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Richard Waugh
University News
May 16, 2013 | 09:08 pm

Associate VP for Research Appointed

Richard Waugh, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been appointed to the newly-created position of associate vice president for research.

topics: Richard Waugh,
people applauding on stage next to rendering of Paprocki Plaza
University News
May 3, 2013 | 03:27 pm

Paprocki Plaza Honors University CFO

Ronald J. Paprocki was honored at the College Town groundbreaking on May 2 for his central role in envisioning the project and making it a reality.

topics: College Town,
shovels sticking in the ground
University News
May 2, 2013 | 03:07 pm

Groundbreaking Digs In for College Town

The $100 million project at the intersection of Mt. Hope and Elmwood avenues has been a vision for local community partners since 2008.

topics: College Town, featured-post,
Richard Aslin with child toys
University News
May 1, 2013 | 03:36 pm

Aslin Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Richard Aslin, the William R. Kenan Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and director of the Rochester Center for Brain Imaging at the University of Rochester, has been elected a…

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences,
University News
April 30, 2013 | 05:45 pm

2013 Commencement Honorees Announced

The University’s 163rd commencement ceremonies will recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders and scholars who will receive honorary degrees, Eastman and Hutchison Medals for exemplary service, and awards for scholarship and teaching.

topics: awards, commencement, honors,
new building
University News
April 25, 2013 | 04:56 pm

O’Brien Hall Honored for Sustainable Design

O’Brien Hall is the first LEED-recognized building on River Campus and joins the Medical Center’s Saunders Research Building—also LEED Gold—in the University’s official portfolio.

topics: sustainability,
Alan Hilfiker
University News
April 22, 2013 | 04:57 pm

Trustee Endows English Professorship

“It’s a privilege and a pleasure to be able to contribute in my small way to a department that enriched my life,” said Hilfiker. “I am a very proud and grateful alumnus.”

topics: announcements, board of trustees, Department of English, giving, professorships, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
April 11, 2013 | 01:42 pm

2013 Best Translated Book Award Finalists Announced

A testament to the diversity of books available to English readers, the lists of finalists include poets from China, Romania, and Macedonia, and prose writers from Djibouti, Russia, Iran, and Argentina

topics: Best Translated Book Award, literature, Open Letter, Three Percent, translation,