The Surreal Visions of Josephine Tota, an exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery, is bringing new attention to an unconventional artist whose talent as an “outsider” went largely unnoticed during her life as a Rochester seamstress.
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Testing my ethnographic mettle in Elmina
I learned about the process, etiquette, and household names of ethnography in the classroom, and so I was ecstatic about the opportunity to test my know-how out in the field and conduct a study for myself.
Ewan Shannon wanted to learn more about the boat builders of Elmina for his ethnographic work during the Ghana field school.
Science & Technology
Measuring each point of a beam of light
A University of Rochester research team has devised a much simpler way to measure beams of light—even powerful, superfast pulsed laser beams that require very complicated devices to characterize their properties.
A University of Rochester research team has devised a much simpler way to measure beams of light—even powerful, superfast pulsed laser beams.
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University’s Global Offices plan move to College Town
The new offices will have an entrance off of Celebration Drive. After the move, which is scheduled for the fall semester, ISO Student Services will hold River Campus and Eastman School of Music office hours to maintain accessibility to students.
The English Language Program classroom on the first floor, ISO on the second floor, and Global Engagement on the third.
The most help I can do for the preservation and heritage of Elmina castle, Fort Amsterdam, and the other slave castles along of the coast of Ghana is to teach others how they can study and care for the castle tomorrow.
“The most help I can do for the preservation and heritage of Elmina castle, Fort Amsterdam, and the other slave castles along of the coast of Ghana is to teach others how they can study and care for the castle tomorrow.”
In this new leadership role with the Office for Global Engagement, Cary Jensen will provide broader support to the University’s international populations amid the current shifting national policies affecting them.
In his new role in the Office for Global Engagement, Cary Jensen will provide broader support to the University’s international populations.
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Trip to Kumasi offers insights into Ashanti culture
In a break from their work on the forts of the Ghanaian coast, mechanical engineering major Seungju Yeo ’20 learns more about the culture and language of the Ashanti region of modern-day Ghana.
The Institute for the Performing Arts was formed in 2015 to bring together the disciplines of music, theater, and dance into a collaborative venture. Smith, who also serves as the director of the Program of Movement and Dance, is appointed to a three-year term.
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Like a fish out of water (with a side of banku)
The goal of this entry isn’t to try and definitively answer these questions, but rather to discuss how I got my feet planted. The first step was to acknowledge that I am not here to be comfortable.
“The first step was to acknowledge that I am not here to be comfortable. If I stick to what I am comfortable with, I cannot grow.”
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College Horizons
Students from College Horizons, a college access and success program for Native American high school students, share smiles on the Eastman Quadrangle on Thursday morning. About 70 are on the River Campus this week, taking part in workshops with admissions representatives and counselors from colleges across the nation. The University previously hosted the program in 2011. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)