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Friends and colleagues are remembering Dean A. Miller, a professor emeritus of history with a secondary appointment in religion and classics, for his 30-year career at Rochester, and for his scholarship, character, and generosity.
Friends and colleagues are remembering Dean A. Miller for his 30-year career at Rochester, and for his scholarship, character, and generosity.
From India to Tatarstan, from art to anthropology, meet half a dozen Rochester faculty as they share their experiences as Fulbright Scholars all across the globe.
From India to Tatarstan, from art to anthropology, Rochester faculty share their experiences as Fulbright Scholars all across the globe.
The picture of the Middle Ages as “awful, smelly, stinky, [and] dangerous” is not accurate, says medievalist and University of Pennsylvania professor David Wallace, this year’s Ferrari Humanities Symposia visiting scholar.
The picture of the Middle Ages as "awful, smelly, stinky, [and] dangerous" is not accurate, says Ferrari Humanities Symposia visiting scholar David Wallace.
One of the few completely student-run teams in national competition, the University’s Mock Trial team is ready to return to the American Mock Trial Association’s national championship tournament.
Three biomedical engineering faculty members–Danielle Benoit, Catherine Kuo, and Amy Lerner–have been inducted as fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
Danielle Benoit, Catherine Kuo, and Amy Lerner have been inducted as fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
Rochester researchers are trapping nanoparticle-sized silica beads in an “optical tweezer” in a series of experiments that could shed new light on the fundamental properties of lasers.
Rochester researchers are trapping nanoparticle-sized silica beads in an “optical tweezer,” shedding new light on the fundamental properties of lasers.
The Alaskan flag, with its simple Big Dipper and North star design, was the winning entry submitted by a 13-year-old Aleut boy, John Bell Benson, for a competition by the Alaska Department of the American Legion. Chosen in 1927, this particular example is now part of the University’s William Henry Seward Papers.
Kaija Straumanis ’12 (MA) has received the Lillian Fairchild Award—which recognizes artists for their commitment to the Rochester community—for her work bringing world literature to new audiences.
Kaija Straumanis ’12 (MA) has received the Lillian Fairchild Award for her work bringing world literature to new audiences.
University musicologist and Hildegard biographer Honey Meconi explores the life of the 12th-century Benedictine nun who created her own language, wrote one of the first musical plays, and wrote books on health and healing.
The 12th-century Benedictine nun created her own language, wrote one of the first musical plays, and wrote books on health and healing.
As the baseball season opens, the league is looking to change some rules to speed up the game. English lecturer and baseball authority Curt Smith presents his own five-point plan to save the sport he loves.
As the baseball season opens, English lecturer and baseball authority Curt Smith presents his own five-point plan to save the sport he loves.