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|  From the issue dated September 28, 2001 |
| | University of Rochester
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Overview
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| | Does the institution pay for health benefits for graduate assistants? | No | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | | | | | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for spouses or partners of graduate students on assistantships? | No | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | | | | | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for children or dependents of graduate students on assistantships? | No | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | | | | | | Note: The biology department does pay for health insurance for students. Other departments do not. Students and their families are allowed to enroll in the Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance offered through the University Health Service. | | |
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Teaching assistants
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| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | | | | | | | | Biology | $17,000 | $17,875 | 15 | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | Economics2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | English | $10,000 | $10,000 | 20 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | History2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | Mechanical Engineering | $14,500 | $14,500 | 15 | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | Sociology1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | Note: History and economics students do not serve as teaching or research assistants in their first year. They receive nonservice-based stipends and full-tuition scholarships. | | 1 - No program
2 - No first-year students in this category
3 - Did not provide data
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Research assistants
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| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | | | | | | | | Biology | $17,000 | $17,785 | 15 | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | Economics2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | English | $6,400 | $6,400 | 20 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | History2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | Mechanical Engineering | $17,000 | $17,000 | 20 | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | Sociology1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | Note: History and economics students do not serve as teaching or research assistants in their first year. They receive nonservice-based stipends and full-tuition scholarships. | | 1 - No program
2 - No first-year students in this category
3 - Did not provide data
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