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portrait of Eddit Glaude

Eddie Glaude Jr. author of the book Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, will deliver Rochester’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address.

Eddie Glaude Jr., a professor of religion and African-American studies, will deliver Rochester’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address.

topics: diversity-inclusion, MLK Commemorative Address,
LeChase Hall in the springtime.
University News
November 14, 2019

Search for Warner School dean under way

A University committee has been appointed to begin a national search for the next dean of the Warner School of Education.

A University of Rochester committee has been appointed to begin a national search for the next dean of the Warner School of Education.

topics: announcements, Warner School of Education,
Exterior of the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Five graduate students from the University of Rochester Medical Center and one from the School of Arts and Sciences have been offered National Institutes of Health F31 fellowship grants to support their health-related research.

The grants provide three years of support for students pursuing doctoral or other research-based degrees in health-related areas.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, fellowships, School of Arts and Sciences,
Students walk through Dandelion Square in the fall..

The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) has recognized the University of Rochester’s Horticulture and Grounds staff with a national award for exceptional grounds maintenance.

The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) has recognized the University of Rochester's exceptional grounds maintenance.

topics: awards, Facilities and Services, sustainability,
Screen capture of New York Times' "Democracy Doesn't Come in a Box" video.

In a New York Times video op-ed, Lyle Jeremy Rubin, a history PhD candidate at the University of Rochester, and four other American veterans argue that the nation’s longest war is not winnable.

In a New York Times op-ed, University of Rochester PhD candidate Lyle Jeremy Rubin and four other veterans say that the nation's longest war isn't winnable.

topics: Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences,
six portraits of veteran students.
Campus & Community
November 8, 2019

Veteran students make Rochester home

Helping military veterans transition to higher education is a particular strength of the University of Rochester, which is currently 10th on the US News & World Report rankings of “Best Colleges for Veterans.” Six students share their story.

Helping military veterans transition to higher education is a particular strength of the University of Rochester. Six students share their story.

topics: Veterans Alliance,
two small metal discs submerged in a glass beaker filled with water, one stays sunk at the bottom, the other floats up to the surface
Science & Technology
November 6, 2019

Superhydrophobic metal that won’t sink

Inspired by diving bell spiders and rafts of fire ants, Rochester researchers have created a metallic structure that is so water repellent, it refuses to sink—no matter how often it is forced into water or how much it is damaged.

Rochester researchers have created a metallic structure so water repellent, it refuses to sink—no matter how often it is forced into water.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
close-up detail of a sculpture made with blue and yellow materials.
In Photos
November 4, 2019

Science meets art

Artist Allison Newsome recently approached Anne S. Meyer, an associate professor of biology, about incorporating Meyer’s sustainable, artificial nacre materials into a new art piece. The artificial nacre produced in her lab mimics natural nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences,
person with their fingers crossed behind their back.
Society & Culture
November 1, 2019

How much do we lie when sex is on the brain?

A new study shows the extent to which people will change their own opinions to conform to a stranger’s, or lie about their number of past sexual partners, when the sexual systems of the brain have been activated.

Research shows the extent to which people will change their own opinions or lie about past sexual partners when sexual systems of the brain are activated.

topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
a sign reads FOR SALE REDUCED PRICE outside of what looks like a new home.

The Great Recession officially lasted through June 2009, with unemployment levels peaking in October of that year. And while unemployment is now the lowest it’s been in the last 50 years, Rochester experts say the recession is still very much with us.

The Great Recession officially lasted through June 2009, and while unemployment is now the lowest it’s been in 50 years, Rochester experts say the recession is still very much with us.

topics: David Primo, Department of Economics, Department of Political Science, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,