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Society & Culture

When socially responsible investing backfires

December 10, 2025

A new study finds that investors may unintentionally give polluting companies a reason to delay going green.

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Society & Culture

Why top firms paradoxically fire good workers

November 18, 2025

Elite firms’ notorious ‘revolving door’ culture isn’t arbitrary but rather a way to signal talent and boost profits, a new study finds.

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Society & Culture

The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers

November 17, 2025

Research shows being called out by peers, not algorithms or experts, makes online authors think twice about spreading misinformation.

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Campus & Community

Jennifer Dunivent ’00N, ’04N (MS), ’08S (MS), ’25S (MBA): First-generation and future-focused

November 6, 2025

The nurse practitioner-turned-operations executive reflects on forging first-generation pathways at the University of Rochester.

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University News

Recent awards spotlight accomplishments of URochester faculty

October 30, 2025

The National Academy of Medicine and the Packard Foundation are among the organizations honoring faculty members at the University.

Campus & Community

Nathan Gibbons ’06, ’13S (MBA): On resilience, reinvention, and reimagining business

October 14, 2025

The Simon Business School graduate shares how perseverance shaped his career as a fintech cofounder.

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Society & Culture

When Washington tried to starve industries of loans—and failed

September 26, 2025

Federal regulators pressured banks to withdraw from controversial industries. A new study finds companies simply borrowed elsewhere.

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University News

Undergraduate business program to join Simon Business School in fall 2026

September 24, 2025

The move represents the next step in a strong and productive partnership between Simon Business School and the School of Arts & Sciences.

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University News

Charles Plosser, former Simon School dean and Philadelphia Fed president, remembered

September 4, 2025

Plosser’s influential work on real business cycles reshaped modern macroeconomic thought.

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Campus & Community

7 new academic programs debut at URochester

August 28, 2025

The programs—centered on AI, aerospace, Latinx studies, and more—enhance the University’s extensive degree offerings.