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News Releases for 2009

Rochester Neurologist Takes a Lead Role Tackling Charcot-Marie-Tooth: (December 31, 2009)
Rochester Physician Honored for Key Role Educating Nation's Neurologists: (December 29, 2009)
Eastman Institute for Oral Health Director Elected to National, State Posts: (December 28, 2009)
From Guest Artists to Faculty and Student Performances, Eastman School Spring Calendar is Packed with Concerts: (December 24, 2009)
Federal Tax Credit to Stoke U.S. Housing Market Makes University of Rochester Incentive Even Sweeter: (December 24, 2009)
Festive Evening of Music Celebrates Russian-American Friendship: (December 23, 2009)
Study Redefines Placebo Effect as Part of Effective Treatment: (December 22, 2009)
EVENT: Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery to Speak at the University of Rochester: (December 21, 2009)
On mole rats! On M&M dye! On brain cells galore! Research retrospective for 2009: (December 20, 2009)
Three Scientists Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science: (December 18, 2009)
Breathlessness Eased in Patients with Rare, Often Fatal Disease: (December 17, 2009)
UR Study Reveals Chemo's Toxicity to Brain, Possible Treatment: (December 17, 2009)
University of Rochester Experts Available for Live Broadcast Interviews from On-Campus Studio: (December 16, 2009)
Rochester Recognized by EPA for Lead Abatement Efforts: (December 14, 2009)
Scholarship Benefit Concert Helps Continue the Legacy of William Warfield: (December 14, 2009)
First Known Binary Star is Discovered to be a ~~Triplet~~, ~~Quadruplet~~, ~~Quintuplet~~, Sextuplet System: (December 10, 2009)
University of Rochester Team Wins Innovation Contest: (December 10, 2009)
Turning metal black more than just a novelty: (December 8, 2009)
Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction: (December 6, 2009)
Italian Baroque Organ Music Marks 'Christmas at the Memorial Art Gallery': (December 4, 2009)
Simon School 17th Annual Secret Santa Gift Wrapping Party: (December 4, 2009)
Artificial Intelligence Shuffles Schedules, Cuts Patients' Wait Times: (December 3, 2009)
Eastman Alumni Earn Grammy Nominations: (December 3, 2009)
EVENT: Contest Pits Student-Built LEGO Robots against Each Other for Chance to go to World Finals: (December 1, 2009)
University of Rochester Professor Wins Black Engineer of the Year Special Recognition Award: (December 1, 2009)
EVENT: Rochester Tradition Recreates 16th-Century English Dinner: (December 1, 2009)
Event: Current Issues in Accounting: Be Aware; Update Your Skills to Prepare: (November 30, 2009)
EVENT: University Students Honored As 2009 Iota Book Award Recipients: (November 30, 2009)
Eighty Healthy People Needed for H1N1 Flu Vaccine Studies: (November 25, 2009)
Friends of Eastman Opera Announce Winners of Annual Voice Competition: (November 25, 2009)
Mt. Hope Family Center Awarded $1.2 Million As Part of Child Trauma Network: (November 25, 2009)
Students, Parents, Public Invited to Eastman Community Music School's Annual Homecoming: (November 24, 2009)
Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences Announces $607 Million in Economic Impact Over 5 Years: (November 24, 2009)
EVENT: Playing with Guillotines: Revolutionary Spirit Comes to a Head in International Theatre Program's Latest Production: (November 24, 2009)
Eastman Wind Ensemble Invited to Perform at Prestigious Midwest Clinic: (November 20, 2009)
EVENT: Rochester Fans Pack the Palestra for City's 175th Birthday Bash: (November 20, 2009)
Rochester Student Winners Announced in Global Innovation Tournament: (November 20, 2009)
Geologist Wins New York Academy of Sciences Award: (November 19, 2009)
Ultra-Powerful Laser Reproduces How Star's Jets Travel through Interstellar Space: (November 18, 2009)
EVENT: Consequences of Health Care Reform: Implications for Employers, Individuals and the Medical Industry: (November 16, 2009)
Educational Policy Expert Receives Urban School Improvement Research Grant: (November 16, 2009)
Polish Film Festival Opens Nov. 13 with Panel on 'New Trends in Polish Cinema and the American Connection': (November 13, 2009)
URMC Revises Bed Expansion Plans: (November 12, 2009)
Warner and Eastman Teacher Education Programs Awarded NCATE Reaccreditation: (November 12, 2009)
URMC Launches New Center for Cardiac Safety and Innovation: (November 11, 2009)
