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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,
Donald Batesky holds test tubes in the lab

Back in 1959, early in his career as a Kodak chemist, Donald Batesky was lead author of a paper in the Journal of Organic Chemistry. Now the 85-year-old research associate is lead author again, for discovering a technique that had been overlooked for years.

The 85-year-old research associate is lead author in the Journal of Organic Chemistry again, for discovering a technique that had been overlooked for years.
topics: Department of Chemistry, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
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What if researchers could find a way to bypass damaged areas of the brain to maintain the flow of information? That is the problem postdoctoral fellow Kevin Mazurek is working to solve.

What if researchers could bypass damaged areas of the brain to maintain the flow of information? That is the problem Kevin Mazurek is working to solve.
topics: awards, brain injury, Department of Neurology, Meliora Weekend,
Dean Harper

Harper, a member of the Rochester faculty for six decades whose work influenced academic thinking on the sociology of mental illness, is being remembered as a dedicated researcher and thoughtful teacher.

Harper, whose work influenced academic thinking on the sociology of mental illness, is being remembered as a dedicated researcher and thoughtful teacher.
topics: obituaries,
two instructors stand in front of a class with a screen showing a poster for the Chuck NOrris movie INVASION USA

The assistant professor of history is known for having students reenact battle scenes, conduct “rocket” tests, and write propaganda campaigns to try to bring the era of the Korean War to life.

The assistant professor of history is known for having students reenact battles, conduct “rocket” tests, and write propaganda to bring Korean War to life.
topics: awards, Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences,
lighted sign reads STAGE DOOR

A new initiative of the Institute for Performing Arts, supported in part by a fund established by alumni Dan ’82 and Marcia Mantell ’83, makes it possible for more students to experience a professional performance in the city of Rochester.

A new initiative of the Institute for Performing Arts makes it possible for more students to experience a professional performance in the city of Rochester.
topics: Institute for Popular Music,