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Society & Culture
August 31, 2017

Is it reasonable to ‘agree to disagree’?

When people disagree, and all involved in the discussion believe that theirs is the reasonable position, what’s to be done? That’s a question that underlies a lecture series in September by philosopher Richard Feldman.

When people disagree, and all involved believe their position to be reasonable, what’s to be done? That’s a question that underlies a fall lecture series.
topics: Department of Philosophy, events, Richard Feldman, School of Arts and Sciences,
large group of students standing around a small red machine with their professor
Science & Technology
August 31, 2017

An appreciation: David Quesnel, 1952–2017

The professor of mechanical engineering was remembered by friends, family members, and colleagues at a recent memorial service in Rush Rhees Library for his “unbounded curiosity.”

The professor of mechanical engineering was remembered by friends, family members, and colleagues for his “unbounded curiosity.”
topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, obituaries,
students wearing matching red t-shirts form the letters UR21
Campus & Community
August 30, 2017

Pursuing their passions: Meet the Class of 2021

More than 1,400 first-year University students began their college journey when classes started Wednesday on River Campus. They come from 105 nations and 42 states, and they all have a story. Here are six of them.

More than 1,400 first-year University students began their college journey this fall, and they all have a story. Here are six of them.
topics: Class of 2021,
conductor raises arms and faces musicians playing on a balcony
In Photos
August 30, 2017

Fanfare for the Common Student

Rachel Waddell, director of orchestral activities, conducts a brass and percussion ensemble composed of Department of Music students as they perform Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man to mark the beginning of classes. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Rachel Waddel, School of Arts and Sciences,
student placing books on a shelf

More than 1,400 first-year students fanned out to 94 sites—schools, churches, libraries, museums, senior centers and more—to learn more about their new home and to help community organizations.

topics: Rochester Center for Community Leadership, Wilson Day,
Ang Lee
University News
August 29, 2017

Ang Lee to keynote Light and Sound Interactive

The two-time Oscar winner forLife of Pi and Brokeback Mountain will show clips from his films and discuss the challenges of shooting in a groundbreaking 3D, 24-frames-per-second format.

topics: Light and Sound Interactive, virtual reality,
Three female Simon Business School graduates

Women’s Equality Day annually marks the adoption of the 19th Amendment. But nearly one hundred years later, “women are far from equally represented in corporate leadership ranks,” writes Rebekah Lewin, assistant dean of admissions and financial aid at the Simon Business School.

topics: Simon Business School, women's rights,
tents on an icy landscape

Professor Vasilii Petrenko and his team are studying the air trapped in ice cores that date back nearly 12,000 years, long before mankind’s use of fossil fuels, to separate man-made from naturally occurring methane sources.

Vasilii Petrenko studies the air trapped in ice cores that date back nearly 12,000 years to separate man-made from naturally occurring methane sources.
topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, research finding,