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collage of 13 student portraits with Fulbright logo.

From a University record 27 semifinalists, 13 students and recent alumni were offered 2019-20 grants in the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Grant program.

From a University record 27 semifinalists, 13 students and recent alumni were offered 2019-20 grants in the Fulbright U.S. Student Grant program.

topics: awards, Fulbright scholars,
two portraits, one of Jamal Holtz and one of Gwen Parker

Meet the newly elected leaders of the Students’ Association governments in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering and at the Eastman School of Music.

Meet the newly elected leaders of the Students’ Association governments in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering and at the Eastman School of Music.

topics: Students' Association,
one student standing in front of a poster,describing her research project to another student.

“One of the reasons we wanted to have events like this and to celebrate research is that it really is the epitome of the undergraduate educational experience,” said University President Richard Feldman.

“One of the reasons we wanted to have events like this and to celebrate research is that it really is the epitome of the undergraduate educational experience.”

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
aerial view of a surfer, lost in the surface of the ocean.

A new Rochester study has found that factors such as wind, currents, and even small fish play a larger role in transferring carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere to the deep oceans than previously thought.

A new study has found that wind, currents, and even small fish play a larger role in transferring carbon from the Earth's atmosphere to the deep oceans.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Weber,
a sign reads CLASSROOM outside a door, symbolizing the tensions between open freedom of speech in higher education and the safety and inclusivity often embodied in trigger warnings in classroom material.
Society & Culture
April 25, 2019

Free speech and trigger warnings

On college campuses, where safe spaces and free inquiry often coexist, do trigger warnings protect students or hinder free speech? This episode of the University’s Quadcast podcast takes on the growing debate.

Do trigger warnings protect students or hinder free speech? It's a debate happening on college campuses, where safe spaces and free inquiry often coexist.

topics: David Primo, Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, QuadCast, School of Arts and Sciences,
two students holding up certificates of awards.
Campus & Community
April 24, 2019

Two honored as Student Employees of the Year

Doctoral student Clara Auclair, who works as a digitization specialist in River Campus Libraries, and Cameron Morgan ’19 (T5), a public speaking fellow in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program were honored during National Student Employment Week.

Doctoral student Clara Auclair and Cameron Morgan ’19 (T5) were honored during National Student Employment Week.

topics: awards, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Linguistics, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, School of Arts and Sciences, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,
two researchers in the field, tall grass in the foreground, buildings in the background.

Professor of history Stewart Weaver has been named a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow to continue work to preserve the rich culture and history of the Ladakh mountain region and its people.

Professor of history Stewart Weaver has been named a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow to continue his work in the Ladakh mountain region.

topics: Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences, Stewart Weaver,
group of actors pose on a stage.

The International Theatre Program will present The Conduct of Life, a challenging work by Obie Award-winning playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Maria Irene Fornés.

The International Theatre Program will present The Conduct of Life, a challenging work by Obie Award-winning playwright Maria Irene Fornés.

topics: events, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,