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CNN’s Ana Navarro to speak at University’s Diversity Conference
The University’s annual Diversity Conference kicks off a day of discussion with a keynote address from CNN political analyst Ana Navarro.
The University's annual Diversity Conference kicks off a day of discussion with a keynote address from CNN political analyst Ana Navarro.
Campus & Community
Three undergraduates earn Critical Language Scholarships
John Cole ’19 will study Mandarin Chinese in Xi’an, China; Joy Nicholas ’19 will study Swahili in Arusha, Tanzania; and Jacqueline Tran ’18 will study Arabic in Amman, Jordan as part of the US State Department’s scholarship program.
Three Rochester students have been offered US Department of State Critical Language Scholarships to take part in language and cultural immersion programs this summer.
Voices & Opinion
Equal Pay Day points to 100-year wage gap for women’s work
The Susan B. Anthony Center’s Equal Pay Day panelists will discuss issues of gender pay inequity on the date that marks how long women have to work into the new year to earn the same as men did in the previous year.
Susan B. Anthony Center discusses issues of gender pay inequity on the date that marks how long women have to work into the new year to earn the same as men did in the previous year.
How can high school students inspire political and social change with the instuments of dance, theater, and visual art? University of Rochester students in the Program of Dance and Movement are working with local high schools to answer that question.
University of Rochester students in the Program of Dance and Movement are working with local high schools to inspire political and social change.
University News
Leading experts to offer designs for diversity
President Richard Feldman recently announced that he has engaged the support of the consulting firm DeEtta Jones and Associates to help guide key elements of the University’s equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts.
The University has engaged the support of the consulting firm DeEtta Jones and Associates to help guide key elements of the its equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts.
University News
Descendant of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington hopes to create ‘one million abolitionists’
Kenneth B. Morris Jr. spoke to a University gathering Thursday about his goal of creating helping to end human trafficking, and was presented with the University’s Frederick Douglass Medal.
Kenneth B. Morris Jr. spoke to a University gathering Thursday about his goal of creating helping to end human trafficking, and was presented with the University's Frederick Douglass Medal.
In Photos
Baja Strong
The UR Baja SAE team unveiled their Model ’18 baja vehicle on Friday in Rettner Hall. The team have christened the car “BONKO STRONG” for former Baja team member Kevin Bonko ’17, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The student-run organization works throughout the school year to design, build, and test their car, and includes student majoring in biomedical engineering to business, optics to biology. Their racing season starts on April 19 in Maryland. (University of Rochester photo / Lori Packer)
Society & Culture
Scholars call for more research into gun violence
More than a dozen researchers—from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and other major institutions around the country—presented at the two-day symposium, aimed at addressing dearth of research data on gun violence.
Dozens of scholars from around the country gathered in Rochester for the The Social Life of Guns research symposium to address the dearth of research and data on gun violence in general.
Campus & Community
Students compete to explain years of research in 3 minutes
The University’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition challenges graduate students and postdocs to summarize their research with just three minutes and one slide.
The University's annual Three Minute Thesis competition challenges graduate students and postdocs to summarize their research with just three minutes and one slide.