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Doris Gray and Monica Sharma

Doris Gray, of the Hillary Clinton Center for Women’s Empowerment at Al Akhawayn University, and author Monica Sharma, an authority on transformational leadership, will speak on global issues of equity and access to health and education.

A panel focused on women's empowerment and transformational leadership will speak to global issues of equity and access to health and education for International Education Week.
topics: global engagement, Office for Global Engagement, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Donald Hall sitting on stage having a conversation

In the first of an ongoing initiative to bring challenging conversations to campus, Donald Hall (right), the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences & Engineering, welcomed basketball icon and activist Kareem Abdul Jabbar to meet with students and host a talk on the issues dividing America, including racism, economic inequality, and social injustice. “Basically we have to overcome fear … That type of bigotry has no basis in logic,” Abdul Jabbar told the audience in the Palestra last night. “We have to learn to appreciate that people of intelligence come in all shapes and sizes and colors, and if we don’t learn to appreciate that then I think we’re just doomed as a species.” (University photo by J. Adam Fenster)

topics: Donald Hall, events,
Samina Ali

Novelist, activist, and cultural commentator Samina Ali will be the keynote speaker for the University’s 2019 Diversity Conference.

Novelist, activist, and cultural commentator Samina Ali will be the keynote speaker for the University’s 2019 Diversity Conference.
topics: Diversity Conference, events,
Peter Kramer

Sigmund Freud could write about a broad range of subjects, from religion to politics. In this age of specialization, why has that changed? Kramer, a clinical professor emeritus at Brown University, tackles this topic in the Humanities Center Public Lecture Series.

topics: events, Humanities Center,
The main amplifiers at the Omega EP laser at the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics

The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), the largest university-based laser facility in the world, is partnering with eight other high-intensity laser facilities to form a new national research network called LaserNetUS.

The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is partnering with eight others to form a new national research network called LaserNetUS.
topics: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding,
Graphic depiction of aggressive dialogue

A Twitter spat ended up causing a science fiction writer to lose his job. Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina used data science to show how the incident was in part fueled by bots and “sockpuppets.”

topics: Bethany Lacina, data science, Department of Political Science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences,
Scott Tyson, a new assistant professor of political science, applies game theory to the study of authoritarian politics

A new assistant professor of political science, Tyson has been studying political accountability in nondemocratic environments where government officials are sanctioned by nonelectoral institutions.

Scott Tyson, a new assistant professor of political science, applies game theory to the study of authoritarian politics.
topics: Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences,
Joe Testani of the Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections

Testani’s initial projects will focus on the coordination of career outcomes, corporate engagement relationships, alumni career data analysis, and development of dashboards and other visualization tools.

Joe Testani will lead efforts to coordinate career education initiatives for schools and units across the University.
topics: Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections, Joe Testani,
Harkness Hall

With a STEM-classified degree, economics students who are in the US on F-1 visas are eligible to work three years in the US and gain valuable experience in the workplace.

With a STEM-classified degree, international economics students who are in the US on F-1 visas are eligible to work three years in the US.
topics: Department of Economics, global engagement,