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The long-time collaborators and co-authors of Why Nations Fail were honored by the University’s Department of Political Science for their work toward essentially building a new theory of political economy.

The co-authors of Why Nations Fail were honored by the Department of Political Science for their work toward building a new theory of political economy.
topics: awards, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences,
historic photo of Russian soldiers

100 years later, historian Matt Lenoe argues that the Russian Revolution was not a workers’ revolt, but a movement against predatory imperialism.

100 years later, historian Matt Lenoe argues that the Russian Revolution was not a workers' revolt, but a movement against predatory imperialism.
topics: Department of History, Matthew Lenoe,
hands holding a tiny alarm clock.
Society & Culture
November 3, 2017

Thinking about time

Spring forward. Fall back. On two Sundays each year, as we move in and out of Daylight Saving Time, time itself suddenly starts to seem a little arbitrary. Every discipline in the University has its own way of constructing and thinking about time.

Spring forward. Fall back. On two Sundays each year, as we move in and out of Daylight Saving Time, time itself suddenly starts to seem a little arbitrary.
topics: Department of History, Department of Religion and Classics, Film and Media Studies Program, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences,
a clock face with a nuclear mushroom cloud

As the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists meets to evaluate scenarios for man-made catastrophe, Rochester scientists worry current risk levels are “way too high.”

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists evaluates scenarios for man-made catastrophe, and Rochester scientists worry current risk levels are “way too high."
topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Political Science, Hein Goemans, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Weber,
Building facade with eagle and words Federal Reserve.

Following President Trump’s nomination of Jerome Powell to succeed Janet Yellen as chief of the Federal Reserve, Narayana Kocherlakota noted his approval of the selection.

topics: Department of Economics, economy, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences,
photo of a microphone contains the quote, "WRITE, WRITE, WRITE."
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, 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, 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,