College Students Compete in Simon Early Leader's Case Competition: (November 11, 2009)
Joel Seligman and Kelly Reed Launch Mt. Hope Family Center's 30th Anniversary Symposium: (November 11, 2009)
Squeak, Squeak - Can You Hear Me Now?: (November 10, 2009)
Eye Institute Renamed to Honor Longtime Supporters: (November 10, 2009)
Eastman Percussionists Play Paris: (November 10, 2009)
Expert on Palliative Care to Be Honored: (November 10, 2009)
Librarian Ann Marshall Earns 2009 Messinger Award: (November 10, 2009)
Restoring Hope for 30 Years: (November 10, 2009)
Eastman Musicians Join with Others to Benefit Foodlink: (November 9, 2009)
How Green is My Hallway? Student-led Initiative Helps Freshmen Guide Their Classmates Toward Sustainable Living: (Rochester Review November-December issue)
Open Letter Books Receives Grant from Amazon.com: (November 9, 2009)
EVENT: Students Unleashed: (November 9, 2009)
SU, Cornell, University of Rochester collaborate to find solutions to CNY brain drain in upcoming charrette, Nov. 13-15: (November 6, 2009)
Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise in Early Tests Against Bone Cancer: (November 5, 2009)
Future Stars Shine in Voice Competition at Eastman School: (November 5, 2009)
Project to Encourage Nationwide Use of Rochester's Math Homework Software Receives $1.2 Million Grant: (November 4, 2009)
Local Authors Chosen for the University of Rochester's Andrew Eiseman Writers Award: (November 4, 2009)
Baby Einstein Controversy: Warner Professor Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young Children: (November 4, 2009)
Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shot: (November 3, 2009)
Rochester Region Brainstorms on How to Attract Next Generation to Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Careers: (November 3, 2009)
University of Rochester Dethrones MIT by Winning Regional Finals of World's Most Prestigious Computer Programming Contest: (November 3, 2009)
Specialists in Hearing, HIV Come Together to Study AIDS Patients: (November 2, 2009)
African Desert Rift Confirmed as New Ocean in the Making: (November 2, 2009)
University of Rochester Professor Riccardo Betti advises Congress on Future of Fusion: (November 2, 2009)
Rochester Junior Wins Scholarship for Study Abroad Semester at Sea: (October 30, 2009)
Simon School Announces Two Major International Gifts for Professorships: (October 29, 2009)
City Teens Go Green as Part of the 2009 Science STARS Afterschool Program: (October 29, 2009)
EVENT: University of Rochester Brass Choir Performs a 'Spooktacular' Concert: (October 28, 2009)
EVENT: Warner School to Host Public Forum on Latino Youth in Urban Schools: (October 28, 2009)
EVENT: 4th Sands Leadership Lecture featuring Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D., from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth: (October 27, 2009)
Scientists Discover Gene that 'Cancer-Proofs' Rodent's Cells: (October 27, 2009)
Physician and Corporate Consultant Joins Board of Trustees: (October 27, 2009)
EVENT: Pumpkins to be Launched across Campus in Halloween Engineering Contest: (October 26, 2009)
EVENT: NBA Legend Manute Bol, Famed Pollster John Zogby Tour Rochester Raising Awareness about Sudanese Reconciliation Project: (October 23, 2009)
Inventor of Digital Camera Awarded Honorary Degree by University of Rochester: (October 23, 2009)
Graduate Students Get a Room of Their Own: (October 23, 2009)
Former Piano Teacher Donates $6M to UR Eye Institute: (October 22, 2009)
EVENT: University of Rochester Students Present Program on Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy: (October 22, 2009)
EVENT: Festival Offers Rare Chance to See Polish Films, Meet Artists: (October 21, 2009)
Coping Style Affects Quality of Informed Consent Prior to Anesthesia: (October 20, 2009)
EVENT: "The Challenge of Health Care Reform" Public Forum: (October 20, 2009)
Compound Shows Potential for Slowing Progression of ALS: (October 19, 2009)
EVENT: Rochester Education Foundation Gives University of Rochester Higher Education Partner Award: (October 19, 2009)
Study reveals radiology information systems improve patient service and physicians' productivity: (October 16, 2009)
EVENT: Bill Evans Dance Perforrmance Takes Center Stage at UR Tonight: (October 16, 2009)
