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International Study at a Glance

The University’s continued development as a global university according to Open Doors 2016, an annual report on international education trends which coincides with the celebration of International Education Week (IEW).

topics: announcements, global engagement,
Voting booths at the polls
Voices & Opinion
November 14, 2016

Don’t complain that polls were wrong

Professor of Economics and Bloomberg View columnist Narayana Kocherlakota explains the role of polls—and statistical forecasting in general—as part of the U.S. election process.

topics: Department of Economics, Narayana Kocherlakota, politics, School of Arts and Sciences,
handwritten letter shows Alfred Steiglitz signature

Archived letters between artist Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz were the inspiration for the Letters from Georgia song cycle by Kevin Puts ’94E, ’99E (DMA). Rochester’s collections–like others around the world–provide insight in an age of email and texting.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Eastman School of Music, River Campus Libraries,
line of people receiving pins, shaking hands
In Photos
November 11, 2016

Ceremony honors University veterans

University Vice President Paul Burgett, left, and Associate Vice President for Human Resources Tony Kinslow hand out “Veteran Rocky” pins at an ceremony in recognition of all faculty and staff who have served in the United States armed forces. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

topics: Veterans Alliance,

For the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’s death, students and librarians are hosting an exhibit and a presentation examining how Cervantes and Quixote have inspired interpretations and representations across the centuries.

topics: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, River Campus Libraries,
student in a lap holds glasses and sits in front of a mirror

Since its 2013 launch under an award from the National Science Foundation, CeFO has been shaping the future of optical instrumentation on a global scale, and has more than doubled the number of partner companies in just this past year.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, featured-post-side,
Bryan Yates.
University News
November 10, 2016

A salute to University veterans

Bryan Yates ’13 was working on his undergraduate degree at the College when he received news that a high school friend was killed while serving in Afghanistan. Yates is just one of the many University students and staff who have served in the armed forces, and on Veterans Day we honor and thank them for their service.

topics: featured-post, Veterans Alliance,
Faye Dunaway focuses a camera.
The Arts
November 9, 2016

Film series explores power of looking

A fall film series hosted by InVisible Culture, an electronic visual studies journal celebrating its 25th anniversary year at the University, and the George Eastman Museum, explores the power of looking.

topics: events, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, School of Arts and Sciences,