Staff recognized for outstanding service
Andrea Clarke of the Center for Community Health is among the several outstanding staff members honored this year for their significant and longstanding contributions to the University and to the Rochester community.
‘Federal support for research is critical to the University’s scientific enterprise’
The proposed cuts would severely impact our research programs and University operations and significantly diminish the University’s contribution to regional economic growth.
Jennifer Grotz receives Guggenheim fellowship for poetry
The author of four volumes of poetry, Grotz joins 20 other current Rochester faculty who have received Guggenheim Fellowships, which are among the most coveted academic awards.
NEH grant helps libraries preserve Rochester’s LGBTQ history
River Campus Libraries and the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley have received support for a pilot program to provide wider access to its collections.
Susan B. Anthony Center hosts Equal Pay Day panel
Panelists will discuss how the pay gap continues to affect gender and labor dynamics, and address how members of the University community can work to combat inequity.
Richard Waugh named interim dean of the faculty of Arts, Sciences & Engineering
A biomedical engineer with more than 35 years of academic and leadership appointments at the University, Waugh will serve as interim dean through June 30, 2018.
Strong earns ‘Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ designation
Strong Memorial Hospital earned a perfect score on the annual survey conducted by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The survey evaluates inclusive policies and practices related to LGBTQ patients, visitors, and health care employees.
Diversity conference speaker Shatki Butler grew up in a black world, and a white one
The filmmaker and educator looks forward to a day when she can avoid thinking about race. “A look, a comment. You don’t know what someone means, and racial anxiety sets in. Every day, I think about race.”
Mellon Foundation awards Rochester $1 million grant for humanities
The University of Rochester has received a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to increase undergraduates’ engagement with the humanities. Titled “Humanities for Life,” the five-year initiative is designed to engage students early in their academic careers.
Physics and Astronomy professors awarded research leave fellowships
Alice Quillen and Andrew Jordan have been awarded prestigious Simons Foundation Faculty Fellowships to pursue their research in theoretical physics. “This is a great time to drop everything and go work on the galaxy!” says Quillen.