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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.
topics: Catherine Cerulli, Daniel Reichman, Fulbright scholars, global engagement,
illustration from medieval text shows two characters singing and dancing, along with a dancing dog

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.
topics: Department of English, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, events, Ferrari Humanities Symposia, Memorial Art Gallery, River Campus Libraries,
three portraits, side by side

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).
topics: awards, Danielle Benoit, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
illustration of a silica bead trapped in the beams of an optical tweezer

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.
topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, Nick Vamivakas, research finding, URnano,
Alaska state flag

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.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, River Campus Libraries,
Kaija Straumanis

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.
topics: awards, community, Department of English, Lillian Fairchild Award, Open Letter,
painting of Saint Hildegard, receiving a vision.

URochester musicologist Honey Meconi explores the medieval nun’s extraordinary life as a composer, visionary, writer, and pioneer in healing.

URochester musicologist Honey Meconi explores the life Hildengard of Bingen—a composer, visionary, writer, and pioneer in healing.
topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, book authors, Eastman School of Music, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
television cameras looking out over a baseball field.

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.
topics: Curt Smith, Department of English,
students walking past a large sea of small red flags planted in the ground in front of Wilson Commons.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the University’s Title IX Office is hosting a number of events to inform the community of the resources available.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the Title IX Office is hosting a number of events to inform the community of the resources available.
topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, community, Culture of Respect, events,