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portrait of Michelangelo

Renowned Michelangelo expert and this year’s Ferrari Humanities Symposia keynote speaker William Wallace has spent his career helping readers to find the familiar in the extraordinary artist’s day-to-day life.

Renowned Michelangelo expert William Wallace has spent his career helping readers to find the familiar in the extraordinary artist’s day-to-day life.

topics: events, featured-post, Ferrari Humanities Symposia,
photo of Donald Hall

As dean of the faculty of AS&E, Hall will be responsible for academic, administrative, and financial aspects of School of Arts & Sciences, the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and the undergraduate College. Interim Dean of Faculty Richard Waugh will rejoin the Office of the Provost as vice provost for research.

The dean of faculty oversees budgeting, development and advancement, faculty hiring and retention, and departmental leadership.

topics: Donald Hall, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
hand reaches into a bowl of pins that read WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT: THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER'S ANTI-RACISM CAMPAIGN

On this annual observance by the United Nations, We’re Better Than That—the University’s anti-racism committee comprised of students, faculty, and staff—will sponsor a panel discussion and invite members of the community to sign a pledge to fight racism.

On this annual observance by the United Nations, We're Better Than That hosts a panel discussion and invites members of the community to sign a pledge to fight racism.

topics: diversity, featured-post, We're Better Than That,
Judith Smetana

An expert in teen–parent relationships, psychology professor Judith Smetana is being recognized by her peers with the 2018 John P. Hill Memorial Award from the Society for Research on Adolescence.

An expert in teen–parent relationships, psychology professor Judith Smetana is being recognized by her peers in the Society for Research on Adolescence.

topics: awards, Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences,
student with hands over her face in shock as family hugs here and cheers
In Photos
March 16, 2018

Match made in medicine

“I almost couldn’t believe my eyes,” said Nichole Roxas, as she opened her envelope and learned she was heading to Yale-New Haven Hospital to train as a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Roxas joined 100 of her peers at the School of Medicine and Dentistry on Match Day, the day when medical students across the country get the results of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), which matches the preferences of students with the preferences of residency programs. “I started crying happy tears because it’s a dream come true for me,” said Roxas.  “The education I received in Rochester has irrevocably shaped my moral compass and the direction of my career.”

“I almost couldn’t believe my eyes,” said Nichole Roxas, as she opened her envelope on Match Day and learned the next step in her medical education.

topics: School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Louise Slaughter behind the podium
University News
March 16, 2018

Remembering Louise Slaughter, 1929–2018

“She was a giant among her peers in the House, a trailblazer and a tireless advocate for science, healthcare, research, education, arts and the humanities, economic development, and equal rights,” said President Rich Feldman.  

topics: New York congressional delegation,
illustration showing the new clock pulse architecture as a series of separate cylinders

Researcher Mohammad Kazemi has proposed an entirely new concept for computer architecture to overcome the problems of heat transfer inherent in traditional microprocessors.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
Amy Lerner and Antoinette Esce ’15 cochair the Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia
University News
March 15, 2018

Commission leaders see broader mission

The newly formed Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia, chaired by associate professor of biomedical engineering Amy Lerner, left, and medical student Antoinette Esce ’15 has agreed to recommendations for clearer policies related to such issues as sexual harassment and intimate relationships, but is calling for further action to address what they say are more central issues of gender inequity.

The cochairs of the University's Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia are calling for further action to address what they say are more central issues of gender inequity.

topics: diversity, featured-post-side,
man walking in fron to building with the sign WORLD BANK
Society & Culture
March 14, 2018

Multinationals pull strings at World Bank

In this episode of the Quadcast, University of Rochester professor of political science Randy Stone talks about his findings that indicate undue corporate influence at the World Bank. 

In this episode of the Quadcast, University of Rochester professor of political science Randy Stone talks about his findings that indicate undue corporate influence at the World Bank. 

topics: Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, global engagement, Randall Stone, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,