Modern Czech Photography, on exhibit at the Memorial Art Gallery through March 2019, includes work by several giants in the history of modernism, working at a time when modern art was illegal.
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Aaron Hughes and Peter Christensen have each been awarded National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship grants.
University News
Jim Zavislan named fellow of National Academy of Inventors
The associate professor of optics holds 63 U.S. and 151 foreign patents and his inventions have helped protect the integrity of the ballot box, preserve great works of art, and assess the damage mobile screens do to our eyes.
The associate professor of optics holds 63 U.S. and 151 foreign patents and he is the third Rochester researcher in as many years to be named NAI fellow.
Voices & Opinion
Time to acknowledge Soviet Union’s ‘immense losses’ in World War II
Marking the December anniversary of the 1941 Soviet offensive at the Battle of Moscow, associate professor of history Matthew Lenoe writes in the Washington Post about Russian sacrifice and loss during World War II.
University News
Remembering political scientist William Bluhm
Colleagues and friends are remembering William (Ted) Bluhm, a political theorist who served on the University faculty for nearly 40 years and whose work on political philosophy and ethics endures.
Colleagues and friends are remembering William Bluhm, a political theorist who served on the University faculty for nearly 40 years.
Today’s Rochester researchers are taking science developed at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics to develop the next generation high-power lasers and to better understand the fundamentals of high-energy-density physics.
Today's Rochester researchers are using science developed at the Laser Lab to develop the next generation high-power lasers.
Campus & Community
Winter Stay: Everything you need to know
Nearly 600 students stayed on River Campus during winter break last year, and school officials expect that number to increase. Here’s what students need to know to stay active and engaged through January.
Nearly 600 students stayed on River Campus during winter break last year, and school officials expect that number to increase.
University News
Symone Sanders to deliver MLK Commemorative Address
Sanders is a political commentator for CNN and served national press secretary for Senator Bernie Sanders during his 2016 presidential run, the youngest press secretary for a presidential candidate.
University News
Brigid Cahill to lead University’s Counseling Center
The Counseling Center, a unit of UHS, serves students University-wide and provides comprehensive assessments and individualized treatment plans to meet an individual’s mental health and wellness needs.
Bridig Chahill has been named director of the University Counseling Center (UCC).
Science & Technology
Rochester represents at Nobel Prize ceremony
Three scholars with ties to the University of Rochester received the Nobel Prize in their fields at the 2018 ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to both Donna Strickland ’89 (PhD) and her graduate advisor and former senior scientist Gérard Mourou, for work that paved the way for more compact and precise high-intensity laser systems. In addition, Paul Romer, a former assistant professor in the Department of Economics, has been awarded a shared Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in endogenous growth theory.