The University of Rochester has hired a new dean of admissions, financial aid and enrollment management. Robert Alexander, vice president for enrollment and communications at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., will start his new role in Rochester June 1. “Rob ...

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In a couple of years, you’ll be able to buy a sweater, eat a meal and maybe even get your knee replaced at The Marketplace Mall. University of Rochester Medical Center and mall owner Wilmorite announced earlier this week plans ...

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Local healthcare education programs make inroads on diversity. When it comes to diversity in higher education programs for healthcare, two local institutions have made the grade nationally. Insight into Diversity magazine gives awards each year to the higher education institutions across ...

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Graduates of Rochester city schools will be eligible for a new scholarship St. John Fisher College has created for first-year students. The Fisher Urban Scholar Award will provide $40,000 over four years to students who complete charter schools and traditional ...

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A University of Rochester alumnus who was connected with some major movie hits in the 1970s through 1990s will deliver the annual Fairbanks lecture at UR Tuesday evening. Richard Fischoff, who graduated from UR in 1968, went on to help ...

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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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