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The University of Rochester is a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. [8] It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1955. With approximately 30,000 full-time employees, the university is the largest private employer in Upstate New York and the 7th largest in all of New ...
The Memorial Art Gallery is a civic art museum in Rochester, New York.Founded in 1913, it is part of the University of Rochester and occupies the southern half of the University's former Prince Street campus. [1]
Here follows a list of notable alumni, non-graduate attendees, faculty, and presidents of the University of Rochester.The institution has more than 120,000 living alumni as of 2022.
Rush Rhees Library / r iː z / is the main academic library of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. It is one of the most visible and recognizable landmarks on the university's River Campus. Construction began in 1927 with the other original River Campus buildings and the library was dedicated in 1930.
In 1922, Rochester's first radio station began broadcasting, and the Eastman Theatre opened, an adjunct to the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. In 1925, George Eastman arranged a land swap with Oak Hill Country Club .
A History of the University of Rochester, 1850-1962. University of Rochester Press, 1997. Miller-Bernal, Leslie and Susan L. Poulson. Going Coed: Women's Experiences in Formerly Men's Colleges and Universities, 1950–2000. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2004. "Upstate New York and the Women's Rights Movement."
In January 2008, the University of Rochester announced a $500 million strategic plan geared toward expansion in research and patient services. [2] The plan anticipated adding 1,800 new jobs to the university, building a 123-bed addition to the hospital, a building for clinical and translational sciences, and a new ambulatory surgery center.
In 1984, he assumed the presidency of the University of Rochester. At UR, he introduced several innovations, including the "Take Five" program, the Rochester Conference, which brought high-profile speakers to the River Campus from 1987 to 1990, and a weekly University Day to bring faculty and undergraduates together for interchange of ideas.