Carl R. Hagen Receives Sakurai Prize in Theoretical Particle Physics: (October 16, 2009)
EVENT: Best-Selling Author in Mexico to Read and Discuss Literature at the University of Rochester (Spanish Version): (October 16, 2009)
Cost Effectiveness of Blood Pressure Device Evaluated: (October 15, 2009)
Music Teachers Hold Annual State Conference at Eastman School: (October 15, 2009)
University Receives $34.5M in Federal Stimulus Funding: (October 15, 2009)
Chemistry Team Seeks to Use Artificial Photosynthesis and Nanotubes to Generate Hydrogen Fuel with Sunlight: (October 14, 2009)
Rochester-Led Parkinson's Study Pays Off Again, Two Decades Later: (October 12, 2009)
George Eastman to be Honored in Bronze at the University of Rochester, Saturday, Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m.: (October 9, 2009)
CDC Funds Pioneering Weight Loss Program in Deaf Community: (October 8, 2009)
EVENT: Motherhood and Management?: (October 8, 2009)
Pain Researcher at School of Nursing Receives Prestigious Award: (October 7, 2009)
Congress increases funding for University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics: (October 7, 2009)
Neuroscientist Wins Society for Neuroscience's Career Development Award: (October 7, 2009)
EVENT: "Who's George?" University of Rochester Community Finds Out Saturday, Oct. 10: (October 7, 2009)
Distinguished Speakers, New Spaces Debut on Meliora Weekend: (October 7, 2009)
Cardiologist Receives Golden Lionel Award in Venice: (October 6, 2009)
EVENT: 2009-2010 Plutzik Reading Series Opens with Four University Authors: (October 6, 2009)
Goergen Awards Recognize Faculty, Staff at University of Rochester: (October 5, 2009)
Monica Miranda Smalls Selected as President-Elect of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors: (October 2, 2009)
Eastman Celebrates the Musical Legacy of Gerry Niewood: (October 1, 2009)
Award-Winning Chemist Talks about Nanotechnology: (October 1, 2009)
EVENT: Rochester Undergrads Plan an Afternoon of Fun for City Students during 'Be the Change Day': (October 1, 2009)
EVENT: Magic, Love, Swordplay, and Betrayal: The Illusion Comes to Life on Stage: (October 1, 2009)
Uebbing Receives NYS Council of School Superintendents' Highest Award: (October 1, 2009)
$10.5 Million in Funding Creates Center to Study OCD: (September 30, 2009)
Ying Quartet Opens Eastman-Ranlet Series with New Violinist: (September 30, 2009)
Nature Makes Us More Caring, Study Says: (September 30, 2009)
Author Anne Panning Receives Fairchild Award: (September 29, 2009)
Where Surgery Was the Standard, Casting May Be the Future: (September 28, 2009)
Survey Finds Lack of Awareness of Local Fish Health Advisories: (September 28, 2009)
Astrophysicists Move Closer to Understanding the Beauty Behind Stellar Jets: (September 28, 2009)
Eastman School of Music Celebrates Opening of Kodak Hall: (September 25, 2009)
Joan Rubin Elected to the Society of American Historians: (September 25, 2009)
EVENT: University of Rochester Students Host Experts' Panel on Health Care Reform: (September 24, 2009)
EVENT: Conference Examines the History and Future of Visual Culture Studies: (September 24, 2009)
Serving a Great and Noble Art Chronicles Growth of Eastman School of Music under Howard Hanson: (September 23, 2009)
Leadership and Diversity Center Expands its Reach: (September 23, 2009)
Mindful Meditation, Shared Dialogues Reduce Physician Burnout: (September 22, 2009)
Evolutionary Biologist Kicks Off 'Science Cafe' Series at Barnes & Noble: (September 22, 2009)
EVENT: Even the Sheriff of Nottingham Can't Stop Robin Hood from Reappearing: (September 22, 2009)
Neilly Lecture Explores the Promise of Online Publishing: (September 22, 2009)
Experimental Approach May Reverse Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis: (September 21, 2009)
Experimental Drug Lets B Cells Live and Lymphoma Cells Die: (September 21, 2009)
EVENT: Congressman Dan Maffei at the University of Rochester Friday to Present New Plans for Federal Student Aid System: (September 17, 2009)
Simon Graduate School of Business Convocation Ceremony and Reception: (September 16, 2009)
Alumnus to Head Eastman School of Music Admissions: (September 15, 2009)
To Combat National Trend of Reduced Science News Reporting, American Universities Launch Online News Channel: (September 15, 2009)
Hormone Promises to Keep Joint Injuries from Causing Long-term Osteoarthritis: (September 14, 2009)
