University of Rochester : Humanities and Social Science Releases

Polish Film Festival Opens Nov. 13 with Panel on 'New Trends in Polish Cinema and the American Connection'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

WHAT: Opening program features a panel discussion \"New Trends in Polish Cinema and the American Connection.\" Guests include film director Jacek Blawut and his crew; film actress Malgorzata Kozuchowska; Malgorzata Szum, counselor, culture and public relations attaché, Embassy of the

Joel Seligman and Kelly Reed Launch Mt. Hope Family Center's 30th Anniversary Symposium

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

WHAT: Introductory remarks by Joel Seligman, University of Rochester president, and Kelly Reed, Monroe County Department of Human Services commissioner, recognizing Mt. Hope Family Center\'s three decades of research and outreach to families struggling with violence and abuse.

Librarian Ann Marshall Earns 2009 Messinger Award

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

One day while completing her social sciences PhD thesis in a carrel at Syracuse University Library, Ann Marshall realized \"this is where I am happy. I\'m happy in the library.\"

Because of that realization, Marshall went on to get a master\'s degree in library science, and

Restoring Hope for 30 Years

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Mt. Hope Family Center Celebrates Anniversary With Community Roundtable and Symposium, Nov. 12 & 13

In 1979, Mt. Hope Family Center opened its doors to a small group of preschoolers struggling with the effects of abuse and neglect. Three decades later, the Universi

Open Letter Books Receives Grant from Amazon.com

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Open Letter Books has been awarded a $20,000 grant from Amazon.com to support the publication and promotion of The Wall in My Head: Words and Images from the Fall of the Iron Curtain, an anthology of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry marking the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berl

Students Unleashed

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Exhibition Dates: Now through December 1

University of Rochester, Rush Rhees Library: October 2009

Two Halves Gallery presents its first official exhibition at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. The artwork, situated in the ground-level hal

Local Authors Chosen for the University of Rochester's Andrew Eiseman Writers Award

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Seymour Schwartz and Karla Linn Merrifield are the winners of the 2009 Andrew Eiseman Writers Award at the University of Rochester. Schwartz\' novel Putting \"America\" on the Map: The Story of the Most Important Graphic Document in the History of the United States was chosen in th

Baby Einstein Controversy: Warner Professor Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young Children

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in many American households until recently when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund the product, acknowledging that these ever-popular videos were not intended to be educational or promote better brain development among young children.

Graduate Students Get a Room of Their Own

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Until this fall, Rush Rhees Library offered only three study carrels for graduate students and kept a waiting list about 70 deep for those coveted spaces. \"It took five or six years to get a carrel,\" explains librarian Suzanne Bell. \"You could finish your degree first.\"

Awista Ayub, author and founder of the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange, available for interviews Nov. 11 to 13

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

WHAT: Author and founder of a girls\' soccer program in Afghanistan will be in town and available for interviews before and after her Neilly Lecture at the University of Rochester on Nov. 12

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