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News Releases for 2014

Two Rochester Students To Build Community Center in South Africa: (April 21, 2014)
EVENT: Young Men of Color Envision Academic Success at Annual Symposium: (April 17, 2014)
Best Translated Book Award Wins Prize for International Achievements in Literary Translation: (April 17, 2014)
Professor Emeritus of Physics Daniel S. Koltun Dies at 80: (April 16, 2014)
Rochester Researchers Receive $3 Million to Study Flu: (April 11, 2014)
Love Hurts: Devotion and Deviance Face Off in Madame de Sade: (April 11, 2014)
Benefit Concert Series for Rochester's Foodlink Wraps Up its Fifth Season: (April 10, 2014)
New Jazz Theory Book Designed for Student, Amateur, and Professional Musicians: (April 9, 2014)
For Sick, Elderly Patients, Surgical Decision Making "Takes a Village": (April 9, 2014)
Larry and Cindy Bloch Provide Innovative Support for University of Rochester's Fundraising Program: (April 9, 2014)
EVENT: Symposium Examines the Trouble with "Post-Blackness": (April 8, 2014)
EVENT: University Showcase Highlights Emerging Technologies: (April 8, 2014)
Scholar Kenneth Gross Named First Holder of Alan F. Hilfiker Distinguished Professorship in English: (April 8, 2014)
URMC Physician-Couple Gives $750K Gift to Orthopaedics: (April 7, 2014)
Feelings of Failure, Not Violent Content, Foster Aggression in Video Gamers: (April 7, 2014)
Eastman Musicians Accompany Screening of Silent Masterpiece: (April 4, 2014)
EVENT: 2014 Day of the Arts Showcases Street Art: (April 4, 2014)
University Named Tree Campus USA for Fourth Straight Year: (April 4, 2014)
Riccardo Betti Named Inaugural Robert L. McCrory Professor: (April 4, 2014)
Robert L. McCrory, Director of Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Named University Professor: (April 4, 2014)
Researchers Set to Launch Phase 3 Trial for Parkinson's: (April 2, 2014)
Like Hand-Washing, Blood Transfusions Linked to Infections: (April 1, 2014)
The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation Gives $17 Million to University of Rochester: (April 1, 2014)
EVENT: Panel of Policy Experts Debate the Future of Finance: (April 1, 2014)
Rochester New York Chapter, the Links, Incorporated Presents Violinist Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pajaro in Concert: (March 31, 2014)
EVENT: Creating Safe Campuses Focus of Sexual Assault Awareness Conference: (March 31, 2014)
Device Saves Lives in Heart Failure Patients: (March 30, 2014)
UR Medicine Helps Forge National Stroke Care Guidelines: (March 28, 2014)
Concert Features Short Films with Original Music by Eastman Musicians: (March 28, 2014)
Singer-Actors Compete in Finals of Lotte Lenya Competition: (March 27, 2014)
EVENT: Experts to Discuss Crisis in Ukraine: (March 27, 2014)
Eastman Hosts, Presents Concert of Works by Composer Chaya Czernowin: (March 26, 2014)
EVENT: Rochester Hosts Fifth Annual Diversity Conference: (March 26, 2014)
UR Medicine's Campbell Named Chair of National Family Medicine Council: (March 24, 2014)
Douglas and Constance Beck Endow Political Science Fellowship: (March 24, 2014)
University of Rochester Sets Tuition Rates for 2014-15: (March 24, 2014)
EVENT: Becket Fund President to Discuss Religious Freedom: (March 21, 2014)
EVENT: Students Swap Sneakers For Stilettos To End Sexual Violence: (March 20, 2014)
2014 Rochester River Run/Walk Set for April 6: (March 19, 2014)
Army Field Band Concert Includes Eastman Musicians: (March 19, 2014)
EVENT: Concert and Poetry Reading Celebrates the Canonization of Pope John Paul II: (March 19, 2014)
Second Group of University Peace Officers Graduates: (March 18, 2014)
University Trustee Ronald Rettner Establishes Fund for River Campus Renovation, Preservation: (March 18, 2014)
EVENT: Rochester Celebrates Five Years of Diversity, Inclusion Conversation: (March 17, 2014)
Organ and the Opera: Concert Spotlights Unfamiliar Repertoire: (March 14, 2014)
EVENT: THE STATE OF REPORTING IN 'POST-FEMINIST' AGE: (March 14, 2014)
Historian Joan Shelley Rubin to be First Dexter Perkins Professor: (March 12, 2014)
Sir James Galway to Receive Honorary Degree at 'From the Top' Taping: (March 11, 2014)
Eastman Saxophonists Will Perform, Compete at National Conference: (March 11, 2014)
Eastman School of Music, Kairos Italy Theater Collaborate on Tribute to Writer Italo Calvino: (March 10, 2014)
Biomarker Points to Alzheimer's Risk: (March 10, 2014)
New Palliative Care Book Co-Edited by Rochester Expert: (March 6, 2014)
Complications Following Surgery Predict Costly Readmissions: (March 6, 2014)
Computer Science Students Help Singers Learn Their Vowels: (March 6, 2014)
EVENT: Tony Nominated Actress, Activist to Address Issues of Diversity: (March 6, 2014)
Colon Exhibit Aims to Raise Awareness of Cancer Screenings: (March 5, 2014)
First-Ever 3D Image Created of the Structure Beneath Sierra Negra Volcano in the Galapagos: (March 5, 2014)
Nigel Maister Named First Recipient of Russell and Ruth Peck Artistic Directorship at the University of Rochester: (March 5, 2014)
Using Cancer's Fingerprint, UR Researchers Clinch a Diagnosis: (March 4, 2014)
UR Distinguished Alumnus Alejandro Zaffaroni Dies in California: (March 4, 2014)
Eastman Opera Theatre Presents 'Dialogues of the Carmelites': (March 4, 2014)
Female Fertility: What's Testosterone Got To Do With It?: (March 3, 2014)
RCCL Receives Recognition For Outstanding Achievements in Community Leadership: (March 3, 2014)
Strong Fertility Center Benefit to Aid Cancer Survivors: (February 28, 2014)
Pulitzer Prize Winner Jennifer Higdon is Composer-in-Residence for Women in Music Festival's 10th Anniversary Celebration: (February 28, 2014)
Chris Matthews to Deliver University of Rochester College Commencement Address: (February 27, 2014)
American Bar Association Awards Lower Ratings to Women and Minorities: (February 27, 2014)
Senior Scientist at Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics Named American Physical Society Fellow: (February 26, 2014)
EVENT: Rochester Student Musicians Raise A Toast To Those Who Rock: (February 26, 2014)
Researchers Seeking Volunteers to Test Vaccine against Common Herpes Virus: (February 24, 2014)
University Writing Expert Published in Academic Journal: (February 24, 2014)
EVENT: ART RESIDENCY, MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBITION & ARTIST TALK: (February 24, 2014)
News Anchor's On-Air Colonoscopy Aims to Take Fear Away, Encourage Screenings: (February 21, 2014)
Former CDC Expert on Obesity to Talk on Controlling the Epidemic: (February 20, 2014)
Concert Pays Tribute to the Work of African-American Composers: (February 20, 2014)
Morality and Corporate Responsibility Explored in An Enemy of the People: (February 20, 2014)
Skalny Lecture Series Features Anthony Sciolino on The Holocaust, the Church, and the Law of Unintended Consequences: (February 19, 2014)
JAMA Study Offers Hope to Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients: (February 18, 2014)
Mary Ann Mavrinac Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the Ontario College and University Library Association: (February 18, 2014)
Eastman Wind Ensemble Joined in Concert by Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet: (February 17, 2014)
Eastman's Third Thursday Concert at Memorial Art Gallery Features Publick Musick and Brian Shaw, Baroque Trumpet: (February 14, 2014)
$360,000 Grant Helps Put One of the Nation's Most Important 19th Century Archives Online: (February 12, 2014)
How Stellar Death Can Lead To Twin Celestial Jets: (February 12, 2014)
Quick Steps Lead Heart Transplant Recipient to Ballroom Dancing: (February 11, 2014)
Trombonist Larry Zalkind to Join Eastman School of Music Faculty: (February 11, 2014)
EVENT: Humans of New York Creator to Speak at Rochester: (February 11, 2014)