Geologist Selected as a Finalist for New York Academy of Sciences Award: (September 14, 2009)
Monthly Recitals by Eastman Performers Return at Historic Church: (September 11, 2009)
Trends in Childhood Obesity Bode Poorly for Country's Future Health: (September 10, 2009)
University Provost Named to National Academies of Science Council to Explore Science Policy Issues: (September 10, 2009)
Scientists Install Seismic Sensors in Galapagos to Generate First 3-D Images of a Hotspot Magma Plumbing System: (September 9, 2009)
Riccardo Betti Wins Edward Teller Medal for Fusion Research: (September 9, 2009)
UR Researcher Eyes Collagen to Follow Tumor Metastasis: (September 8, 2009)
Seizure Drug Enhances Sleep for Women with Hot Flashes: (September 8, 2009)
Study Promises Faster Recovery from Life-Threatening Blood Cell Shortages: (September 2, 2009)
Landmark Study Reports on New Therapy that Prevents Heart Failure: (September 1, 2009)
Frank P. Buff, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Dies at 85: (September 1, 2009)
Three Leaders Join University of Rochester Trustees: (September 1, 2009)
University of Rochester Freshmen Make Community Connections During Wilson Day 2009: (August 27, 2009)
Cognitive Scientists Use Eye-Tracking Technology to Learn What Makes a Great Geologist: (August 27, 2009)
Goldstein Named American Hospital Association Trustee: (August 26, 2009)
Wilmot Cancer Center Performs 1st Outpatient Stem Cell Transplant: (August 26, 2009)
Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Named: (August 26, 2009)
University of Rochester Welcomes Freshmen onto Campus: (August 21, 2009)
Singers Invited to Audition for Eastman-Rochester Chorus: (August 20, 2009)
URMC Researcher Honored With Guest Editor Post: (August 20, 2009)
Researchers Study Improving Life for Those with Macular Degeneration: (August 18, 2009)
Computer Scientist Named One of 2009's 'Top 35' Researchers by MIT's Technology Review Magazine: (August 18, 2009)
Two Chemists Named Fellows of the American Chemical Society: (August 17, 2009)
Changes in Net Flow of Ocean Heat Correlate with Past Climate Anomalies: (August 14, 2009)
Chair of Computer Science to Lead the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence: (August 14, 2009)
University of Rochester Senior Receives NIH Scholarship: (August 13, 2009)
Brain Innately Separates Living and Non-Living Objects for Processing: (August 13, 2009)
Opening of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Highlights Eastman School of Music Fall Concerts, Events: (August 10, 2009)
University of Rochester Receives Grants for River Campus Renovations: (August 6, 2009)
Blood Transfusion Study: Less is More: (August 5, 2009)
Simon School Introduces International Student Loan Program: (August 5, 2009)
Three Scientists Win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards: (August 5, 2009)
Simon School i-Phone/i-Touch App Now Available: (August 3, 2009)
EVENT: Students Praised for Civic Engagement during City Hall Ceremony: (August 3, 2009)
A Year in Honduras: A Medical Student Brings Care, Education to Honduras: (July 31, 2009)
University of Rochester Joins National GEM Consortium: (July 31, 2009)
URMC Unveils Upstate New York's Largest Ambulatory Surgery Center: (July 30, 2009)
Study Calls for "Staging the Aging" When Cancer Strikes: (July 29, 2009)
Common Food Dye May Hold Promise in Treating Spinal Cord Injury: (July 28, 2009)
Library Awarded $175,000 Mellon Foundation Grant for Support of Open Source Software for Libraries: (July 28, 2009)
Breast Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Serious Infections: (July 20, 2009)
Genetic Source of Muscular Dystrophy Neutralized: (July 16, 2009)
Pre-Freshmen Programs Introduce Students to Campus, Community: (July 16, 2009)
City Students 'Get Real' About the Science of Beach Closings in Rochester: (July 16, 2009)
AHA Again Recognizes URMC Cardiac, Heart Failure, Stroke Care: (July 15, 2009)
Wilmot Cancer Center Awarded Prestigious Accreditation with Commendation from American College of Surgeons: (July 15, 2009)
Rochester Alumnus is Recipient of Fraternity Scholarship: (July 15, 2009)
DOE Awards $8.2 Million to Rochester Center for 'Extreme Fusion': (July 13, 2009)
Eastman Musicologist Roger Freitas Examines 17th-Century Music through the Life of a Castrato: (July 10, 2009)
