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Rochester professor Gregory Heyworth and his Lazarus Project colleagues have created a 3-D model of one of the treasures of the New York Public Library, the Hunt-Lenox Globe, one of the first globes to show the New World — and to warn “Here be dragons.”
Professor Gregory Heyworth has created a 3-D model of one of the treasures of the New York Public Library, one of the first globes to show the New World.
This spring, the University of Rochester’s International Theatre Program dives into the work of Everybody, and it is certainly not your typical theatrical production, with student actors playing a different role each night.
The University’s International Theatre Program dives into the work of Everybody, and it is certainly not your typical theatrical production.
“It’s in our best interest to make sense of the US and Mexico as places that receive and places that send—that goes for both countries,” says associate professor of history Ruben Flores, who will host acclaimed writer Valeria Luiselli in the latest Humanities Center Public Lecture Series.
Permafrost in the soil and methane hydrates deep in the ocean are large reservoirs of ancient carbon. But even if methane is released from these large natural stores, new Rochester data shows that the bigger concern is methane released from human activities.
Permafrost in the soil and methane hydrates in the ocean are large reservoirs of carbon, but data shows a bigger concern is methane released from human activities.
A new advisory committee, jointly charged by President Sarah Mangelsdorf, Provost Robert Clark, and Dean of the College Jeffrey Runner, met this week to begin work on community outreach and engagement on the topic of displays in Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons.
Reducing emissions from human activities like fossil fuel extraction and use will have a greater impact on curbing future global warming than scientists previously thought, a new Rochester study suggests.
Reducing methane emissions from human activities will have a greater impact on curbing future global warming than scientists previously thought.
Dyson is the fourth speaker in the “Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change” lecture series, and is the author or editor of more than 20 books on race and race relations in the United States.
Michael Eric Dyson is the fourth speaker in the “Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change" lecture series.
“History converged in a way that called Dr. King forward, and he answered the call,” said Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude Jr., who delivered the University of Rochester’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address. “That can happen with anybody. We don’t need another Martin Luther King. We need every day ordinary people. We are the leaders we’ve been looking for.” (University of Rochester photo / Matt Wittmeyer)
Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude Jr. believes many remember only King’s inspirational moments and forget his final, somber years.
Chihoski joins Rochester with more than 25 years of operations and facilities experience and has particular expertise in construction, facilities management, plant operations, emergency management, and environmental health and safety.
Michael Chihoski joins the University of Rochester with more than 25 years of operations and facilities experience.
For the fourth time in six years, Rochester placed among the nation’s top universities for student Fulbright Grants.
Rochester ranks among the nation's top universities for student Fulbright awards for the fourth time in six years.