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Campus & Community
November 2, 2017

Alumni share career advice with humanities majors

“I think my studies at Rochester in theater and sociology and in the humanities—I took a lot of English, history, and philosophy—really were the best kind of preparation for work in communication and journalism,” says Charles Kravetz ’74.

A new collaboration between the Humanities Center and the Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections brings successful alumni to campus.

topics: events, featured-post-side, Gwen M. Greene Career and Internship Center, Humanities Center,
graphic showing cancer cell bouncing off a healthy cell

A pathway that enables embryonic cells to develop into different organs can be reactivated by cancer cells. A cyclic peptide has been found that can block the activation of this pathway, and is also less likely to trigger resistance in cancer cells.

topics: cancer, Department of Chemistry, featured-post, Natural Sciences, research finding, Rudi Fasan, School of Arts and Sciences,
twi students dressed as teddy bears
In Photos
October 30, 2017

Greek or Treat

The University’s fraternity and sorority communities hosted elementary school students from the Rochester City School District for the seventh annual Greek or Treat event last Friday. About 140 kids visited the River Campus to take part in Halloween-themed events ranging from a doughnut-on-a-string contest to a haunted house and obstacle course.

The University’s fraternity and sorority communities hosted elementary school students for the seventh annual Greek or Treat event last Friday.

topics: community,
The award recognizes students who excelled both academically and in leadership roles during their first year at Rochester, and was renamed for Suzanne O’Brien ’59, a member of Phi Beta Kappa and longtime director of the College Center for Advising Services. (University Archives photo)
Campus & Community
October 30, 2017

Sixteen sophomores honored with O’Brien Book Award

The University’s Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recognizes students who excelled both academically and in leadership roles during their first year at Rochester.

The University’s Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recognizes students who excelled both academically and in leadership roles during their first year.

topics: awards, Phi Beta Kappa,
teen getting eye exam

“It’s amazing, but a lot of the kids don’t realize they can’t see.” Logan Newman has seen many students get their first pair of glasses through an innovative program that trains East High students for careers in the optical field while providing vision care services for their fellow students.

An innovative East High program trains students for careers in the optical field while providing vision care services for their fellow students.

topics: community, featured-post-side,
University of Rochester logo

In a message to the University community, the faculty and student co-chairs announced the formation of the Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia, comprised of faculty, students, and trainees from across all campuses and schools.

topics: announcements,
Dustin Trail in lab
Science & Technology
October 26, 2017

Dustin Trail wins award for studies of early Earth

The assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Mineralogical Society of America Award, a major honor in the field.

The assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Mineralogical Society of America Award.

topics: awards, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, planets, School of Arts and Sciences,
Narayana Kocherlakota
Society & Culture
October 25, 2017

Interest rates, inflation, and you

In this week’s episode of the Quadcast podcast, former Federal Reserve leader Narayana Kocherlakota offers his insights on monetary policy and the need for diversity in economic models.

Former Federal Reserve leader Narayana Kocherlakota offers his insights on monetary policy and the need for diversity in economic models.

topics: Department of Economics, Narayana Kocherlakota, QuadCast, School of Arts and Sciences,