EVENT: Pre-College Program Offers Fun, Sun, and Study for Rochester Students: (July 9, 2009)
When Health Goes, Doctor-Patient Relationship Should Grow: (July 8, 2009)
Robert E. Hopkins, 'Father of Optical Engineering' and Inventor of Todd-AO Lens that Ushered in 70 mm Wide-Screen Movies, Dies at 94: (July 7, 2009)
Record Number of University of Rochester Students Receive Study Abroad Scholarship: (July 6, 2009)
MicroRNAs Hold Promise For Treating Diseases in Blood Vessels: (July 5, 2009)
Three Students Awarded Jazz Scholarships to Eastman: (July 1, 2009)
Rochester's Civil Rights Struggle Preserved On New University of Rochester Web Site: (July 1, 2009)
Some Eczema Sufferers More Prone to Smallpox and Other Viruses: (June 26, 2009)
$2.25 Million Grant to Help Unravel the Effects of Early Child Abuse: (June 26, 2009)
Controversial Cancer Stem Cells Offer New Direction for Treatment: (June 25, 2009)
EVENT: Summer Institute on Catholic Education Celebrates 20th Anniversary: (June 25, 2009)
EVENT: The Hopeman Memorial Carillon Recital Series at the University of Rochester Begins: (June 25, 2009)
Rock, Pop Historian John Covach Assesses Michael Jackson: (June 25, 2009)
University of Rochester Joins Yellow Ribbon Program: (June 24, 2009)
Construction of New Research Building Underway: (June 23, 2009)
New Therapy Found To Prevent Heart Failure: (June 23, 2009)
Eastman Musicologist Ralph P. Locke Explores 'Exotic' Stereotypes in Music: (June 19, 2009)
Golisano Children's Hospital One of Nation's Best for Pediatric Orthopaedics: (June 18, 2009)
"Life Force" Linked to Body's Ability to Withstand Stress: (June 17, 2009)
Telemedicine Expands Reach of Care for Parkinson's Patients: (June 17, 2009)
EVENT: Fourth Annual Luncheon and Conversation with LPGA Champions: (June 17, 2009)
Protein Regulates Movement of Mitochondria in Brain Cells: (June 15, 2009)
Harry W. Fulbright, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Dies at 90: (June 15, 2009)
EVENT: Roland Williams Brings Football & Life Skills Camp to University: (June 11, 2009)
Numerous Eastman Musicians Are Performing During Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival: (June 10, 2009)
Physics and Astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates Renewed for Another Three Years: (June 10, 2009)
'Eastman Summer Sings' Returns to Kilbourn Hall: (June 9, 2009)
Dioxins in Food Chain Linked to Breastfeeding Ills: (June 9, 2009)
UR Medical Center Announces New Dental Institute: (June 9, 2009)
Rochester Alumnus Earns Honors in Elie Wiesel Ethics Essay Contest: (June 5, 2009)
Six Rochester Graduates Awarded for Campus Leadership: (June 5, 2009)
Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Recognizes Work, Musical Leadership of Eastman Alumnus Caleb Burhans: (June 4, 2009)
Professor Jonathan Dunsby Elected President of Music Theory Society of New York State: (June 3, 2009)
Scientists Create Metal that Pumps Liquid Uphill: (June 2, 2009)
Acting CEO Named at University of Rochester Medical Center: (June 1, 2009)
Laser Doubles Efficiency of Traditional Lightbulbs: (May 29, 2009)
UR Med School Dean Named University of Florida's Top Physician Leader: (May 28, 2009)
Warner School Student Receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Bosnia, Herzegovina: (May 28, 2009)
Eastman Composer, Musicians Join Lyons Band to Premiere Commissioned Work: (May 21, 2009)
Eastman Pianist Zhang Zuo Starts Preliminary Round of Van Cliburn Competition on May 22: (May 19, 2009)
HRT-Breast Cancer Risk Stays Same, Regardless of Family History: (May 19, 2009)
Computer Simulation Captures Immune Response to Flu: (May 18, 2009)
Seven Rochester Graduates Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships: (May 18, 2009)
University of Rochester Sophomore Wins Prestigious Fellowship: (May 18, 2009)
Recipe for Success Includes a Commitment to Service, Say Speakers at University of Rochester Commencement Ceremony: (May 17, 2009)
'Hot Blues for the Homeless' Concert: A Tribute to 'Son' House: (May 15, 2009)
University of Rochester's Engineering School Named for Edmund A. Hajim: (May 15, 2009)
ICDs Extend the Lives of Heart Attack Survivors by a Year: (May 14, 2009)
Biodiesel Bus Takes Maiden Voyage on Rochester's River Campus: (May 14, 2009)
Achieving Fame, Wealth, and Beauty are Psychological Dead Ends, Study Says: (May 14, 2009)
