The University of Rochester expects an independent investigation into its handling of sexual abuse charges to be completed by early January 2018, it announced Wednesday, Nov. 29. In a news release, UR said its special committee of the university’s board ...

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An urban education center at the University of Rochester has published new research on the restorative justice model of conflict resolution using experiences from three schools – including two in Rochester – in hopes that schools around the country might ...

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A University of Rochester professor has won a national award for his research on professional development for social studies teachers. Kevin Meuwissen, associate professor at UR’s Warner School of Education, won the recognition for his work looking at the conflicts ...

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The Rochester area’s two largest colleges will bring internationally known celebrities to town as they pack their versions of homecoming and parents’ weekends Oct. 12-15. Robin Roberts, from ABC’s Good Morning America, headlines the University of Rochester’s Meliora Weekend, speaking ...

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The special committee tasked with handling the investigation into University of Rochester professor Florian Jaeger has announced a detailed list of plans intended to keep the process unbiased. The investigation, headed by Mary Jo White of Debevoise and Plimpton, aims ...

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FuzeHub, a not-for-profit organization that helps small to medium-sized manufacturing companies in New York State by matching them with technical and business resources, has awarded grants to the University of Rochester and the University at Buffalo. The University at Buffalo ...

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This story appeared in the RBJ’s commemorative 30th Anniversary section. See more content related to the RBJ’s anniversary here. For the residents of Rochester, several names have stood out in the annals of our history; Henry Lomb, George Eastman, Colonel Nathaniel ...

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The University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees has appointed a special committee to oversee an independent investigation into an equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC) complaint against professor T. Florian Jaeger. The complaint, filed Sept. 1, characterizes Jaeger as a manipulative ...

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The controversy over University of Rochester Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences professor T. Florian Jaeger drives on, as students organized Wednesday to protest. The call for action on the steps of the Rush Rhees Library featured powerful words on ...

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Amid a week where the University of Rochester found itself in a firestorm surrounding Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences professor T. Florian Jaeger, President Joel Seligman hosted a town hall to address student concerns. The town hall was spurred ...

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An equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC) complaint filed by a collection of University of Rochester staff alleges years of sexual misconduct from a professor in the school’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS). The complaint—a 113-page document filed by ...

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Offering substantial investment into the University of Rochester Medical Center, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has announced a $770,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will go toward Dr. Danielle Benoit’s research into drugs to prevent radiation ...

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