It’s been said that home is where you make it. The idea of a home doesn’t necessarily need to be tied to a house or a specific place—you can feel “at home” anywhere you feel comfortable. However, for most of us, it’s very important to have an actual place we can call “home.”  

Got data? For some Rochester students doing research, this playful homage to the 90s ad campaign for milk is a stinging reminder that they do not have data, and their research is stuck in the proverbial mud. In some of these cases, the River Campus Libraries is able to throw students a rope in the form of a data grant.

Being a Research 1 university—a classification for higher education institutions engaged in the highest levels of research—is among the University of Rochester’s pride points. It’s also a University trait that draws experts to teach here and students to learn here.

Last year, River Campus Libraries (RCL) economics librarian Kathy Wu had to say, “No” to an undergraduate student. The student went to Wu needing to purchase data for her senior thesis research. It was reasonably inexpensive, but Wu had to deny the request. The reason: it would only be licensed to the student.

Think of your most memorable grade school assembly. Having trouble coming up with something? That’s because they’re typically events for administrators to communicate something important, counteract bad behavior, memorialize a person or a holiday, or maybe feature a performance of some kind. They don’t usually feature a congresswoman—usually.

According to the CDC, 34.2 million Americans’ lives are affected by diabetes, and 88 million have prediabetes. The adults who had been diagnosed were found to also be smokers, overweight, and physically inactive. Though the diagnoses among adults have decreased over the past 10 years or so, the numbers for juvenile diabetes cases are on the rise.