Funding for the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics has been agreed upon in a record amount for five years, according to Sen. Charles E. Schumer. Schumer on Friday shared an announcement of the Laser Lab’s $409.9 million “Cooperative ...

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The University of Rochester is not only in Rochester, Sarah C. Mangelsdorf said at her inauguration as president Friday afternoon. It’s of Rochester. And it must be for Rochester, too.  “The central role of the university is the creation, preservation, ...

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The University of Rochester plans to begin construction next month on a new performing arts center, providing additional space for theatrical, dance and musical performances on the River Campus. The 29,000-square-foot Sloan Performing Arts Center will be built on what ...

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Less than a year into his five-year appointment as dean of University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education, Anand Marri is stepping down. In a daily newsletter to the UR community, a notice about Marri said he will do research ...

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Attorneys representing the University of Rochester in a sexual harassment case last week revealed the names of 23 potential witnesses whom the court had previously ruled could remain unidentified. Though the names of the witnesses are known to both sides, ...

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will speak at the University of Rochester Oct. 24 in the ongoing series: “Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change.” Albright will give a talk on American foreign policy in 2019, followed by ...

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John Tarduno is the new dean for research in arts, sciences and engineering at the University of Rochester. Tarduno is a professor of geophysics and has been chairman of the Department of earth and environmental sciences at UR. He succeeds ...

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Several local colleges and universities will receive tens of thousands of dollars in state grants to support their innovation and collaboration with small- and medium-size manufacturers. A total of $417,165 is being awarded from the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, FuzeHub ...

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Just in time for back-to-college, a new book says higher education has a dirty little secret: dropout rates. David Kirp, author of “The College Dropout Scandal,” says it’s shameful that 40 percent of college students seeking a bachelor’s degree never ...

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The University of Rochester will receive $1.55 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to support research in quantum computing. U.S. senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the award Thursday. They said the funding will help researchers ...

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The University of Rochester has hired a new vice president and general counsel: Donna Gooden Payne, who currently holds a similar position at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. Payne will join the UR administration Oct. 21, replacing Gail Norris, ...

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On Sarah C. Mangelsdorf’s first day as president of the University of Rochester, she took a walk around the River Campus. The first female president in the college’s history greeted reporters on the steps of Wallis Hall at 8:30 a.m. ...

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On July 1, three women will create history in the Rochester area as each one officially becomes the first woman to preside over her respective college or university.

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The University of Rochester Medical Center and the Monroe County Office of the Medical Examiner are partnering to offer a one-year fellowship in forensic pathology. The organizations are recruiting now for the position that will probably start next summer. “I’m ...

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Anand R. Marri has been shaped by education as few people have. One semester into his new job as dean of the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester, Marri is in a position to shape education in ...

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