Writers from the Rochester area and surrounding Western New York who have produced works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature, and playwriting published during 2008-2009 are encouraged to submit entries for the sixth annual Andrew Eiseman Writers Awards.

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WHO: ?Soy ?nica! ?Soy Latina! is open to Rochester area Latinas ages 7-18 (children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult) and their families.

TIME, DATE, PLACE: 8:30 a.m. ? 2 p.m., Saturday, March 20, University of Rochester River Campus

WHAT: The ?

Scott Steele, former acting director of the Office of Corporate Alliances, has been named the director of the University\'s new Office of Research Alliances.

Steele\'s appointment is part of a broader multi-year effort to enhance support for science and engineering research activiti

Researchers at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics have discovered a way to make liquid flow vertically upward along a silicon surface, overcoming the pull of gravity, without pumps or other mechanical devices.

In a paper in the journal Optics Express, profe

ROCHESTER, N.Y.?Gail Hareven\'s The Confessions of Noa Weber, translated from the Hebrew by Dalya Bilu and published by Melville House Press, and Elena Fanailova\'s The Russian Version, translated from the Russian by Genya Turovskaya and Stephanie Sandler and published by Ugly Duckl

Frank Shuffelton, a University of Rochester professor and distinguished scholar and critic of American literature, died March 4 of complications from a long illness. He was 69.

Professor emeritus of English and former chair of the Department of English, he spent almost four decades

The Humanities Project Presents Early Cinema from Rochester\'s Unique Film Archives

In the years before the development of synchronized sound on film, motion picture screenings of \"silent films\" were hardly silent, often including live music, commen

Emil Wolf, the Wilson Professor of Optical Physics and professor of physics and astronomy, has won the 2010 International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) G. G. Stokes Award. The annual prize, which includes a $2,000 honorarium, recognizes exceptional contributions to the field of optical p

WHO: More than 100 University of Rochester students are trading sunscreen and sandals for hammers and shovels as they volunteer their time during the annual Alternative Spring Break.

With support from the Rochester Center for Commu

UR Biodiesel, a project designed by University of Rochester undergraduates to convert excess fryer oil from dining service centers into biodiesel to fuel shuttle buses, has been given the

William Tierney, Ph.D., a national expert on college access and success for underrepresented youth, will present the Spring 2010 Scandling Lecture from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, in the Rush Rhees Library, Hawkins-Carlson Room, on the University of Rochester\'s River Campus. His lecture,

Scientists at the University of Rochester have discovered that the Earth\'s magnetic field 3.5 billion years ago was only half as strong as it is today, and that this weakness, coupled with a strong wind of energetic particles from the young Sun, likely stripped water from the early Earth\'s atmo

For the eighth consecutive year, the University of Rochester is among the top ten institutions in the country in the amount of royalty revenue it received from licensed technologies. The University ranked ninth in the nation in 2008 in license income according to the Association of University Te

Through fundraising efforts over the course of the fall semester, the University of Rochester's chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) national fraternity raised more than $1,300 for the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection program at the Hillside Family of Agencies. During a ceremony last week

The University of Rochester\'s Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences (CEIS) will host its annual Technology Showcase on the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 25.

The half-day event consists of presentations by University researchers highlighting their research, and industry and gove

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has offered its most prestigious award for young scientists, the CAREER Award, to two University of Rochester researchers: Paul Ampadu and Justin Ramsey. The NSF CAREER award is given to promising scientists early in their careers and is selected on the basis

A record number of University of Rochester undergraduates were selected to participant in the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program for the summer 2009. In the past three years, 17 Rochester students have been chosen as DAAD-RISE sc

ROCHESTER, N.Y.?This year\'s finalists for an annual award created by Three Percent at the University of Rochester to recognize the best original translations of fiction and poetry from around the world were announced yesterday at a special reception at Idlewild Books in New York City.