Red Line Saxophone Quartet Wins Fischoff Gold Medal: (May 13, 2009)
$10 Million Gift to Transform Neuromedicine at URMC: (May 13, 2009)
Optical Engineer to Receive 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award: (May 13, 2009)
Vision Scientist Named Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology: (May 12, 2009)
Study in Nature Medicine Establishes Major New Treatment Target in Diseased Arteries: (May 11, 2009)
Muscular Dystrophy Diagnosis Delayed Almost 2 ½ Years in Boys: (May 11, 2009)
New Nanocrystals Show Potential for Cheap Lasers, New Lighting: (May 10, 2009)
University of Rochester Celebrates May, June Commencements: (May 8, 2009)
Study Reveals Current Multi-Component Vaccines May Need Reworking: (May 7, 2009)
Rochester Participates in Landmark Children's Study: (May 7, 2009)
Gollin Film Festival Prize Winners Announced: (May 7, 2009)
Eastman Musicians Win DownBeat Student Music Awards: (May 6, 2009)
Estrogen Controls How the Brain Processes Sound: (May 5, 2009)
Rochester Senior Selected for First-Ever Kauffman-Singapore Entrepreneurship Program: (May 5, 2009)
Economist Ronald Jones Elected a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association: (May 1, 2009)
Arabesque Winds Wins Coleman Chamber Music Competition Honors: (April 30, 2009)
Brain Protein Central to Both Parkinson's, Drug Addiction Identified: (April 30, 2009)
On Obama's 100th Day in Office, University of Rochester Records Oral Histories of 2008 Election: (April 29, 2009)
EVENT: Scientists Gather at Laboratory for Laser Energetics to Discuss Efforts to Harness Fusion Power: (April 29, 2009)
EVENT: Third Workshop on Information Intensive Services: (April 28, 2009)
Poor Sleep Quality Leads to Poorer Prognosis after Stroke: (April 28, 2009)
Rochester Senior Awarded Prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship: (April 28, 2009)
University Renames Scholarship to Honor Professor: (April 28, 2009)
Ying Quartet Welcomes Violinist Frank Huang: (April 27, 2009)
Geologists Awarded $2.5 Million to Explore Relationship Between Ancient Mountain Formation and Climate Change: (April 27, 2009)
New York City Opera's VOX Festival Showcases Work by Eastman Composers: (April 24, 2009)
Rolland Named to New Brian J. Thompson Professorship in Optical Engineering: (April 22, 2009)
Two University Scientists Named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences: (April 21, 2009)
'Doomsday Theorem' Cracks 45-Year-Old Math Problem: (April 21, 2009)
EVENT: Panel Discussion Looks at History of Diversity on University's River Campus: (April 20, 2009)
EVENT: Trade Show Taps Area Businesses to Promote Sustainability: (April 20, 2009)
William Thomson Named to Milliman Chair in Economics: (April 17, 2009)
Professor Awarded Prestigious Imaging Science Medal: (April 16, 2009)
Between History and Narrative: A Colloquium to Honor Hayden White: (April 16, 2009)
University of Rochester Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships: (April 16, 2009)
University of Rochester Senior Awarded Graduate Fellowship: (April 16, 2009)
Rochester Scientist Wins Major Award for Alzheimer's Research: (April 15, 2009)
Theory Professor Steven Laitz Named Journal Editor: (April 14, 2009)
University of Rochester's Reading the World Conversation Series Presents Jan Kjaerstad and Mark Binelli: (April 14, 2009)
Red Line Sax Quartet Earns First Place Award in Prestigious National Competition: (April 13, 2009)
EVENT: Rochester Film Premiere of The Key of G Explores the Relationship Between a Young Man with Severe Disabilities and His Artist and Musician Caregivers: (April 8, 2009)
Simon School Expands Executive Education Offerings: (April 7, 2009)
EVENT: ArtAwake 2009 Reenergizes Rochester's Empty Spaces: (April 7, 2009)
The Hairy Dutchman is Center Court for World Premiere: (April 6, 2009)
URMC to Trial Minimally Invasive Device that 'Reins in' Acid Reflux: (April 3, 2009)
Dean of Rochester's William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration Commits $1 Million to School: (April 3, 2009)
Programs Scheduled for National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: (April 3, 2009)
Simulations and Ancient Magnetism Suggest Mantle Plumes May Bend Deep Beneath Earth's Crust: (April 2, 2009)
Eastman School of Music Students Write New Scores for Silent Films: (April 1, 2009)
Distinguishing Single Cells With Nothing But Light: (April 1, 2009)
Blood Test for Brain Injuries Gains Momentum: (March 31, 2009)
Action Video Games Improve Vision: (March 29, 2009)
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Will Speak at University of Rochester College Commencement: (March 27, 2009)
Exponential Climb Sends Rochester Students to Ranks of Math Elite: (March 27, 2009)
University of Rochester Robotic Surgeon Teaches Colleagues about Prostatectomy: (March 26, 2009)
Eastman Musician Christopher Ziemba Appears on 'Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz': (March 26, 2009)
Oxycodone Effective Against Shingles Pain: (March 26, 2009)
Eastman Students Reach Out With Classical Music: (March 24, 2009)
EVENT: Ruby Slipper Gala: (March 24, 2009)
Astrocytes Help Separate Man from Mouse: (March 23, 2009)
Acclaimed Young Jazz Vibraphonist Stefon Harris Launches Diversity Speaker Series: (March 20, 2009)
Abnormal EKG Can Predict Death in Stroke Patients: (March 20, 2009)
University of Rochester Sets Tuition Rates for 2009-10: (March 19, 2009)
Warner School Offers New Educational Policy Master's Program: (March 19, 2009)
URMC Scientists Awarded $6.8 Million in Stem Cell Research Grants: (March 18, 2009)
Eastman School Collecting Donations for Foodlink: (March 17, 2009)
Sibley Music Library Awarded NEH Grant to Support Digitization Program: (March 17, 2009)
Nursing Home Specialists May Improve Quality of Care: (March 17, 2009)
Pollster John Zogby to Talk About Obama's First 100 Days in Office: (March 16, 2009)
Fledgling Mantle Plume May Be Cause of African Volcano's Unique Lava: (March 13, 2009)
Weighing the Options after a Life-Altering Stroke: (March 12, 2009)
Nanowires May Lead To Better Fuel Cells: (March 11, 2009)
Long-Term Effects of Early Parkinson's Treatments Similar: (March 10, 2009)
Eastman School of Music Student Headed for Van Cliburn Piano Competition: (March 5, 2009)
Joan Rubin Appointed to New York Council for the Humanities Board: (March 5, 2009)
Simon School Partners with the Peace Corps on Fellows/USA Program: (March 4, 2009)
Community Participation Key to Improving Medical Research: (March 4, 2009)
Eastman School of Music Student Nicholas Fitton Wins Spot in YouTube Symphony Orchestra: (March 3, 2009)
Link Between Bacteria, Cancer Explored With Funding from American Cancer Society: (March 3, 2009)
Soy Unica Soy Latina Rally Celebrates Latina Empowerment: (March 3, 2009)
Legal Scholar Arthur R. Miller Endows Professorship in History: (March 2, 2009)
Laser Laboratory Offers High School Summer Research Program: (March 2, 2009)
Scientists Discover Why Teeth Form in a Single Row: (February 26, 2009)
A Worm-and-Mouse Tale: B Cells Deserve More Respect: (February 26, 2009)
Children with Hypertension Have Trouble with Thinking, Memory: (February 26, 2009)
'Dark Cells' of Living Retina Imaged for the First Time: (February 26, 2009)
EVENT: Talk by Harvard scholar John Stauffer on Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln: (February 26, 2009)
Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra Wins 'Best Big Band' Title in National Competition: (February 24, 2009)
Evolutionary Biologist Wins Sloan Fellowship to Study Speciation: (February 20, 2009)
EVENT: Expert in Mathematics Education to Speak on the Challenges of Increasing the Mathematical Attainment of All Students: (February 20, 2009)
Internationally Renowned Organist Jon Laukvik Presents First Guest Recital on Craighead-Saunders Organ: (February 19, 2009)
International Theatre Program Presents 'Curse of the Starving Class': (February 19, 2009)
EVENT: Yale Political Scientist Discusses Obama Presidency's Effect on Identity Politics in Inaugural 'Two Icons Lecture': (February 19, 2009)
EVENT: Linguistic Anthropologist to Speak as Warner School's Spring Scandling Lecturer: (February 19, 2009)
Eastman Student in Running for YouTube Symphony Orchestra; Online Community Voting for Favorites: (February 18, 2009)
Record Number of University of Rochester Students Receive Study Abroad Scholarship: (February 18, 2009)
Rochester Senior Awarded Prestigious Churchill Scholarship: (February 17, 2009)
Eastman Community Mourns the Death of Gerry Niewood: (February 13, 2009)
EVENT: '2009 Best Translated Book Awards' to be Announced on Feb. 19: (February 13, 2009)
Eastman Hosts Regional, Final Rounds of Annual Lotte Lenya Competition: (February 12, 2009)
New Test May Help To Ensure that Dengue Vaccines Do No Harm: (February 12, 2009)
Students Discover New Careers during Rochester Scholars Program: (February 12, 2009)
University of Rochester Launches iTraining for Emergency Responders: (February 11, 2009)
EVENT: The Onion Gives University of Rochester Students A Lesson on American History: (February 11, 2009)
First Genome-Wide Expression Analysis Yields Better Understanding of Leukemia: (February 10, 2009)
Alumnus Anthony Dean Griffey Earns Two Grammys: (February 9, 2009)
Dramatic New Diary Entries Added Online In Honor of Lincoln's 200th Birthday: (February 9, 2009)
University of Rochester Biologist Accepts Rare Darwin-Wallace Medal: (February 9, 2009)
First Laboratory Experiment to Accurately Model Stellar Jets Explains Mysterious "Knots": (February 9, 2009)
Renowned Soprano Tony Arnold is In Residence at Eastman School of Music: (February 6, 2009)
$1.9M to Help Explore Why Lupus Therapies Work for Some, Not Others: (February 6, 2009)
Rapidly Evolving Gene Contributes to Origin of Species: (February 6, 2009)
More Children Need Medical Help for RSV Than Previously Known: (February 5, 2009)
Survey: UR a National Leader in Technology Commercialization: (February 5, 2009)
The Death of Entanglement: Life Without Half-Life: (February 3, 2009)
Put a Song in Your Sweetie's Heart for Valentine's Day: (February 3, 2009)
Eastman Organ Faculty, Students Star on 'Pipedreams': (February 2, 2009)
Stress Impairs Stem Cell Function in Aging Tissues: (February 2, 2009)
Ancient Turtle Migrated from Asia to America Over a Tropical Arctic: (February 1, 2009)
Simon School Ranked Second in the World for Finance in Financial Times of London Annual Survey: (January 27, 2009)
New Bone Cement May Prevent Amputations: (January 27, 2009)
Registration Open for 2009 Soy Unica Soy Latina Rally: (January 27, 2009)
University of Rochester Study Abroad Expo Features Travel Opportunities, Passport Drive: (January 23, 2009)
Eastman Composer Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez Awarded Fromm Foundation Commission: (January 21, 2009)
New Commercial Application of University Technology Provides Superior Imaging at the Nanoscale: (January 21, 2009)
EVENT: Genesee Valley Writing Project Sets Deadline for 2009 Summer Institute: (January 21, 2009)
Spring Semester at Eastman School of Music Brings Guest Concerts, Music Festivals, Faculty Performances, and More: (January 19, 2009)
Players Love the Game Not the Gore: (January 16, 2009)
University Alum, Acclaimed Sculptor Awarded 2009 Presidential Inaugural Medal Commission: (January 16, 2009)
Two Local Teens Make Semi-Finals in National Science Competition: (January 16, 2009)
Eastman Musicians Present Concert Series in Historic St. Michael's Church: (January 15, 2009)
Researchers Detail How Aging Undermines Bone Healing: (January 15, 2009)
Three Percent to Announce 'Best Translated Book Award of 2008': (January 15, 2009)
University Greek Organizations Earn Top Honors: (January 15, 2009)
First Niagara Opens Doors to Music Education for Under-Served Youth: (January 14, 2009)
Vaccine Propels Sharp Drop in Meningitis Cases: (January 14, 2009)
Strong Receives New International Quality Designation for Nursing: (January 13, 2009)
University Professor Named IEEE Fellow: (January 13, 2009)
Rochester Trustee and Nobel Prize-winning Physicist Steven Chu '70 Named to Lead Department of Energy.: (Rochester Review, January-February issue)
Kiplinger's Rates University 'Best Value': (January 12, 2009)
Personal Information Taken Illegally from University Database: (January 11, 2009)
Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys to Perform at Eastman: (January 8, 2009)
URMC, Lighthouse Biosciences Awarded U.S. Patent for Diagnostic Technology: (January 8, 2009)
Nose-Spray Vaccine Against Botulism Effective in Early Tests: (January 8, 2009)
Strong Urologic Surgeons Perform Cutting-edge Minimally Invasive Surgery: (January 7, 2009)
Greg Carlson Elected Editor of Premier Linguistics Journal: (January 7, 2009)
Rochester City Students Receive PLUS Scholarships: (January 7, 2009)
URMC Welcomes New Chief of Hematology/Oncology: (January 5, 2009)
Challenges of Shifting Music World Tackled by Nation's Music Schools: (January 5, 2009)
Simon School Earns High Marks in BusinessWeek Specialty Rankings: (January 5, 2009)

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