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Voices & Opinion
January 14, 2019

Russia and the paradox of freedom of expression

While Russia still allows for more openness, discussion, and freedom of expression than some authoritarian countries, it’s more complicated than that, says political science professor Randall Stone, who recently returned from a trip to Russia.

While Russia still allows for more openness, discussion, and freedom of expression than some authoritarian countries, it’s more complicated than that.

topics: Department of Political Science, global engagement, Office for Global Engagement, Randall Stone, School of Arts and Sciences, Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies,
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Campus & Community
January 10, 2019

Public health joins dance to put arts into action

In an effort to understand how to initiate change in a community, students in an Arts and Activism course, and their counterparts in an Environmental Health and Justice course, met up in Rochester dance studio to create some new moves.

In an effort to understand how to initiate change in a community, students met up in Rochester dance studio to create some new moves.

topics: community, Department of Environmental Medicine, Katrina Korfmacher, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,
exterior of tall, glass building with the Amazon logo on the side representing Amazon HQ2 finalists

Research from the Simon Business School suggests that start-up and entrepreneurial activity increased in the 20 cities considered as locations for Amazon’s second headquarters.

Research from the Simon Business School suggests that start-up activity increased in the 20 cities considered as Amazon HQ2 finalist second headquarters locations.

topics: entrepreneurship, research finding, Simon Business School,
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Society & Culture
January 9, 2019

Has Apple lost its sweet spot?

For the first time in more than 15 years, Apple issued a reduction in its quarterly revenue forecast this December. Simon Business School professor Abraham Seidmann believes the market has overreacted.

For the first time in more than 15 years, Apple issued a reduction in its revenue forecast. Then the market overreacted, says Simon School professor Abraham Seidmann.

topics: Simon Business School,
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The rare song, scored for voice and piano, probably hasn’t been performed in more than a hundred years, with only two known copies of the sheet music in the world. The only known copy in America now resides at the University of Rochester.

There are only two known copies of the sheet music in the world. The only known copy in America now resides at the University of Rochester.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Frederick Douglass, River Campus Libraries,
close-up of woman whispering into a man's ear, as if flirting or initiating sex in a relationship

Researchers have demonstrated how sex and sexual desire play a major role not only in attracting potential partners to each other, but also in encouraging the formation of romantic relationships and emotional bonding.

A budding relationship or just a one-night stand? A new study shows how sex helps initiate emotional bonding between potential partners.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post, Harry Reis, relationships, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
two voting booths, with curtains drawn, one red and one blue, with a blue and red balloon over each

In a recent experiment, a group of political scientists has found that when choosing a candidate, party affiliation outweighs a candidate’s policy positions and their support for democratic norms for both Democrats and Republicans surveyed.

In a recent experiment, a group of political scientists has found that when choosing a candidate, party affiliation outweighs a candidate's policy positions and their support for democratic norms.

topics: Department of Political Science, elections, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
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The MBA program at the Simon Business School, the only program in the US to offer a STEM designation in every area of specialization, has been named the “Program of the Year” for 2018 by Poets & Quants, a leading online news source covering the graduate business education market.

The MBA program at the Simon Business School has been named the “Program of the Year” for 2018 by Poets & Quants.

topics: announcements, featured-post-side, rankings, Simon Business School,