By any measure, the race riots of 1964 were a turning point in the history of Rochester. The three nights of rioting left four people dead, 350 injured, and more than 800 arrested. But those disturbing July days also broke through the community\'s complacency toward racial discrimination...
Wed, Jul 1 | from rochester.edu
University of Rochester Music Historian John Covach describes Michael Jackson as \"one of the world\'s great entertainers and a pivotal figure in the history of American music.\" Covach, professor of music and chair of the Department of Music at the University of Rochester and profess...
Wed, Jun 24 | from rochester.edu
CA A member of the faculty of the University of Arkansas from 1992 through at least 2006, Chappell completed his undergraduate studies at Yale University and doctoral studies at the University of Rochester. In addition to A Stone of Hope, he is the author ...
Mon, Jun 15 | from Daily Kos
NY The field is changing so fast, it can make communications seem new to many PR professionals, said Rebecca Jones, a public relations associate with the University of Rochester Medical Center. Jones, 25, was hired by URMC in 2005. ...
Fri, Jun 12 | from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
AR New research centers began to spring up — at Harvard, Ohio State, the University of Rochester, and the University of Miami, and one named after the man himself, the Norman Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at UCLA. The research flowed quickly, ...
Mon, May 18 | from KBIA
NY - Luke Rosiak The University of Rochester received more research money from the federal government in fiscal year 2008 than all State University of New York schools combined, and more than four of the eight Ivy League schools, a Democrat and Chronicle review of ...
Fri, May 1 | from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
MA He has degrees in philosophy from Oxford University and the University of Rochester, in computer science from Harvard University and Rochester Institute of Technology, and in journalism from Cleveland State University. ...
Thu, Apr 30 | from Wicked Local Norfolk
IL Jonathan Michael Ulanday, a sophomore majoring in applied music (clarinet) at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, has been named to the Dean's List for academic achievement for the fall 2008 semester. ...
Thu, Apr 16 | from Pioneer Press Online
NY A senior neuroscience major at the University of Rochester, she's led fundraisers for stem cell research, pushed for undergraduate classes on the topic and challenged classmates who call it abortion. To her, stem cell research isn't really a ...
Mon, Apr 13 | from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
NY - Buckwell, 49, works in the University of Rochester Research Subjects Review list. She attended five Steelers games this year. Her 16-year-old daughter, ...
Sun, Feb 1 | from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
A University of Rochester Medical Center study challenges common assumptions about the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), by showing that in some people, surprisingly high levels remain in the body even after fasting for as long as 24 hours. The finding suggests that BPA exposure may come from...
Wed, Jan 28 | from University of Rochester Medical Center Research Press Releases
Ryan Randall, et al., The Next Generation of Academics: A Report on a Study Conducted at the University of Rochester, report, September 17, 2008. (Thanks to Charles Bailey.) Abstract: This document reports on the user research portion of “Enhancing Repositories for the Next Generation o...
Mon, Nov 24 | from Open Access News
After a number of awesome events in the Midwest, we headed back to the East Coast as part of the E-Month programming at the University of Rochester. Our November 5, 2008 half-day conference included presentations by local and national young entrepreneurs encouraging Rochester-area st...
Wed, Nov 12 | from ExtremeTour
Allen Barnett, principal investigator and UD professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Christiana Honsberg, co-principal investigator and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering led the research. The two direct the University’s High Performance...
Sat, Jul 28 | from Green Car Congress
Beacon — Todd Plumer was named to the fall dean's list at Eastern Kentucky University. Clinton — Amy Tannenbaum was named to the fall dean's list at Hamilton College. Elizabeth Kessler was named to the fall dean's list at Hamilton College. Patrick Suarez was named to the fall dean's list at Ha...
Mon, May 28 | from Poughkeepsie Journal
The membrane is a 15-nanometer-thick slice of the same silicon that's used every day in computer-chip manufacturing. In the lab of Philippe Fauchet, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University, Striemer discovered the membrane as he was looking for a way to bett...
Thu, Feb 15 | from Medgadget.com