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Ted Brown in teaches in front of a classroom.

Over the course of his distinguished career, the professor emeritus of history and public health sciences has “advanced the cutting edge of medical historical scholarship and shaped the work of other historians.”

Professor emeritus of history and public health sciences has “advanced the cutting edge of medical historical scholarship.”
topics: announcements, awards, Department of History, Department of Public Health Sciences, faculty, School of Arts and Sciences,
Flagpole with "Meliora" inscription on the Eastman Quad with Ruh Rhees Library in the background.

The University of Rochester will bestow honorary degrees, medals, and awards to recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians.

The University of Rochester will bestow honorary degrees, medals, and awards to recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians.
topics: alumni, awards, commencement awards, Department of Anthropology, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,
student sitting in his attic at a computer
Campus & Community
May 12, 2020

Class of 2020, we see you

As we prepare to confer their degrees this week, we’re celebrating this year’s graduates by highlighting members of the class and their accomplishments.

topics: Class of 2020,
Close up of the bodies and arms of two women in saris wearing bracelets and holding electoral commission identity cards.

Female electoral quota systems are designed to increase the representation of women in politics, but may curtail representation in other respects, Rochester political scientists find.

Female electoral quotas are designed to increase the representation of women but may curtail representation in other respects, Rochester researchers find.
topics: Department of Political Science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
social security card surrounded by money

An analysis by Rochester economist Kegon Tan shows that increases and decreases in payments for the affluent affect what they leave behind, not what they spend.

An analysis shows that increases and decreases in Social Security payments for the affluent affect what they leave behind, not what they spend.
topics: Department of Economics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Doctor wears a mask in a hospital room with three empty hospital beds.

A health care system that prioritizes volume over routine care is “structurally incapable” of responding to the challenges presented by COVID-19, writes Mical Raz in a Washington Post op-ed.

A health care system that prioritizes volume over routine care is incapable of adequately responding to COVID-19, argues Rochester historian Mical Raz.
topics: COVID-19, Department of History, Mical Raz, School of Arts and Sciences,
a sign posted outside a business reads PLEASE REMEMBER SOCIAL DISTANCING 6 FEET APART THANK YOU

According to a new study by data scientists, social distancing measures like closing schools and restaurants sharply decreased the doubling rate of confirmed cases, but COVID-19 is still spreading.

According to a new study by data scientists, social distancing sharply decreased the doubling rate of confirmed cases, but COVID-19 is still spreading.
topics: COVID-19, data science, Department of Public Health Sciences, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, research finding,
National Science Foundation logo.

Seven Rochester undergraduates, five graduate students, and six alumni will receive funding for graduate degrees in STEM, STEM education, and social science fields.

Seven Rochester undergraduates, five graduate students, and six alumni will receive graduate funding in STEM, STEM education, and social science fields.
topics: announcements, graduate students, National Science Foundation, quality education,
Ehsan Hoque in a suit and tie stands in front of Wegmans Hall on an overcast day.

The director of Rochester’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab is one of ten leaders selected to work with the organization on “sparking transformative change to improve health care for all.”

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Bolonek family pictured on their farm in Mumford, New York.

The drive-thru event is the result of a collaboration between the University, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, Dairy Farmers of America, and local farmers.

The event is a collaboration between the University, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, Dairy Farmers of America, and local farmers.
topics: community engagement, COVID-19,