The University of Rochester now has an online archive of 438 issues of the Empty Closet, beginning with the first issue published in January 1971 to the April 2011 issue. | The EC was founded by a group of UR student-activists who formed the Gay Liberation Front’s Rochester chapter. The newspaper is New York State’s […]
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College Town kickoff
Demolition of three older office buildings on Mount Hope and Elmwood avenues will mark the beginning of the College Town project next month. The 16-acre mixed-used development targets the west side of Mount Hope between Elmwood Avenue and Crittenden Boulevard. The project was initiated by the University of Rochester to help integrate the institution and […]
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MEDICINE: Rochester faces health-care calamity
There is a time bomb hidden in this whole health-care debate, and it has nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. This potential catastrophe is a result of the Budget Control Act that President Obama signed into law in 2011. Unless Congress and the president act to change the law, 8 percent will be […]
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The health-care discussion we’re not having
There is a time bomb hidden in this whole health care debate, and it has nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. [Image-1] This potential catastrophe is a result of the Budget Control Act that President Obama signed into law in 2011. Unless Congress and the president act to change the law, approximately 8 […]
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ART REVIEW: “An Astonished Eye: The Art of Kenneth Patchen”
The Rare Books & Special Collections department at the University of Rochester’s Rush Rhees Library has become one of my mainstays for offbeat, educational art exhibitions. Last week it opened yet another of its excellent shows, "An Astonished Eye: The Art of Kenneth Patchen," the largest-ever exhibition of the graphic art of this relatively obscure, […]
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ART: “Family Gathering: A Look Into the World of Eating Disorders”
Eating disorders, along with alcoholism and other addictions, have a precarious place in the realm of disease. The afflicted person is often viewed as selfish, at fault, and the antagonist of the family, rather than a suffering body and mind strongly governed by dependence on substance or ritual. Those who have such a person in […]
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ART: Herbert Gentry & Rocky Simmons exhibits
The U of R’s Rush Rhees library currently is home to two exhibits featuring the artwork of – and in-depth looks at the lives of – two inspiring African Americans. Trust librarians, ever-amazing at researching and making sense of the world, to go above and beyond the usual scope of an art show. In the […]
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Stem cell research: a reader-scientist dialogue
Tim Louis Macaluso’s interview with University of Rochester biologist Mark Noble, published January 4, brought quick response from readers opposed to stem cell research. Their comments, and Noble’s response, follow. Feminists for Life of New York disputes Mark Noble’s claim that the controversy surrounding embryonic stem cell research is solely a religious one (“Hope, Fear, […]
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Hope, fear, and politics
For millions of people suffering with debilitating injuries and serious diseases like diabetes and Parkinson’s, stem cell research offers hope. But as promising as the research is, it is also polarizing. And the Bush administration has taken a non-scientific view of stem cell research and turned it into public policy. At the University of Rochester, […]
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The Seligman plan: moving from ‘good’ to ‘great’
The future of Rochester’s economy will be increasingly linked to health care and education, says Joel Seligman, the University of Rochester’s new president. And his goal — to take the university from being a “good institution” to being one of the most prominent educational centers in the country — could impact the region’s economy. “I […]
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On the money
Part two of a two-part series. Some people live their lives according to religious principles. Steven Landsburg looks at life through the filter of economics. And if you read a selection of his books or magazine columns, you may be persuaded that economics play more of a role in your life than you realized. A […]