Starting Over in U.S. Education: Author of New Book Aims to Flip a Broken K-12 School System: (February 10, 2014)
Musicians from Eastman, Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra to Perform On Popular NPR Series: (February 7, 2014)
Super Bowl Ad Cost Versus ROI: (February 7, 2014)
The Politics and Markets Project Presents "This Won't Hurt a Bit: ObamaCare and Your Future": (February 7, 2014)
No Strength in Numbers: (February 7, 2014)
Heart Researchers to Study a Leading Cause of Sudden Death in Young People with $2.9 Million Grant: (February 5, 2014)
Digital Artist Cary Peppermint Receives Lillian Fairchild Award: (February 5, 2014)
EVENT: Civil Rights Legend in Rochester during the Season for Nonviolence: (February 5, 2014)
2014 Susan B Anthony Center for Women's Leadership Honors Jane Possee with Lifetime Achievement Award: (February 5, 2014)
UR Medicine Recognized for Stroke Care, Launches Neurocritical Care Program: (February 4, 2014)
Medieval Music Complements Medieval Art: (February 4, 2014)
Feeling In Control Helps Some Live a Longer Life: (February 3, 2014)
Divorce Rate Cut in Half for Couples Who Discussed Relationship Movies: (January 31, 2014)
Summer Research Experience Leads to Science Paper for University of Rochester Undergraduate: (January 31, 2014)
UR Medicine Takes to the Field During Sunday's Super Bowl: (January 30, 2014)
Concert Pays Tribute to Memory of Pianist Tatiana Tchekina: (January 29, 2014)
Professor Emeritus John R. Huizenga, a Key Figure in the 1989 National Review of Cold Fusion Claims, Dies at Age 92: (January 29, 2014)
EVENT: BENEDICT TO FRANCIS: RESIGNATION TO REVOLUTION: (January 29, 2014)
URMC Students Helping Disadvantaged Youth Become Doctors: (January 28, 2014)
Acclaimed Accompanist Roger Vignoles Gives Master Classes at Eastman: (January 28, 2014)
Finding Points to Possible New Parkinson's Therapy: (January 28, 2014)
President Seligman Reappointed: (January 24, 2014)
Diversity Award Winners Lauded for Creating Equitable, Supportive Campus: (January 24, 2014)
EVENT: Benjamin Todd Jealous to Deliver MLK Commemorative Address: (January 23, 2014)
Local Teen Makes Semi-Finals in National Science Competition: (January 22, 2014)
Simon Business School Presents 35th Annual Economic Seminar: (January 21, 2014)
Peeking into Schrödinger's Box: (January 20, 2014)
Alumnus' Gift Leads Renovation, Expansion Project for University's Outdoor Athletic Facilities: (January 18, 2014)
EVENT: Institute for Popular Music Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Beatles in America: (January 17, 2014)
Eastman Graduate Receives Inaugural GRAMMY Music Educator Award: (January 16, 2014)
Scientist Lynne E. Maquat Named 2014 Athena Award Winner: (January 16, 2014)
White House Report Highlights Rochester's Efforts to Enhance Access: (January 16, 2014)
EVENT: inspireDANCE Festival Brings NYC Choreographer to Rochester: (January 16, 2014)
Check Out a Human "Book" at the Human Library: (January 16, 2014)
Guest Recital Features Collaborative Presentation of Acclaimed Work Comala: (January 15, 2014)
Statement from University President Joel Seligman on FY2014 Appropriations Bill Funding for Laboratory for Laser Energetics: (January 14, 2014)
Biologist Sina Ghaemmaghami Honored with a National Science Foundation Early Career Award: (January 10, 2014)
Krzysztof Meisinger and Anna Maria Staskiewicz Perform "Music of the World": (January 8, 2014)
EVENT: University of Rochester Brass Choir to Perform at Rock and Roll, Pro Football Hall of Fames: (January 8, 2014)
Nobel Laureate Speaking at School of Medicine & Dentistry: (January 6, 2014)
Randall Curren Appointed to Birmingham Research Chair and the First Professorship Established by the Royal Institute of Philosophy: (January 6, 2014)
Public Safety to Conduct Active Violence Drill in Wilson Commons Jan. 9: (January 3, 2014)

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