Registration is open for the 2010 ?Soy ?nica! ?Soy Latina! Rally slated for March 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the University of Rochester\'s River Campus. This year\'s theme, \"Healthy Living, Healthy Choices,\" aims to boost self-esteem, encourage education and career explorat

Vigorous two-party competition provides the best guarantee for meaningful, broad-based governance and modest salaries for lawmakers add a second protection against narrow-interest legislation, finds a national study spanning 120 years of sta

NOTE TO EDITORS: Harold Ford Jr. will not be available for interviews before or after the event. Photographers (print and television) are permitted for the first 3 minutes of Ford\'s lecture. Reporters (without cameras) are welcome to stay for the full lecture and audience question-

Frederick Douglass was a powerful orator and a gifted writer. So it is an apt tribute to the great abolitionist and longtime Rochester resident, that the new jazz CD A Sky with More Stars ? Suite for Frederick Douglass should celebrate both the authority of his words and the precision of t

WHAT: From uncovering a murder mystery to studying the intricacies of the human brain, students in the Rochester Scholars program at the University of Rochester engage in hands-on classroom activities during their winter break. Taught by University graduate students and leading local educa

While students head out to play this winter break, it is class as usual for some local educators. Thirty elementary school teachers in the Rochester City School District (RCSD) will devote a portio

WHAT: Presented by the University of Rochester's College Music Department, Day of Brass was created to get local high school students excited about playing brass music and interested in continuing with music after their graduation from high school.

The all-day event will incl

WHO: From figure eights to toe loops, from triple axles to the Lutz, University of Rochester students, faculty, and staff, along with neighbors in Southwest Rochester are invited to soar on the ice during the annual Brooks Landing Ice Skating Party.

TIME, DATE, PLACE: 2

DATE, TIME, AND PLACE: Sunday, March 7, at 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY.

WHAT: For the 200th anniversary of Frederic (Fryderyk) Chopin\'s birth, cities around the world are paying tribute to one of the most famous compos

WHAT: The University of Rochester\'s Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies (FDI) will host a conference titled \"Thinking Black Intellectuals,\" featuring some of today\'s most important scholars in Africana Studies.

Nursing Researcher Harriet Kitzman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

The achievements of six women in the University of Rochester community will be celebrated at the 2010 Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner, an annual event that honors the civil rights leader\'s f

University of Rochester seniors Lashonda Brenson and Camillia A. Redding have been named 2010-2011 American Political Science Association (APSA) Minority Fellows. Brenson and Redding are among only 12 recipients selected from a national pool of candidates. Both Brenson and Redding are enrolled as

NeighborWorks? Rochester will present the University of Rochester with its Healthy Blocks Partner of the Year Award during its annual meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the group's South Avenue office. This award recognizes Rochester's many programs that create strong ties between undergra

Unique master\'s degree offered by the University of Rochester entices students to start businesses by capitalizing on neglected technologies developed on campus

Like many top research universities, the University of Rochester files dozens of patents each y

Latino Professional Alliance, David T. Kearns Center, and Dr. John Hansen Named Inaugural Winners for their Commitment

The University of Rochester Presidential Diversity Awards were created in 2009 by President Joel Seligman to recognize faculty, staff, students, un

Richard N. Aslin, the William R. Kenan Professor of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester, has been awarded an honorary doctorate of social sciences from the Uppsala University, in Sweden. The award ceremony takes place today at Uppsala.

Aslin, the director of th

New Vice-Provost for Technology Transfer Policy and New Director of the Office of Technology Transfer Announced

The University of Rochester has created a new position?vice-provost for Technology Transfer Policy?as part of a multi-year effort to increase

Civil Rights Leader to Present Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address

WHO:

Alan Stockman, the Marie C. and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester, died January 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 58.

A talented teacher, inspiring mentor, and respected scholar, Professor Stockman made major contributions to the fields of i

Parasitic wasps kill pest insects, but their existence is largely unknown to the public. Now, scientists led by John H. Werren, professor of biology at the University of Rochester, and Stephen Richards at the Genome Sequencing Center at the Baylor College of Medicine have sequenced the genomes of

Parasitic wasps kill pest insects, but their existence is largely unknown to the public. Now, scientists led by John H. Werren, professor of biology at the University of Rochester, and Stephen Richards at the Genome Sequencing Center at the Baylor College of Medicine have sequenced the genomes of

From construction laborers and secretaries to physicians and lawyers, people experience better moods, greater vitality, and fewer aches and pains from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, concludes the first study of daily mood variation in employed adults to be published in the January 2010 issue

From construction laborers and secretaries to physicians and lawyers, people experience better moods, greater vitality, and fewer aches and pains from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, concludes the first study of daily mood variation in employed adults to be published in the January 2010 issue

National Literacy Expert to Lead Local Writing Project for Teachers

The Genesee Valley Writing Project (GVWP) is accepting applications for its 2010 Summer Institute, which brings together public and priv

WHAT: Students interested in pursuing post-baccalaureate degrees can attend a day-long series of events on navigating the application process for graduate school. Presented by the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at the University of Ro

WHO: Coach Tim Hill, along with members of the Geneva Boxing Team, will be presented with a check to officially mark the scholarship commitment to the Geneva Boxing Team and the University of Rochester.

TIME, DATE, PLACE: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, in the Vandervort Room (2nd

With a credit on their taxes and cash toward their closing costs, University of Rochester employees can realize up to $17,000 in benefits if they find a home in city neighborhoods closest to the River Campus and the Medical Center.

More staff and faculty are expected to apply for the Uni

From working with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to delivering the benediction at President Barack Obama\'s inauguration, Reverend Dr. Joseph

Three researchers from the University of Rochester have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world\'s largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science.

Robert K. Boeckman, who is the Marshall D. Gates, Jr

Rochester, N.Y. ?Experts from one of the country's leading research universities can now provide, on short notice, commentary on timely and relevant news stories for journalists seeking live or taped broadcast interviews. The University of Rochester's newly commissioned broadcast studio w

Alcor, One-Half of the First Known Binary Star System, Has Its Own Surprise Star Companion

In ancient times, people with exceptional vision discovered that one of the brightest stars in the Big Dipper was, in fact, two stars so close together that most pe

Video Created by Students Was One of 22 Winners out of About 1,000 Worldwide Entries

A team of University of Rochester students was among only two teams from the United States and 22 teams worldwide to be named global winners in the 2009 Stanford Global I

Alcor, One-Half of the First Known Binary Star System, Has Its Own Surprise Star Companion

In ancient times, people with exceptional vision discovered that one of the brightest stars in the Big Dipper was, in fact, two stars so close together that most pe

University of Rochester scientists discover that laser technique used to change the colors of metals could have important implications for medicine

University of Rochester optics professor Chunlei Guo made headlines in the past couple of years when he change

University of Rochester Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Paul Ampadu has won the Special Recognition Award from the Black Engineer of the Year Awards Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Global Competitiveness Conference, the conference's organizers anno

TIME, DATE, PLACE: 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, at Douglas Dining Center on the River Campus. The procession s

Thirty six teams of children ages 9 to 14 will test robots that they designed and built out of LEGO pieces during the regional championship of the fifth annual Finger Lakes FIRST LEGO League Tournament hosted by the University of Rochester on Sunday, Dec. 6.

For the competition, eac

The University of Rochester\'s Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, along with deans of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, will recognize the 2009 Iota Book Award winners during a formal ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Welles-Brown Room of Rush Rhees Library. The event is

Mt. Hope Family Center has been awarded a three-year, $1.2 million grant to join the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, a federally funded partnership of academic and community-based centers aimed at improving care for children and families struggling with abuse, neglect, community violence

Visiting director David Melville Kennedy brings the spirit of the French Revolution to life in an adaptation of Georg B?chner\'s classic and seldom performed drama, Danton\'s Death. Presented by the University of Rochester\'s International Theatre Program, the production explores the timel

By pairing university researchers with technology companies, the University of Rochester\'s CEIS generates significant returns on its investments

The University of Rochester\'s Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences (CEIS) announced Wednesday that in

By pairing university researchers with technology companies, the University of Rochester\'s CEIS generates significant returns on its investments

The University of Rochester\'s Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences (CEIS) announced Wednesday that in

Stanford University\'s Competition Helps Students Find Inner Entrepreneur

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (November 20, 2009)?More than twenty students from the University of Rochester competed in a most unusual global contest: in just eight days, they had to create innovative so

WHO: The University of Rochester community will commemorate the City\'s 175th birthday with a special celebration during a halftime of the varsity men\'s basketball team\'s home opener against Green Mountain College.

TIME, DATE, PLACE: 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, at the

Carmala Garzione, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Rochester, has won the 2009 New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Award for her research that has helped redefine geologists' understanding of the rate at which mountain ranges form. Garzione is on

A multi-trillion-watt laser at the University of Rochester has simulated a stellar jet?an outpouring of matter from a fledgling star?with unprecedented realism.

The achievement, which is detailed in the latest issue of the Astrophysical Journal, is the latest in a series of

Educational policy expert Kara Finnigan, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education, has been awarded a grant from the William T. Grant Foundation with her colleague Alan Daly, an assistant professor at the

WHAT: Opening program features a panel discussion \"New Trends in Polish Cinema and the American Connection.\" Guests include film director Jacek Blawut and his crew; film actress Malgorzata Kozuchowska; Malgorzata Szum, counselor, culture and public relations attach?, Embassy of t

An ongoing commitment to the highest quality in the preparation of teachers and other school personnel has earned the University of Rochester reaccreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the organization responsible for professional accreditation of te

WHAT: Introductory remarks by Joel Seligman, University of Rochester president, and Kelly Reed, Monroe County Department of Human Services commissioner, recognizing Mt. Hope Family Center\'s three decades of research and outreach to families struggling with violence and abuse.

Mt. Hope Family Center Celebrates Anniversary With Community Roundtable and Symposium, Nov. 12 & 13

In 1979, Mt. Hope Family Center opened its doors to a small group of preschoolers struggling with the effects of abuse and neglect. Three decades later, the Universi

In 1979, Mt. Hope Family Center opened its doors to a small group of preschoolers struggling with the effects of abuse and neglect. Three decades later, the University of Rochester program is one of the nation\'s leading research sites for the study of trauma on child development and family relat

One day while was completing her social sciences PhD thesis in a carrel at Syracuse University Library, Ann Marshall realized "this is where I am happy. I'm happy in the library."

Because of that realization, Marshall went on to get a master's degree in library sci

November 2009?Open Letter Books has been awarded a $20,000 grant from Amazon.com to support the publication and promotion of The Wall in My Head: Words and Images from the Fall of the Iron Curtain, an anthology of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry marking the twentieth anniversary of the fa

Exhibition Dates: Now through December 1

University of Rochester, Rush Rhees Library: October 2009

Two Halves Gallery presents its first official exhibition at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. The artwork, situated in the ground-level hal

Thirty-six students from Syracuse University, Cornell University and the University of Rochester will come together Nov. 13-15 for a charrette to address and work on creative solutions to one of the toughest problems facing Upstate New York: retaining smart, hard-working young people post-gradu

Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in many American households until recently when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund the product, acknowledging that these ever-popular videos were not intended to be educational or promote better brain development among young children.

Seymour Schwartz and Karla Linn Merrifield are the winners of the 2009 Andrew Eiseman Writers Award at the University of Rochester. Schwartz\' novel Putting \"America\" on the Map: The Story of the Most Important Graphic Document in the History of the United States was chosen in th

More than 200,000 students from 150 universities around the country are already using University of Rochester's online homework system WeBWorK to help them with their math homework. The program is so successful that the National Science Foundation has just issued a $1.2 million grant through

Three University of Rochester computer science students will head to China for the world finals of the Association of Computing Machinery\'s annual competition in February

The University of Rochester has become the first school in six years to beat MIT in

University of Rochester President Joel Seligman and New York State Vice Chancellor of the Board of Regents Milton Cofield and Regent Wade Norwood will host a day of discussion and debate on Nov. 4 to discover new ways to develop student interest in science-related fields.

The goal of the

Betti, an expert in the field of inertial fusion, tells the House that fusion research is at a critical stage

University of Rochester mechanical engineering Professor Riccardo Betti testified before Congress Thursday morning, touting recent achievements o

Geologists Show that Seafloor Dynamics Are at Work in Splitting African Continent

In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean as two parts

Eric Phamdo, a junior majoring in psychology with a minor in biology at the University of Rochester, has been awarded the Semester at Sea Diversity Abroad Scholarship. Phamdo is the first Rochester student to receive this scholarship and is one of only five students chosen from a national pool of

Eric Phamdo, a junior majoring in psychology with a minor in biology at the University of Rochester, has been awarded the Semester at Sea Diversity Abroad Scholarship. Phamdo is the first Rochester student to receive this scholarship and is one of only five students chosen from a national pool of

Program Enriches Girls\' Understanding of Science, Environmental Issues

The future is looking a little \"greener\" as more than 65 middle school girls are learning how to use science to make the world a better place. Seventh- through ninth-grade girls from Wilson Foundati

The Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester is hosting another in a series of public forms on urban education—this time focusing on Latino youth in urban schools—from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 in Dewey Hall, Room 1-101, on the University of Rochester's Rive

WHAT: The Brass Choir will perform the first annual Halloween-themed concert "Spooktacular." This free musical event is for the whole family and features some scary, spooky, and downright wacky brass arrangements.

TIME, DATE, PLACE: 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30

Dr. Bernard T. Ferrari, a University of Rochester alumnus who is a former director and partner in the global management consulting firm of McKinsey & Company, was elected to the University's Board of Trustees this month.

A graduate of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering i

Naked Mole Rat, the Only Known Cancerless Animal, Has Two-Tier Defense Against Cancer

Despite a 30-year lifespan that gives ample time for cells to grow cancerous, a small rodent species called a naked mole rat has never been found with tumors of any kind

Student-built contraptions will hurl pumpkins, aiming for distance and precision, in eighth annual competition

Local students will test their engineering prowess by slinging pumpkins with catapults and trebuchets of their own design on the day before Hall

WHAT: Author and founder of a girls\' soccer program in Afghanistan will be in town and available for interviews before and after her Neilly Lecture at the University of Rochester on Nov. 12

Until this fall, Rush Rhees Library offered only three study carrels for graduate students and kept a waiting list about 70 deep for those coveted spaces. \"It took five or six years to get a carrel,\" explains librarian Suzanne Bell. \"You could finish your degree first.\"

Steven Sasson, the father of one of the world\'s most popular electronic devices, is named a Doctor of Science

The University of Rochester has conferred an honorary doctorate on Steven Sasson, who invented the first digital camera while working for Eastma

WHO: At 7-foot-7, Sudanese-born Manute Bol was known as the NBA's tallest player. Now, Bol has teamed up with famed pollster John Zogby to achieve an even higher goal: building schools in the war-torn villages of his native Sudan through the non-profit organization Sudan Sunrise. Bol a

WHO: University of Rochester students are sponsoring a program around the military\'s \'Don\'t Ask, Don\'t Tell\' policy, which includes a presentation and question-and-answer session with Lt. Daniel Choi, a West Point graduate and Iraq war veteran who was discharged from the military last

If booking a vacation to Central Europe is not in the budget this fall, let the Polish Film Festival take you there instead.

For five days, Nov. 14 to 18, the annual celebration of Polish cinematic creativity will showcase six feature films, selected documentaries, and a collecti