Lecture on film depictions of rural poverty in medieval Japan: (February 3, 2006)
EVENT: Step Show: (February 2, 2006)
EVENT: Seminar discussion of statistical data and marginalized groups: (February 1, 2006)
EVENT: African Video Series Develops Diaspora Theme in Three Showings: (February 1, 2006)
Two Professors Named Fellows of American Physical Society: (February 1, 2006)
EVENT: Veterans for Peace: Vietnam and Desert Storm veterans discuss the war in Iraq: (January 31, 2006)
EVENT: Anthony Legacy Dinner Salutes Women: (January 27, 2006)
EVENT: * * * NOTE: This event has been canceled. * * * Warner School Forum on the challenges of funding urban schools: (January 27, 2006)
EVENT: A demonstration and performance by The Maria Gillard Band: (January 27, 2006)
Mountain Ranges Rise Dramatically Faster Than Expected: (January 26, 2006)
EVENT: Screening of Sugar Cane Alley, set in Martinique in the 1930s: (January 25, 2006)
EVENT: Winter, Spring Film Series Concentrates on the Best in Independent African-American Cinema: (January 25, 2006)
EVENT: "Girl Art," an exhibit by Belinda Bryce on icons of femininity: (January 24, 2006)
EVENT: Tea Talk on the real and imagined concerns about bioterrorism in the U.S.: (January 24, 2006)
EVENT: Information reception for University of Rochester undergraduates by the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development: (January 24, 2006)
University of Rochester Announces New Dean of Faculty of the College: (January 23, 2006)
University of Rochester Students Connecting to City and Learning: (January 20, 2006)
Kauffman Foundation Names Panel of Top Educators To Develop Framework for Model Entrepreneurship Curriculum: (January 18, 2006)
EVENT: Filmmaker Spike Lee to Speak at University of Rochester: (January 17, 2006)
EVENT: Comedian Pablo Francisco: (January 17, 2006)
Ruth Fairbank, Alumna and Friend of the University, Dies: (January 17, 2006)
EVENT: Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Legendary History of Britain: (January 16, 2006)
EVENT: An exhibition of photographic landscapes by Andrew E. Jurman: (January 13, 2006)
EVENT: Tea Talk on "A Year in the Life of Susan B. Anthony": (January 11, 2006)
EVENT: An evening of Afro-Peruvian Jazz with Gabriel Alegria: (January 10, 2006)
UR President Applauds Stem Cell Vote: (January 10, 2006)
University Announces National Search for Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and CEO of Medical Center, Strong Health: (January 9, 2006)
EVENT: Lunchtime receptions for University employees about Warner School programs: (January 6, 2006)
Phase Change in Fluids Finally Simulated After Decades of Effort: (January 6, 2006)
Psychologist Harry Reis Elected President of International Organization: (January 5, 2006)
EVENT: Exhibition on treatment of death in literature and art in the Middle Ages: (January 3, 2006)
EVENT: Reading by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize at the University of Rochester: (January 3, 2006)

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