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detail from a letter from Susan B. Anthony
Society & Culture
January 22, 2018

Can you read my handwriting?

We dug into our special collections to highlight a sampling of hand lettering, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern conscripts.

We dug into our special collections for National Handwriting Day, an annual celebration of penmanship, longhand, cursive, calligraphy, and other hand-written representations of language.
topics: Department of English, Department of Linguistics, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Memorial Art Gallery, School of Arts and Sciences,
the Capitol building at night, with a single person running up the stair
Voices & Opinion
January 22, 2018

Does it matter if government is dysfunctional?

David Primo, the Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor and associate professor of political science and business administration at the University of Rochester, sought to put the recent government shutdown into perspective on a guest appearance on NPR.

David Primo, associate professor of political science and business administration at the University of Rochester, sought to put the recent government shutdown into perspective on a guest appearance on NPR.
topics: David Primo, Department of Political Science, government, School of Arts and Sciences,
Uncategorized
January 20, 2018

Impacts of Partial Government Shutdown

A partial government shutdown began just after midnight Saturday, after the U.S. Senate could not muster the necessary votes to end debate on a four-week stopgap funding bill. The University…

photo of Paul Burgett also contains the quote, "We are all members of the human race. This center celebrates that."
In Photos
January 19, 2018

Celebrating five years

The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center celebrated its fifth anniversary on Friday, January 19. Named after the longtime University dean, vice president and senior advisor to the president, the center is a joint venture of the Office of the Dean of Students and the David T. Kearns Center and is located in Douglass Commons. It promotes cultural awareness and engagement, educates on issues of identity, culture, and diversity, and provides opportunities for collaboration. Nearly 2,000 people visited the center during the 2016-17 academic year. “We are all members of the human race,” Burgett said. “This center celebrates that, and enables us to develop fluency and appreciation for one another.”

The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center celebrated its fifth anniversary on Friday, January 19. The center promotes cultural awareness and engagement, educates on issues of identity, culture, and diversity, and provides opportunities for collaboration.
topics: diversity, events, Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center,
protester holding a sign that reads DEMOCRACY IS NOT FOR SALE

In a new research report, professor David Primo argues that there’s a disconnect between what the public believe about campaign finance law and the reality, and that many popular reform proposals unlikely to bring the desired results.

In a new research report, professor David Primo argues that that many reform proposals that are popular with the public are unlikely to bring the desired results.
topics: David Primo, Department of Political Science, elections, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
detail from artist's print

Conceptual artist Walid Raad ’96 (PhD), an associate professor of art at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, will be the third speaker in the Humanities Center’s annual public lecture series, devoted this year to the theme of memory and forgetting.

Conceptual artist Walid Raad ’96 (PhD) will be the third speaker in the Humanities Center’s annual public lecture series, devoted this year to the theme of memory and forgetting.
topics: alumni, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Humanities Center,
Maria Hinojosa sitting with a large group of students

Maria Hinojosa, host of National Public Radio’s Latino USA and PBS’s America By The Numbers, meets with students at Douglass Leadership House before delivering the University’s 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address. Hinojosa was the first Latina to deliver the address.
(University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

Maria Hinojosa meets with students at Douglass Leadership House before delivering the University’s 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address. Hinojosa was the first Latina to deliver the address.
close-up of a hand

While existing technology for detecting bruises works well for light-skinned victims, it’s less effective for people of color. An interdisciplinary team at the University of Rochester has set out to change that.

An interdisciplinary team is using different kinds of light to identify bruising on different skin tones before it is visible. This detection is critical in domestic violence cases.
topics: Catherine Cerulli, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, diversity, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, interdisciplinary, John Cullen, research funding, Susan B. Anthony Center,
bank of lighted laser amplifiers

Two local high school seniors have been named scholars in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search for summer research projects they worked on at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

Two local high school seniors have been named scholars in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search for summer research projects they worked on at the University's Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
topics: awards, community, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
ice and snow along the shore of Prudhoe Bay
Science & Technology
January 17, 2018

Ocean waters prevent release of ancient methane

Environmental scientist Katy Sparrow ’17 (PhD) set out to discover whether ancient-sourced methane, released due to warming ocean waters, survives to be emitted to the atmosphere.

Environmental scientist Katy Sparrow ’17 (PhD) set out to discover whether ancient-sourced methane, released due to warming ocean waters, survives to be emitted to the atmosphere.
topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Kessler, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability,