University recognizes graduate students for excellence as teachers, mentors
The 2020 recipients of the Edward Peck Curtis Awards for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student were recognized for their work in teaching and mentoring undergraduates.
Dr. Chat Bot COVID-19 screenings expanding to non-Medical Center employees, students
An online tool to screen for COVID-19 symptoms before employees report to work is being phased in University-wide in an effort to prevent new exposures to the illness from occurring on campus.
Awards celebrate dedication of University’s outstanding staff
Each spring, the University of Rochester celebrates staff members for their significant and longstanding contributions through its staff awards program.
Board elects two members, honors three life trustees
The University’s Board of Trustees welcomed two new members to the board this spring and recognized three members as life trustees.
Sevin Yeltekin named dean of the Simon Business School
A noted economics scholar and innovator in business education, Sevin Yeltekin will be Simon Business School’s eighth dean and the first woman to lead the school.
Sarah Peyre named dean of Warner School
A nationally recognized innovator in health professions education, Peyre joined the University in 2011 and has been serving as associate dean for innovative education at the Medical Center and executive director of its Institute for Innovative Education.
Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva Receives Inaugural President’s Ferrari Humanities Research Award
The assistant professor of history is the first recipient of the award, which will support research for his forthcoming book, In the Wake of the Raid: Piracy, Captivity and the 1683 Raid on Veracruz.
Department of Public Safety earns distinctive accreditation
The full accreditation by the international organization of campus safety administrators required meeting more than 200 separate standards and is achieved by fewer than 100 campus safety departments at universities worldwide.
Theodore Brown receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Association for the History of Medicine
Over the course of his distinguished career, the professor emeritus of history and public health sciences has “advanced the cutting edge of medical historical scholarship and shaped the work of other historians.”
2020 honorary degrees, medals, and teaching awards announced
The University of Rochester will bestow honorary degrees, medals, and awards to recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians.