Features
Conservation
Great Lakes: Great sturgeon
The lake sturgeon has an unfortunate modern history. The fish is considered a threatened species in the state of New York, and this issue hits us at home in the Genesee River — right in our very backyard. Efforts have been made in the past year that raise hope of a new beginning, but what caused its decline in the first place?
barcelona
Day in the Life: A Business Analytics Major Studying Abroad
Junior Fernanda Sesto is a Business Analytics major studying abroad at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, specifically at ESCI-UPF (Escuela Superior de Comercio Internacional) in Barcelona, Spain.
Eastman
Eastman students on going back to virtual
Nearly 20 planned performances in January have been either canceled or postponed, according to the Eastman School of Music calendar. The decision was especially difficult for students facing degree recitals, as their performances were either canceled or rescheduled.
flour
From flour city to flower city: The rise and fall of flour mills in Rochester
Rochester owes much of its early growth to numerous flour mills.
Douglass
What else did Frederick Douglass and MLK think?
Before their deaths, and in parallel with their direct efforts at social justice, both men pushed for thorough economic policy measures as well.
black barber
UR Alum’s app brings barbers to POC students at PWIs
“There was always someplace that we could go to and just congregate and get things off our chest. [...] That's how the barbershop [became] a cultural institution.”
SA
Students react to SA’s latest statement
The aim of this email, as stated in the opening paragraph, was to “clear up some misconceptions/share some important answers to [common] questions.”
nationals
Men and women’s Ultimate Frisbee qualify for nationals, raises funds within the week
Rarely can the words “Nationals Qualifying” and “UR sports” be said in the same sentence, but both the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee and Women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams have made the impossible happen. As soon as UR finals end, the EZs (women’s) and Piggies (men’s) will be traveling to Norco, California for the national USA Ultimate College Championships.
Boar's Head
From the Archives: Boar’s Head was once a men’s only festivity
The dinner originated in the Men’s College of UR almost 90 years ago and was exclusively for male students, even after River Campus became co-educational and the female students moved from the Prince Street Women’s College.
Animals
Orangutans and the One-Health Initiative in Borneo
In a recent webinar titled “One-Health Initiative in Borneo: Transforming Community Health and Saving Endangered Orangutans,” veterinarian Dr. Jeffery Wyatt gave a powerful presentation about his holistic work in Indonesian Borneo